PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. Daniels has chosen Tuomo - Don't take it too hard as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Battle
vs
Daniels

213 cm
31
275 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

220 cm
20
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kane Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Battle moves away and avoids it.
Battle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Battle.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Battle avoids it well.
Battle throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels lands a jab to Battle's midsection.
Daniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Battle looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Battle dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battle moves away.
Battle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Battle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Battle.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels lands a jab to the head.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Battle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Battle closes the distance and clinches up with Daniels, looking for a takedown. Battle pushes Daniels against the cage but Daniels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Battle is out of range.
Battle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Battle.
Battle connects with a body shot.
Battle dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!
Daniels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Battle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daniels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Battle misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battle shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Battle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Battle slips under a jab from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination. Battle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Battle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Battle lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Battle throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Kane Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Battle avoids it well.
Battle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daniels takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
Battle 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.
Daniels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.
Nice defenses there by Battle.
Battle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels cracks Battle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Battle.
Battle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daniels to score with a decent uppercut.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Battle.

Battle scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to stand up here but Battle is controlling him well.
Battle wants to free his trapped foot but Daniels is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Battle is working for a submission of some sort.
Battle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Daniels is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Battle.
Battle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daniels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daniels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Battle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andre Battle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Battle takes one on the button.
Kane Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battle.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battle throws a right and a left that both miss.

Daniels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Battle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Daniels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Battle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Battle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Battle prevents Daniels from standing back up.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daniels is trying to stand.
Battle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Battle 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle looking to finish with strikes here!
Battle working Daniels over with strikes here.
Battle controlling from mount.
Daniels tries to reverse the position but Battle maintains control.
Daniels wants to hold on but Battle pushes him away.
Battle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daniels?
Battle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Daniels tries to hold on but Battle postures up.
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Battle's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battle cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Daniels is rocked!
Battle controlling his opponent.
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Battle has a good base and remains in mount.
Battle controlling his opponent.
Battle avoids the attempt from Daniels to control.
Battle controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Battle won't let Daniels get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Battle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daniels's face.
Battle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daniels looks a forlorn figure.
Daniels is trying to stand up.
Battle lands a big elbow.

Battle working for a submission but Daniels is keeping him at bay.
Battle raining down hammerfists from mount.
Daniels is still in real trouble! Can Battle finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
You get the feeling that Daniels really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Daniels seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Battle's attempts to control the action.
Daniels is trying to stand up.
Battle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.
Daniels is trying desperately to improve position.
Battle controlling the position easily from mount.
Daniels tries to hold on but Battle pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battle unloads with some shots from mount but Daniels bucks and avoids them well.
Daniels tries to reverse the position but Battle maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Battle 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battle blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Battle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Battle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Battle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Battle does no damage.
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Battle.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.

Battle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daniels napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Battle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels is trying to control Battle's posture but Battle avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Battle trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Battle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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Daniels wants to get back to his feet.
Daniels is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle working the ground and pound.

Battle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Daniels is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Battle is controlling him well.
Kane Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes there by Battle.

Battle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Andre Battle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels dodges the ground and pound from Battle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control but Battle postures up.
Daniels is trying to buck Battle off.
Daniels seems a little lost for a moment, as Battle dominates the positioning.
Battle tries to score with some ground and pound. Daniels controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Battle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Daniels is letting Battle control him for a moment.
Battle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Battle prevents Daniels from escaping the position.

Battle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels taking punishment in the form of punches.
Battle is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Battle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Battle is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Battle stalls from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Battle asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Battle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Battle 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Battle!