PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennins Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preben Daddelballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by donGURALesko - Szpadymelodia. Dennins Daniels is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Daniels
vs
Daddelballe

178 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennins Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Preben Daddelballe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daddelballe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniels avoids it really well and circles away.
Daddelballe misses with a takedown
and Daniels counters with a right hand to the body.
Daddelballe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniels avoids it really well and circles away.
Dennins Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preben Daddelballe.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daddelballe misses with the combination.
Daddelballe slips a jab from Daniels.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daddelballe fails with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Daddelballe to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Daddelballe tries to keep at a distance but Daniels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daddelballe has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels is working Daddelballe over against the cage.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Daddelballe has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daddelballe keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Daddelballe is just out of range.
Daddelballe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daddelballe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot.
Daddelballe looks winded!
Daniels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daddelballe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Daddelballe taking a breather.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daddelballe avoids the body shot from Daniels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddelballe tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dennins Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daddelballe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daniels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Daddelballe has double underhooks.
Daniels wants to break free but Daddelballe has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels slows down the pace here.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daddelballe slips under a jab from Daniels.
Daniels throws a jab when Daddelballe was well out of range.
Daddelballe shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniels sprawls well. He's pushed Daddelballe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Daddelballe's head but Daddelballe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Daddelballe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daddelballe misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddelballe defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Daddelballe misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.

Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Daddelballe in a clinch.
Daniels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

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

Daniels drives through and clinches with Daddelballe against the cage.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Daddelballe is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daddelballe slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Daddelballe with a poor takedown
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Daddelballe's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daddelballe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daddelballe manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddelballe misses with a takedown
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daddelballe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Daddelballe in a clinch.

Daniels breaks the clinch.
Daddelballe blocks the body kick.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Daddelballe saw that one coming.
Daniels wants to land a leg kick but Daddelballe is out of range.
Daddelballe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Daddelballe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daniels to the ground. Daddelballe is now in Daniels's guard.
Daddelballe tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daddelballe prevents Daniels from getting back to his feet.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennins Daniels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daddelballe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daddelballe with a poor takedown
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daddelballe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daddelballe misses with a takedown
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Dennins Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preben Daddelballe.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Daddelballe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels moves out of range as Daddelballe strikes.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daddelballe was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Daddelballe is breathing heavily.
Daniels misses with a hook. Daddelballe ducked under it nicely.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daddelballe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a body shot that sends Daddelballe's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Dennins Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.

Daniels drives through and clinches with Daddelballe against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels has Daddelballe pushed against the cage.
Daddelballe blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daddelballe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Daddelballe is controlling him.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daddelballe swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daniels can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Daddelballe's head.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daddelballe has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Daddelballe prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Daniels is leaning against Daddelballe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daddelballe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daddelballe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
Daddelballe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.

Daniels breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daddelballe.
Daddelballe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daddelballe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daddelballe misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Daddelballe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels throws a body punch but Daddelballe moves out of range.
Daddelballe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Daddelballe in a clinch.
A short left from Daniels.

Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daddelballe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Daniels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Daniels stalling against the cage.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels takes a swing at Daddelballe's ribcage but misses.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Daddelballe avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daddelballe.
Daddelballe avoids the head kick by Daniels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a low kick but Daddelballe moves out of range easily.
Preben Daddelballe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Daddelballe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Daddelballe moves out of range of the body kick.
Daddelballe moves out of range of the strikes.
Daddelballe defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Daddelballe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daniels works the jab nicely.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daddelballe can do to turn this around?
Daddelballe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennins Daniels dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Daniels misses with a body shot.
Daddelballe misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Daddelballe on that attempt.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daddelballe.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daddelballe moves away.
Daddelballe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
Dennins Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preben Daddelballe.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daddelballe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Daddelballe off the cage and back into range.
Daddelballe tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Daddelballe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daddelballe avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Daddelballe to counter with a crisp jab.
Daddelballe with a poor takedown
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddelballe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Daddelballe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daddelballe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Daddelballe shakes it off.
Daddelballe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daddelballe ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daddelballe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice defenses there by Daddelballe.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Daniels takes a swing at Daddelballe's ribcage but misses.
Daddelballe avoids the head kick by Daniels.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Daddelballe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daddelballe wants to take a breather but Daniels manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Daddelballe.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.
Daniels trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dennins Daniels just wasn't active enough.

Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dennins Daniels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Daddelballe is controlling the position.
Daniels is trying to push Daddelballe away but Daddelballe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daddelballe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daniels pulls his leg out and moves away.
Preben Daddelballe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daddelballe fails with the takedown.

Daniels closes the distance and pushes Daddelballe back into the cage.
Daniels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Daddelballe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daddelballe misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels tries to break free but Daddelballe pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daddelballe.
Daddelballe tries to stall but Daniels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dennins Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennins 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennins Daniels!
Dennins Daniels decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.