PBP Commentary

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

Daniels
vs
Ponnaganti

176 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Berserker Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Ponnaganti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ponnaganti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ponnaganti pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Ponnaganti holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels is working for takedown but Ponnaganti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Ponnaganti holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Ponnaganti won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the head.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Daniels looking for a takedown.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Ponnaganti holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Daniels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ponnaganti smiles and moves away.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.

Ponnaganti drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Ponnaganti.

Daniels manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels is breathing heavily.

Daniels is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ponnaganti has his hands clasped together but Daniels extends an breaks Ponnaganti's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Daniels.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Daniels!