PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Shade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Daniels
vs
Shade

178 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabe Shade!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shade blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Shade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shade looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Shade sees coming a mile off.
Daniels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels digs a good hook to Shade's body.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gabe Shade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a push kick but Shade slaps the foot to one side.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels feints and then cracks Shade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shade down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shade misses with a leg kick
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shade takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shade. Shade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels thumps Shade with a low kick.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Shade moved away.
Shade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Daniels thows a body kick. Shade tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Daniels keeps Shade at a distance using the push kick.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Shade ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Shade.
Daniels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shade steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daniels. That one must have hurt.
Shade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daniels.
Crunch! Daniels slams his shin into Shade's torso.
Daniels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shade takes a step back to recover.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shade at a distance.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Shade's front leg but catches the back leg as Shade tries to avoid it.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shade was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Daniels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Shade saw that one coming.
Shade steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daniels. That one must have hurt.
Daniels cracks Shade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Shade moved away.
Shade tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Shade has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Daniels.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Shade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Daniels lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daniels scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Daniels clobbers Shade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shade misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shade's sensitive parts.
Shade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shade.
Shade blocks the body kick.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shade walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daniels.
Jab from Daniels.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Shade saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shade throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shade.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shade. That did some damage!
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shade's calf.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shade might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Daniels has got the better of the exchanges.
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shade steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daniels. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Daniels thuds his shin into the meat of Shade's side.
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shade's calf.
Daniels lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daniels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels pushes Shade away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a high kick.
Shade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniels sprawls well. Daniels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shade gets slowly back to his feet.
Crunch! Daniels slams his shin into Shade's torso.
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Shade with that takedown attempt.
Clayton Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Shade.
Daniels lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shade will feel that in the morning.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Daniels moves out of range as Shade strikes.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shade can do to turn this around?

Shade drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shade wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shade!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shade is working to get back to half guard.
Shade is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Shade is looking to get to half guard.
Shade in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Daniels controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shade wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Shade working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels looking to control but Shade is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shade tries to reverse the position but Daniels maintains control.
Shade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daniels has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shade is desperately trying to improve his position but Daniels has a good base and remains in mount.
Daniels looking to control but Shade is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shade is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Daniels tries to control but Shade wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Daniels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shade moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Shade shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniels counters with a nice leg kick.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a hook.
Daniels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shade takes a step back to recover.
Clayton Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Shade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Daniels - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels keeps Shade at a distance using the push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shade takes a step back to recover.
Daniels cracks the inside of Shade's front leg.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daniels is looking to slow Shade down with leg kicks.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Daniels lands with a kick to the temple. Shade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shade misses with an uppercut.
Daniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Shade misses with a body kick.
Shade fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a head kick that half lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab by Daniels.
Shade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Shade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Shade's front leg but catches the back leg as Shade tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Daniels!
Daniels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shade throws a big shot that misses.
Shade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shade loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Shade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shade.
Shade avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Shade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shade there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Daniels blocks a jab.

Shade shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daniels napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shade misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Daniels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daniels wants to control but Shade is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniels is controlling Shade's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shade throws a strike but Daniels avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gabe Shade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shade is looking to get to half guard.
Shade flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!