PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Andreti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Daneele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Andreti
vs
Daneele

180 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Andreti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Daneele!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daneele misses with a hook. Andreti ducked under it nicely.
Daneele slaps away a takedown attempt from Andreti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daneele stuffs the takedown attempt from Andreti. Andreti gets slowly back to his feet.
Andreti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daneele as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Andreti. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Daneele steps into range and cracks Andreti with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Andreti flops backwards and Daneele dives into his guard looking to finish!

Andreti is rocked!
Daneele must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andreti is pulling down on Daneele's head. It's preventing any offense from Daneele, at least for the moment.
Oh Andreti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andreti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daneele manages to get himself to full guard.
Andreti seems to have got his legs back now.
Andreti wants to control from the top but Daneele keeps moving.
Daneele wants to get back to his feet but Andreti passes into half guard.
Andreti stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daneele won't allow Andreti to pass to mount.
Daneele is trying to stand.
Andreti not doing much here.

Andreti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Andreti passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Daneele!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Andreti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daneele?
Andreti thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Andreti unloads with some shots from mount but Daneele bucks and avoids them well.
Andreti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Daneele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andreti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Andreti is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daneele is surviving well by controlling Andreti's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daneele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Daneele takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Andreti looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andreti 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.

Andreti looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Daneele that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Andreti working Daneele over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andreti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daneele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Daneele looks gassed!
Daneele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Andreti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Andreti lands a big elbow - Daneele is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Daneele is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rob Andreti!