PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowdy Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Daniels
vs
Bandit

165 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowdy Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit with a lazy takedown attempt

and Daniels counters with a head kick that drops Bandit to the mat! Bandit scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Daniels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Bandit is rocked!
Bandit is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels trying to control the action but Bandit is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bandit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Daniels wants to stand but Bandit has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bandit wriggles free and stands up.
Bandit has his takedown stuffed

and Daniels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniels.

Bandit kicks Daniels off and gets to his feet.
Bandit has his takedown stuffed

and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyson Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rowdy Bandit.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Bandit blocks with his arms.

Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Daniels darts in and clinches Bandit up against the cage.

Bandit has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Daniels regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandit throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit lands a couple of digs.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels is looking to stand up but Bandit isn't so interested in that idea.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Bandit is working Daniels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bandit postures up and lands a big shot to Daniels's brow.
Bandit with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bandit postures up.
Bandit is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bandit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Bandit landing with the ground and pound.
Bandit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daniels's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit stands and throws Daniels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bandit landing strikes.
Bandit working the ground and pound.
Bandit in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Daniels on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Daniels is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bandit wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
Daniels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Daniels on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bandit is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandit is putting a hurting on Daniels here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bandit scoring with punches and elbows.
Bandit lands some shots froms side control.
Bandit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daniels is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bandit stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Bandit shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daniels is trying to defend but Bandit finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bandit lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rowdy Bandit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bandit with a poor takedown

and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bandit gets full guard.
Bandit keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Bandit pulls Daniels in to control the position.
Daniels trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.
Daniels wants to stand and escape but instead Bandit has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Daniels's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels has hold of Bandit's hands but Bandit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bandit drops an elbow to the side of Daniels's head.
Bandit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Bandit there.
Bandit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daniels trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit working the head and body with strikes.
Bandit trying to control the pace.
Daniels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bandit on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bandit connects with a nice short shot to Daniels's temple.
Bandit is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandit lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bandit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bandit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bandit drops an elbow to the side of Daniels's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is nestled in close to Daniels, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daniels is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bandit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bandit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daniels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bandit winds up and cracks Daniels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Daniels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bandit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bandit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Bandit there.
Daniels is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bandit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bandit drops an elbow to the side of Daniels's head.
Bandit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bandit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bandit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rowdy Bandit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bandit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bandit passes to full mount!
Daniels taking shots to the head.
Bandit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bandit lands a big shot there that rocks Daniels but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Bandit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bandit breaks from Daniels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandit is landing with some decent strikes but Daniels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bandit with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bandit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rowdy Bandit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bandit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bandit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Daniels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bandit!
Bandit looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Bandit is trying to stand.
Bandit wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bandit is looking to improve his position but Daniels isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bandit is trying to escape the mount.
Daniels avoids the attempt from Bandit to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daniels misses with some ground and pound and Bandit recovers position to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bandit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bandit pushes Daniels off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bandit misses with a takedown

and Daniels moves into the clinch.
Tyson Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rowdy Bandit.
Daniels is trying to drag Bandit to the mat but Bandit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bandit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daniels fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandit misses with a takedown

and Daniels counters with a single leg into guard. Bandit didn't expect that.
Bandit keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Bandit is pulling down on Daniels's head. It's preventing any offense from Daniels, at least for the moment.
Bandit keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bandit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daniels!
Bandit with the ground and pound from mount.
Bandit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyson Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandit raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bandit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowdy Bandit!