PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Romine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beast Mode . Jack Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daniels
vs
Romine

165 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Romine!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romine lands a body shot.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romine pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Daniels back to the cage. Romine follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Romine cracks Daniels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romine scores with a hook.
Romine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romine lands with a shot to the body.
Daniels tries to clinch but Romine is having none of it.
Romine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Romine scores with the left hand. Daniels knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Romine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Daniels moves into the clinch.
Romine blocks an elbow strike.
Romine avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels is pressed up against the cage. Romine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daniels down to the mat. Daniels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Romine cracks a nice hook into Daniels's ribs.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Romine circles away.
Romine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daniels lands a head kick. Romine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Daniels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romine swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Romine circles away.
Romine lands a right hook to the body.
Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romine connects with a right hand. Daniels shakes it off.
Romine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniels on the side of the head.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Romine pushes him off.
Romine connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Romine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Romine keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romine lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels walks into a straight right hand from Romine.
Daniels tries to clinch but Romine is having none of it.

Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Romine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romine avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Romine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romine looks gassed!
Romine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romine.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Romine.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Romine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
Romine fails to pull guard.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Romine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romine takes an elbow to the temple.
Romine takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daniels throws an elbow but misses.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Romine avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daniels throws an elbow but misses.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Romine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romine tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels is pressed up against the cage. Romine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daniels down to the mat. Daniels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Romine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daniels had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Romine keeps it at a distance.
Daniels thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romine if he has to take too many more of those.
Romine cracks Daniels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 head kick that misses.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Romine circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Daniels forces Romine back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romine tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
Romine trying to control the position but instead, Daniels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romine into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
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 Jack Daniels will probably get the nod.
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 rushes Romine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Romine in his tracks for a moment.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Romine shrugs off.
Daniels gets underhooks to prevent Romine's takedown attempt.
Romine takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Romine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Romine.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Romine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daniels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romine is trying to pull guard but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Romine 's eye.
Romine takes an elbow to the temple.
Romine dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romine.
Romine is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
Daniels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romine is breathing heavily.
Romine avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Romine in his tracks for a moment.
Romine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romine dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.
Romine takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romine blocks an elbow strike.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romine blocks an elbow strike.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Romine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daniels pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romine blocks an elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romine's defenses.
Daniels prevents Romine from breaking the clinch.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Romine blocks the elbow strike.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack Daniels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Romine in his tracks for a moment.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Romine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romine backwards.
Daniels lands a good knee to the midsection. Romine won't want to take too many of those.
Romine takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
Romine tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Romine looking to stall.
Romine dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romine dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Romine tries to pull guard but Daniels holds him up against the cage and eventually Romine drops back down to his feet.
Romine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romine avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romine is trying to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romine takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Romine 's eye.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Romine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Romine circles away.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Romine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Romine circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Romine scores with a four punch combination!
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels tries to clinch but Romine is having none of it.
Romine lands a jab to the head.
Romine jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romine keeps the fight on the outside.
Romine misses with a wild combination.
Jack Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romine lands a jab to the nose.
Romine lands a glancing blow to the side of Daniels's head.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Romine keeps it at a distance.
Romine swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Romine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romine 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.
Romine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but Romine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a push kick but Romine slaps the foot to one side.
Romine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romine connects with a body shot that sends Daniels's belly button to the back.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Romine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romine swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Romine moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Romine circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Romine.
Romine swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Romine. Beautiful body shot.

Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romine, pushing him back against the cage.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Romine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daniels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romine working hard to break the clinch.
Romine avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romine takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daniels throws an elbow but misses.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Romine 's eye.
Romine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romine takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas Romine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels prevents Romine from breaking the clinch.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romine is defending well for now.
Romine jumps guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
Daniels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romine's efforts to push away.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from Romine.
Romine blocks an elbow strike.
Romine takes an elbow to the temple.
Romine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Romine dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Romine is trying to pull guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
In his post fight interview, Jack Daniels gave a big smile as he said 'I would like to thank Keith Hawk for giving me this chance. Also I would like to thank Ceasar T. for the awesome gym that he runs in L.A.. Couldn'nt do this without you guys. As for the next guy I fight I would like to apologize for messin up yo' face!'.