PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Daniels
vs
Kush

175 cm
21
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

154 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Zynergy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Kush ducks down to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Kush scores with a hook to the body.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Kush stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Kush's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels trying to stall but Kush improves his position.
Nice body punch from Kush.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kush trying to control the position but instead, Daniels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kush into the cage.
Kush is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Daniels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniels misses the jab.
Kush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tom Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Kush avoids nicely.
Daniels throws the left hand but Kush avoids the punch easily.
Daniels lunges at Kush with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kush's hand.
Kush fails with the takedown.
Tom Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels wants to slow Kush down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
Daniels throws an off balance right hand
and Kush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daniels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels slips under a jab from Kush.
Daniels cracks Kush with an open hand slap.
Daniels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kush on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels tries to bum rush Kush with a series of wild strikes but Kush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kush gets a clinch.
Daniels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kush dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Daniels.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Kush working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kush looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Kush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kush misses.
Kush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tom Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hindu Kush.
Kush throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kush is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Kush checks a leg kick.
Donk. Kush catches Daniels right on the button with a cross.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kush slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kush shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniels misses with a low kick as Kush jumps back.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hindu Kush dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Daniels scores with a three punch combo!
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels scores with a sloppy right hand. Kush should have avoided that one.
Kush swinging wildly here.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Tom Daniels has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Kush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels swings for the body but Kush moves out of range.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tom Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Kush lands with a straight right. Daniels didn't see that one coming.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.

Kush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kush is just content to waste time from the top position. Daniels takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Kush from controlling successfully.
Kush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Daniels trying to control the position here.
Kush trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Kush tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Kush tries to pass.
Daniels looking to control.
Kush wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daniels backs up against the cage.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Kush.
Kush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kush throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kush moves out of range as Daniels strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kush looking to score a takedown here. Daniels is defending well but Kush drives through and ends up in Daniels's guard.
Kush stands and throws Daniels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to improve position but can't.

Kush wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Daniels, who protects the arm well.
Kush trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hindu Kush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Daniels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Daniels does it's job there.

Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Kush. Kush maintains the clinch.
Kush wants to stall.
Kush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Kush gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels is pushing Kush up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to work over Kush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush pushes Daniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kush breaks from the clinch.
Kush throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
A left and a right from Kush both land. Nice combination.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Kush drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kush.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels scores with a one two! Kush had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daniels slips under a jab from Kush.
Kush might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kush tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kush.
Kush throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kush shoots in and gets a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Kush controlling from the top position.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daniels is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hindu Kush.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kush.
Daniels slips a straight right by Kush.
Kush tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kush checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Kush throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Kush jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
Daniels is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kush shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
Daniels lands with a nice combination. Kush backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kush jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Kush scores with a nice head shot.
Tom Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hindu Kush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kush gets a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hindu Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hindu Kush!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hindu Kush thanked Zynergy Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).