PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martin
vs
Daniels

175 cm
22
161 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Daniels throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Martin shoots in.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin lands with a nice combination. Daniels backs away looking to recover.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Martin shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Daniels.
A lazy left from Martin finds it's target.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Martin scores with a jab to the head.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin connects with the punch.
Daniels throws a head kick that half lands.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Daniels blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch up
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Daniels drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Daniels throws a lazy body kick
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels misses with the body kick
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin connects with a single shot there.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Daniels counters with a good, hard body kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daniels's hands.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels misses with a hook to the body

and Martin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daniels!
Daniels is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daniels is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin content just to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin looking to finish Daniels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniels!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Martin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a body kick
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
Daniels tries to land a body kick
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Martin.
Martin throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daniels slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin scores with a nice right hand.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mike Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Clayton Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Martin as he connects with a hook.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daniels moves away from the strike by Martin.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clayton Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels throws a lazy body kick
and Martin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Daniels is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Daniels tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Martin moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin connects with a body shot.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Martin stalks Daniels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daniels's face. Daniels staggers backwards, shaken.
Martin moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Martin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniels throws a lazy body kick
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Daniels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martin digs a good hook to Daniels's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Martin tries to land a body kick
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
Daniels fakes the leg kick and cracks Martin in the body.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Daniels looks to throw a body kick

and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daniels's guard now.
Martinis looking to pass into half guard but Daniels pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Daniels is in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Martin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Daniels takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Martin thuds a left hand into Daniels's body.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Daniels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martin takes a step back to recover.
Daniels misses with a leg kick
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels misses with a hook to the body
and Martin counters with an inside leg kick.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Martin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martin avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Martin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Daniels.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daniels throws a lazy body kick
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Martin blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Martin swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels throws and low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daniels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daniels throws a sloppy body shot

and Martin counters with a single leg into guard. Daniels didn't expect that.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martin is controlling him.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daniels's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Daniels.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Clayton Daniels just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martin cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martin lands a jab.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daniels.
A low kick from Daniels misses
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daniels. That one must have hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Daniels throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Daniels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels thuds his shin into the meat of Martin's side.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniels doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body kick there by Daniels.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin misses with a hook.
Daniels throws a lazy body kick
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
Martin wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniels attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Martin catches Daniels right on the button with a cross.
Martin with a nice cross.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Daniels misses with a double jab
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Daniels moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Clayton Daniels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin sizes up Daniels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniels throws a body kick the misses
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daniels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Martin checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniels blocks the leg kick.
Daniels throws and low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Daniels misses
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Daniels wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Martin checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin misses the jab.
Daniels takes one on the button.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1-2. Daniels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martin thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daniels misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
Daniels slips under a jab from Martin.

Martin scores with a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin throws a strike but Daniels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daniels forces his way into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Martin!
Mike Martin is the new lightweight champion!