PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ganador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rye King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ganador
vs
King

165 cm
24
148 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

173 cm
26
150 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Ganador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rye King!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ganador gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Ganador looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! King has picked Ganador up and slammed him! Ganador can't keep hold of the triangle and King manages to pass to side control!
Ganador is not content to let King control the position.

King tries for a kimura but Ganador is defending well.

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Ganador is defending well.
King is looking to take a break and control but Ganador is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ganador has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ganador tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
Ganador gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganador regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ganador looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.

Ganador has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ganador is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Ganador is looking for a triangle here but King uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ganador is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ganador is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Ganador throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ganador throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ganador is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ganador has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King wants to control from the top but Ganador keeps moving.
King is working Ganador over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Ganador looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into half guard.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ganador wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King works his foot free and advances to mount.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!

King working for a guillotine from mount but Ganador is in no mood to give up.
Ganador can't escape the position.
Ganador is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King controlling his opponent.

King looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ganador slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ganador looking for submissions off his back.

Ganador actively working from the bottom here.

King is working for a kimura but Ganador is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ganador manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

King drops back looking for a leg! Ganador is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ganador manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Ganador's guard.
King won't allow Ganador to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rye King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ganador doesn't succeed with the takedown

and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
King wants to control from the top but Ganador keeps moving.

Ganador is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Ganador is looking to sinch up a triangle. King throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ganador's body to avoid the submission. Ganador has instead reached around King's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ganador arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Ganador!