PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daniels
vs
Gutierrez

175 cm
22
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
143 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Gutierrez !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez staying out of range there.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Gutierrez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniels takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Tom Daniels has been cut.
Gutierrez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Gutierrez is rocked!
Gutierrez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Daniels counters with a beautiful punch that sends Gutierrez to the canvas!
Gutierrez is still in real trouble! Can Daniels finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels sitting in guard here, content to control.
Daniels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daniels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daniels looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tom Daniels wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that half lands.

Daniels is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez loses concentration momentarily and Daniels pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Gutierrez crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Daniels finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Daniels!
Tom Daniels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.