PBP Commentary

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

Hu
vs
Daniels

178 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

173 cm
29
184 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glen Hu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cedric Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daniels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hu is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Hu walks into a left hand.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hu counters by moving into the clinch.
Hu tries to pull guard but Daniels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Hu drags the fight down to the ground.
Daniels tries to stand but Hu is controlling from the bottom.
Daniels postures up.
Hu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels wants to stand and escape but instead Hu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hu wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels can't keep his opponent in guard - Hu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Daniels holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hu trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Hu there.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hu seems to be looking for submissions.
Hu is looking to pass Daniels's guard but actually Daniels recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hu stopping the sweep attempt from Daniels.
Daniels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hu controls the pace.
Hu tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
Hu trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Hu from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Glen Hu just wasn't active enough.
Hu checks a leg kick nicely.
Hu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hu scrambles back to his feet.
Daniels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hu.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hu moves away.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hu wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Daniels throws a poor cross that misses

and Hu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Hu has the dominant position.
Hu tries to pull guard but Daniels won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daniels pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daniels after a bit of a struggle.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.
Hu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daniels walks away with a smile on his face. Hu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hu tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Hu tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Hu's head but Hu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Hu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hu tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Hu's shoulder, as Hu tries to avoid the shot.
Hu wants to clinch.
Daniels tests Hu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hu closes the distance but Daniels moves to the side
and Hu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hu.
Hu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hu scrambles back to his feet.
Hu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body. Hu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hu tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Hu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Cedric Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hu moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.
A shot in the inside from Daniels.
Hu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daniels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hu darts in trying to clinch
and Daniels counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hu slips under a jab from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Daniels throws the left hand but Hu avoids the punch easily.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Hu.
Hu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hu tries to clinch up.

Hu darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Hu blocks the leg kick.
Hu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cedric Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hu wants to clinch
and Daniels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hu moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Daniels sizes up Hu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniels misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels scores with a nice right hand.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hu moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daniels swings for the body but Hu moves out of range.
Hu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels cracks Hu with a good jab.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hu moves away.
Hu is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Hu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Hu.
Daniels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Daniels dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Hu's head.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Hu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hu tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hu manages to avoid it.
Daniels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hu is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels misses with a lunging right hand

and Hu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daniels.
Hu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Daniels is defending well.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Hu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daniels smiles and moves away.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Hu knows he should have avoided that one.
Hu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Hu blocks a jab.
Daniels lands the left hand.
Hu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hu looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Hu tries a head kick but it misses.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Daniels.
Hu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hu avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Hu wants to clinch.
Hu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Daniels.
Hu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daniels, as that shot connected.
Hu throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
Hu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels connects with a single shot there.
Daniels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hu counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Daniels coming out on top.
Daniels misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a cross.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hu manages to avoid it.
Hu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hu defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels throws a right hand that Hu ducks under and follows up with a left that Hu also avoids with ease.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hu misses with an uppercut
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels tests Hu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hu moves to clinch but Daniels breaks away
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Hu staying out of range there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hu is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hu moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hu.
Hu looks for the body kick but Daniels saw that one coming.
Hu wants to clinch.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hu instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Daniels.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hu tries to pull guard but Daniels won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hu tries to pull guard but Daniels holds him up against the cage and eventually Hu drops back down to his feet.
Hu takes a shot to the head.
Hu fails to pull guard.
Hu tries to pull guard but Daniels won't allow it.
Daniels stalling in the clinch but Hu improves position.
Daniels stalling the fight.
Hu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daniels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hu's brow.
Hu prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels is trying to stall.
Hu is trying to pull guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Daniels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hu.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hu fails to pull guard.
Hu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daniels slows down the pace here.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hu moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Cedric Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hu doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hu at a distance.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Hu with an uppercut!
Hu staying out of range there.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels works Hu's body with a nice hook.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hu wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hu moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Hu doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Hu is looking to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniels misses with a body shot

and Hu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daniels!
Daniels is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hu prevents Daniels from getting the reversal.
Hu wants to control the action but instead Daniels gets a body lock and reverses into Hu's guard! Nice work!
Daniels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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 fight!
Cedric Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Cedric Daniels!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Cedric Daniels!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Cedric Daniels!

Cedric Daniels wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cedric Daniels made sure he mentioned F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯, along with how happy he was to win his fight.