PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbie Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton Daniels had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Daniels
vs
Robson

178 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
212 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbie Robson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a right hand

and Robson counters with a single leg into guard. Daniels didn't expect that.
Robson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Robson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Robson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Daniels has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Robson but great work by Daniels.
Daniels controlling the position from side mount.

Daniels stands up and beckons Robson to his feet.
Daniels leaves Robson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daniels swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniels counters with a nice body kick.
Robson misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clayton Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbie Robson.
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Robson looks gassed!
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels lands with a kick to the temple. Robson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Herbie Robson has been cut.
Daniels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniels explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Daniels lands with a slapping head kick.
Daniels is looking to slow Robson down with leg kicks.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels is looking to slow Robson down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Daniels - that will leave a mark!
Daniels cracks Robson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daniels lands with a kick to the temple. Robson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clayton Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daniels to score with a decent uppercut.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daniels.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Daniels thumps Robson with a low kick.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Robson's leg. Robson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daniels cracks Robson with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels lands a front kick.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Robson's head back.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robson if he has to take too many more of those.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robson. That did some damage!
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Daniels lands with a nice body kick.
Daniels keeps Robson at a distance using the push kick.
Daniels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Robson's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels lands a high kick!
A cross from Daniels lands.
Daniels with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herbie Robson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Robson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Robson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniels counters with a good, hard body kick but Robson shrugs it off.
Daniels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daniels. That one must have hurt.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!
Daniels feints and then cracks Robson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robson down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Robson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into rage.
A head kick from Daniels lands but Robson takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daniels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robson.
Daniels scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Daniels.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robson. That did some damage!
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels stuns Robson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daniels lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels cracks Robson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Daniels.
Daniels lands a leg kick that knocks Robson off balance momentarily.
Robson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
Daniels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clayton Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daniels.
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Herbie Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robson can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to slow Robson down with leg kicks.
Robson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robson's sensitive parts.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Robson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robson tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Robson down.
Daniels connects with a high kick.
Robson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robson.
Clayton Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels lands with a kick to the temple. Robson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels feints and then cracks Robson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robson down.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels jabs Robson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniels lands with a kick to the temple. Robson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Robson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clayton Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbie Robson.
Daniels cracks the inside of Robson's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robson takes a step back to recover.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. Robson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Herbie Robson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Robson tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily
and Daniels counters with a body kick that stops Robson in his tracks momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daniels, right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Daniels.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Robson moves out of range easily.
Robson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniels throws a front kick that sends Robson stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robson. That did some damage!
Daniels is looking to slow Robson down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robson avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Daniels lands with a nice body kick.
Robson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Daniels throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robson.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daniels, right into the meat.
Daniels throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daniels is looking to slow Robson down with leg kicks.
Daniels thows a body kick. Robson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daniels.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Herbie Robson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daniels.
Robson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Daniels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
Daniels scores with a head kick. Robson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Robson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robson if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Robson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daniels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Robson's leg. Robson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robson's sensitive parts.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Robson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!