PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damn Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes into the arena with Disengage the Simulator by cKy blaring out of the sound system. Clayton Daniels had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Daniels
vs
Good

178 cm
27
155 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 18 - 3 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damn Good!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Good misses.
Good swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Good throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clayton Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shoots in looking for a takedown. Daniels tries to sprawl out of it but Good keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daniels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good misses with the combination.
Daniels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Good does no damage.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Good slips the punch.
Daniels connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good tries to score with a low kick but Daniels moves his leg out of the way.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Good's knee but Good avoids it well.
Daniels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Good fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniels avoids it really well and circles away.
Good looks gassed!
A combination from Good does no damage.
Daniels tries a low kick but Good avoids it.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clayton Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Good off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Good's front leg but catches the back leg as Good tries to avoid it.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Good. That did some damage!
Good lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Good takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Good takes a kick to the side of the head.
Daniels throws a front kick that sends Good stumbling back into the cage.
Good on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Daniels finds it's way through Good's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels pushes Good away with a front kick.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniels explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Good.
Good has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Good's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Daniels feints and then cracks Good's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Good down.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Good's leg. Good is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daniels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Daniels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a punch to the head.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Good momentarily.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daniels.
Daniels digs a good hook to Good's body.
Daniels thuds his right hand into Good's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels jabs at Good's body.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Daniels scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Good.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels 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 tests Good's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clayton Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daniels as he jumps to the side.
Good misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a leg kick.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Good.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daniels, right into the meat.
Good's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Damn Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Daniels lands a big head kick that sends Good tumbling to the mat! Daniels takes a step backwards and waves Good back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Good is rocked!
Daniels looks for the body kick but Good saw that one coming.
Good is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Good blocks the body kick.
Good is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Good takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Good. That did some damage!
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Good has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Daniels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Good crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daniels - the referee stops the clock and Good gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daniels. Good manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Good's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Good looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniels throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Daniels has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Good has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Good tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good seems to have recovered his senses.
Good takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Good.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Good has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a jab.
Good has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Daniels feints and then cracks Good's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Good down.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Good's front leg but catches the back leg as Good tries to avoid it.
Daniels connects with a high kick.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Good.
Good misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with an inside leg kick.
Good moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Good looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Good's sensitive parts.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Good's leg. Good is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Good's calf.
Good stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels lands the left hand.
Crunch! Daniels slams his shin into Good's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Good takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Good blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Good takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good checks a leg kick nicely.
Good throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
Good throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Good checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daniels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Good takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Good.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Good on the side of the head.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Good can do to turn this around?
Daniels throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Good's knee but Good avoids it well.
Good has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniels is looking to slow Good down with leg kicks.
Daniels lands a leg kick that knocks Good off balance momentarily.
Daniels explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Daniels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. Good looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Daniels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Good.
A head kick from Daniels lands but Good takes it in his stride.
Good looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Good's body.
Good looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Good is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels jabs Good to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.
Damn Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels wants to land a leg kick but Good is out of range.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Good on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Good's leg. Good is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good takes a kick to the side of the head.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!
Good misses with a double jab.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Good's calf.
Good throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
After winning the bout, Clayton Daniels thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.