PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bent
vs
Daniels

177 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daniels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Daniels remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Daniels in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Daniels has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bent blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Bent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bent throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bent is breathing heavily.
Bent attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bent misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels shoots for a double leg takedown but Bent sprawls well. He's pushed Daniels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bent swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Bent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chris Bent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Daniels.
Bent throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Bent misses.

Daniels rushes Bent and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Daniels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bent prevents it.
Bent prevents the takedown attempt.

Bent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bent throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Bent misses with the combination.
Bent fails to land with a series of punches.

Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails to pull guard.

Bent manages to break the clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Bent circles away.
Bent is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bent misses with a series of wild punches.
Bent misses with a jab, cross combination.

Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bent is trying to break free.
Bent tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels keeps control of Bent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bent gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bent throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Bent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Daniels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bent!

Daniels jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bent manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Daniels stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bent swinging wilding here.
Bent just misses with a punch to the body.

Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.

Daniels gets to his feet - Bent follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Bent keeps it at a distance.

Bent tries to keep at a distance but Daniels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Bent manages to get underhooks.
Bent can't break the clinch.
Daniels fails to pull guard.

Daniels jumps guard and drags Bent to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels controls Bent momentarily but Bent frees himself.
Bent has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daniels is on top in guard.
Daniels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bent keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniels stops Bent from standing up.

Bent is working an open guard so Daniels takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Daniels scores with a takedown into Bent's guard.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
Daniels prevents Bent from getting back to his feet.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Bent is keeping the position.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Bent keeps moving.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Daniels won't allow Bent to get back to his feet.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Bent keeps moving.
Bent is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bent manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Bent misses.
Bent throws a one two combo.
Bent scores with a one two! Daniels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bent.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Bent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bent throws a big shot that misses.
Bent throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Bent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.
Bent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Bent had a free shot at his head there.
Bent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Bent misses.

Daniels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bent's guard.
Daniels advances to half guard.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daniels is trying to control the action in half guard but Bent is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to stand up but Bent is controlling the position.
Bent taking some punishment here, with Daniels in his half guard.
Bent is trying to stand up here but Daniels is controlling him well.
Daniels slips a nice elbow through Bent's hands, connecting with Bent's forehead.

Daniels decides to stand up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels lands a nice knee to the body.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Bent circles away.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bent throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bent stuffs the takedown attempt from Daniels. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet.
Bent misses with a few strikes there.
Chris Bent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bent swivels and escapes.
Bent misses with a hook.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by Bent misses

and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bent's guard.

Daniels gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Bent holds him up against the ropes and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.

Bent breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bent's waist but Bent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniels off to one side.
Bent throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Daniels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bent slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Daniels.
Daniels trying to control the action but Bent is working from the bottom.
Bent trying to remain calm as Daniels controls from the top position.
Daniels trying to control the action but Bent is working from the bottom.

Daniels decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bent to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bent as he avoids it easily.
Bent is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bent's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bent throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Bent falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a low kick, right behind Bent 's knee.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Bent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
Daniels sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bent is wriggling around but Daniels manages to pass to half guard.

Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.
Bent is trying to stand back up but Daniels is controlling him

Bent makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bent misses with the combination.
Bent takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daniels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chris Bent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Daniels.
Daniels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniels drives through with a takedown into guard.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Daniels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daniels trying to control but Bent is working from the bottom.

Daniels gets to his feet - Bent follows without any prompting.
Chris Bent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bent throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Bent.
Bent swinging wilding here.

Daniels gets the takedown into side control.
Bent is pushing Daniels's head away, looking to escape. Daniels manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bent keeps working.
Daniels prevents Bent from escaping the position.
Eddie Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels trying to control the action but Bent is working from the bottom.
Bent is trying to buck Daniels off.

Daniels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bent, who protects the arm well.
Bent tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bent doesn't escape.
Bent is trying to stand back up.
Bent takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bent is keeping busy.
Bent controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels lands a shot to the head.
Bent staying busy and making it hard for Daniels to control.
Daniels connects with a big shot to the side of Bent's head.
Bent has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Daniels looking for the choke from the back.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bent holding both Daniels 's hands and preventing any damage.

Bent fending off the submission attempt from Daniels.
I would not like to be Bent right now.
Bent holding both Daniels 's hands and preventing any damage.
Daniels trying to control momentarily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bent grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bent is keeping busy.
Bent wants to get back to his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is landing with strikes from the back.
Daniels is landing with strikes from the back.
Bent holding both Daniels 's hands and preventing any damage.
Daniels is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Chris Bent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Eddie Daniels!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Eddie Daniels!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Eddie Daniels!

Eddie Daniels wins by unanimous decision!