PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny Danare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Sirius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danare
vs
Sirius

165 cm
23
149 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Danare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Black Sirius!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sirius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Danare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sirius postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danare bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sirius's guard.
Danare throws and elbow that misses. Sirius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danare's guard. Nice move by Sirius!
Sirius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danare working a defensive guard but Sirius passes into half guard.
Danare is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sirius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Danare wants to control but Sirius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Danare is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Danare regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sirius manages to get himself to full guard.
Sirius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danare throws a big right hand that misses.

Danare drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sirius looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sirius looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sirius!
Sirius throws an elbow but Danare slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sirius lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sirius working the ground and pound.
Sirius working the ground and pound but Danare is defending the strikes.
Danare 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.
Danare tries to buck Sirius off but Sirius is having none of it.
Sirius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danare keeps working.
Danare regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danare slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Danare on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Danare tries to get out of the position.
Danare looking for a sweep. Not yet Danare, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danare is on top in guard.

Danare drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sirius manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Danare has Sirius in his guard.
Sirius landing some decent shots from guard.
Danare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sirius wanted to stand there but Danare had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danare keeping moving, preventing Sirius from controlling successfully.
Danare is trying to control the position but Sirius postures up.
Danare looking for a sweep. Not yet Danare, not yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sirius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Danare regains full guard. Nicely done.
Danare is breathing heavily.
Danare is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danare wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Danare keeping moving, preventing Sirius from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danare controlling Sirius's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sirius moves into range and connects with a jab.

Sirius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Danare napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Danare is looking to reverse the position.
Danare is working hard here to advance position.
Sirius creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Danare sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Danare is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirius tries to move into full mount but can't pass Danare's legs.
Sirius wants to stand but Danare has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Sirius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Danare on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danare shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danare looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Danare gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sirius wants to stand but Danare is controlling his posture from full guard.

Sirius has gone for a leg lock! Danare slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sirius's guard.
Danare missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danare is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Danare throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sirius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danare is working Sirius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Danare is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sirius is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sirius has escaped and now he's on top!
Sirius preventing the sweep.
Sirius wants to get up but he can't break Danare's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sirius trying to control the position from guard on top but Danare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Danare is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danare is on top in guard.
Danare postures up in Sirius's guard and throws a big left but Sirius blocks it.
Danare with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sirius wants to stand and escape but Danare is having none of it.
Sirius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danare working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sirius's head.
Danare working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danare is looking to work some ground and pound but Sirius has wrist control.
Danare is looking to work some ground and pound but Sirius has wrist control.
Danare postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sirius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sirius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danare postures up in Sirius's guard and throws a big left but Sirius blocks it.

Danare drops back looking for a leg! Sirius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sirius manages to kick Danare off! Danare jumps back into Sirius's guard.
Danare scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Danare connects with a couple of short punches.
Danare with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danare landing with the ground and pound.
Danare throwing strikes but missing.
Black Sirius has got the better of the ground game so far.

Danare 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danare accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Danare dominated that second round.
That's time! Danare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Danare tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sirius swivels and escapes.
Sirius looks to land a left hand but Danare moved out of range nicely.
Danare with a poor takedown

and Sirius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danare manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sirius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sirius thows a big elbow that misses.
Danare manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Danare looking to finish with strikes here!
Danare throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danare is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sirius has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sirius!
Danare working a defensive guard here.
Sirius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sirius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sirius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sirius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sirius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danare's head.
Danare looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sirius is one step ahead there.
Sirius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirius chips away with some ground and pound.
Sirius is looking to stand up but Danare won't let him.
Sirius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Sirius is sitting in close to Danare's body. Danare has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sirius is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sirius is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Danare.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benny Danare!