PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cy Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Cy Path has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cy Path seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Path
vs
Daniels

186 cm
25
232 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

198 cm
22
252 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cy Path!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Path misses
and Daniels counters with a nice kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
Daniels lands a head kick!
Path doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Path fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Path moves out of range easily.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Path fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Path tries to clinch
and Daniels counters with a low kick, right behind Path 's knee.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Path has taken the fight into the clinch.
Path trying to stall but Daniels improves his position.
Path misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Path throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Path.
Path connects with a knee to the head.
Path is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Daniels avoiding damage as Path throws knees to the body.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.

Path breaks from the clinch.
Path tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Cy Path seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Path tries to clinch up.
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path moves to clinch but Daniels breaks away
and Daniels counters with a body kick.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Path.

Path clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Path.
Path tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Path misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Path managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Path landing knees to the body.
Path prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Path tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Path tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Daniels will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Daniels misses with a low kick as Path jumps back.
Path moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
Path tries to clinch but Daniels moves away
and Daniels counters with a head kick. That will keep Path thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Path checks a leg kick.

Path forces Daniels back against the ropes and clinches.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Path is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Daniels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Path tries to land a knee to the head but Daniels blocks with his arms.
Path blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Path is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Path is controlling him.
Path throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
Path is trying to maintain a safe position but Daniels gets an underhook and turns Path into the ropes.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Path escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Path blocks a low kick nicely.
Path fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Path.
Daniels tries to score with a low kick but Path moves his leg out of the way.
Path with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daniels.
Path closes the distance but Daniels moves to the side
and Daniels counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Daniels throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Path clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Path manages to break the clinch.

Path tries to keep at a distance but Daniels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Path keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Path lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.

It looks like John Daniels has been cut.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Path pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Path tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Path tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Daniels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Path moves to clinch but Daniels breaks away
and Daniels counters with a head kick.

Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Path has taken the fight into the clinch.

Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Path darts in trying to clinch
and Daniels counters with a thumping low kick.
Path looks to clinch
and Daniels counters with a leg kick.
A head kick from Path lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Path takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Path tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daniels counters with an outside leg kick.
Path is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
John Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels wants to slow Path down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Path closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daniels counters with an inside leg kick.
Path wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Path throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Path looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Path will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels throws a low kick but Path avoids it.
Daniels lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Path down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Path clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the ropes.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Path.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Path creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Path tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Path tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Path looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Path misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.

Path pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Path drives through and clinches with Daniels against the ropes.
Path misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Cy Path did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on John Daniels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Path wants to clinch but Daniels slips to the side
and Daniels counters with an inside leg kick.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Path.
Path throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Path is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Path lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick
and Path counters with a big head kick but Daniels shrugs it off.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Path's front leg but catches the back leg as Path tries to avoid it.

Path fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daniels, pushing him back against the ropes.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Path scores a nice knee to the body.
Path managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Path throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Path on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to break free but Path pushes him back against the ropes.
Path scores with a knee to the head.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Path's face.
A knee to the head by Daniels.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Path is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Path throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Path tries to clinch up
and Daniels counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Path darts in and clinches Daniels up against the ropes.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike from Path.

Path breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Path misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Path wants to clinch but Daniels slips to the side
and Daniels counters with a big head kick but Path shrugs it off.
Path moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Path checks a leg kick.
Path looks to clinch
and Daniels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Path's knee momentarily.

Daniels gets tackled into the ropes by Path. Path maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Path looking to slow down the pace here.
Path tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the ropes.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but John Daniels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Daniels's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
John Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Path is looking to clinch.
Path looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.

Path pushes Daniels up against the ropes in a clinch.
Path throws a knee to the head but misses.
Path misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
Path has had enough of the clinch but Daniels keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels avoiding damage as Path throws knees to the body.
Path slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Path throws an elbow but misses.
Path misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Path with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cy Path has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Path leaning against his opponent.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Path is defending well for now.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Path is blocking nicely.
Path throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Path blocks it with crossed arms.
Path misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Path.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Path avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Path missing with knees to the body.
Path misses with a knee strike.
Path prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Daniels is trying to push Path away but Path has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels dodges an elbow strike from Path.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from Path.
Path missing with knees to the body.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Path avoids it.
Path is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cy Path showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Daniels!
A relieved looking John Daniels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.