PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Logan McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Al Borki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McDaniel
vs
Al Borki

185 cm
25
193 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

185 cm
31
194 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohamed Al Borki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Borki missing with a left hand there. McDaniel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Al Borki.
Al Borki lands a lovely overhand right.
That kick from Al Borki tenderised McDaniel's leg. McDaniel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Borki scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Borki was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.

Al Borki has McDaniel up against the ropes in a clinch.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Borki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Borki misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Borki displaying some good clinch control by pressing McDaniel up against the ropes.
Al Borki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDaniel is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Logan McDaniel has been cut.
McDaniel avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Borki.
Al Borki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDaniel is defending well for now.
Al Borki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

McDaniel breaks from the clinch.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Al Borki moves out of range.
Al Borki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Borki misses with a body kick.
Al Borki throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Borki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Borki throws a hook to the side of McDaniel's head but McDaniel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Borki throws the kick towards the body but McDaniel avoids it.
Al Borki throws a sloppy head kick and McDaniel moves out of range easily.
Al Borki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McDaniel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Borki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
Al Borki scores with a body shot.
Al Borki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDaniel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Borki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
A leg kick checked by McDaniel.
Mohamed Al Borki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Borki is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Al Borki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McDaniel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Borki.
Al Borki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for McDaniel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDaniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDaniel thuds a left hand into Al Borki's body.
Al Borki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Borki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDaniel manages to avoid it.
Al Borki connects with a leg kick. McDaniel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al Borki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Borki misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by McDaniel.
McDaniel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Borki tried to score with a low kick but McDaniel checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Al Borki.
Al Borki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDaniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Borki.
Al Borki lands a nice shot that snaps McDaniel's head back.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
Al Borki scores with a head kick. McDaniel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mohamed Al Borki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Al Borki misses
and McDaniel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Logan McDaniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Borki misses with a straight left.
McDaniel connects with a looping right hand.
McDaniel swings for the body but Al Borki moves out of range.
McDaniel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDaniel blocks a head kick by Al Borki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Borki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDaniel.
McDaniel moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDaniel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDaniel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Borki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Al Borki. Beautiful body shot.
McDaniel digs a good body shot into Al Borki's ribs.
Al Borki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al Borki throws a chopping leg kick but McDaniel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDaniel is looking to wear down Al Borki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Borki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDaniel swings for the body but Al Borki moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Al Borki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Al Borki throws a body punch but McDaniel moves out of range.
Al Borki misses with a right hand
and McDaniel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Borki lands a front kick.
Al Borki throws a low kick, looking for McDaniel's leg but McDaniel calmly moves out of range.
Al Borki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Al Borki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Al Borki feints and then cracks McDaniel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDaniel down.
McDaniel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Borki manages to avoid it.
McDaniel takes a swing at Al Borki's ribcage but misses.
Al Borki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McDaniel moves out of range as Al Borki strikes.
Al Borki swings for the body but McDaniel moves out of range.
Al Borki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Borki lands a high kick!
Al Borki is looking to slow McDaniel down with leg kicks.
McDaniel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Al Borki's head backwards.
An inside leg kick from Al Borki misses.
Some wild striking there from McDaniel.
Al Borki lands a glancing blow to the side of McDaniel's head.
Al Borki misses with a head kick.
Al Borki tries to land a front kick but McDaniel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Borki is looking to slow McDaniel down with leg kicks.
Al Borki scores with a jab to the head.
Al Borki tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Borki tries to score with a low kick but McDaniel moves his leg out of the way.
Al Borki scores with a jab. McDaniel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Borki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Borki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Al Borki instigates a clinch.
Al Borki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Borki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

McDaniel manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniel drops his hands momentarily and Al Borki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al Borki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Borki scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Al Borki really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McDaniel avoids the head kick by Al Borki.
Al Borki misses with a head kick.
Al Borki scores with a nice body kick.
McDaniel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Borki avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
Al Borki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDaniel's hands.
Al Borki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Borki thows a body shot but no joy.
Al Borki lands with a nice body kick.
Al Borki tries to score with a low kick but McDaniel moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from McDaniel misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Al Borki does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDaniel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Borki. Al Borki obviously looking to wear him down.
McDaniel moves out of range of the body kick from Al Borki.
McDaniel misses with a body punch
and Al Borki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Al Borki.
Al Borki scores with a nice head shot.
Al Borki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Borki misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Borki scores with a nice body kick.
Al Borki throws a low kick, looking for McDaniel's leg but McDaniel calmly moves out of range.
McDaniel blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Borki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDaniel counters with a left and a right that stings Al Borki.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Borki.
McDaniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Al Borki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Borki manages to avoid it.
McDaniel lands with a shot to the body.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Al Borki moves out of range.
Al Borki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDaniel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Borki manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Al Borki.
Al Borki swings for the body but McDaniel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Al Borki dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
That's time! McDaniel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
Al Borki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDaniel misses with a hook. Al Borki ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Borki. McDaniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Borki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDaniel is able to avoid easily.
Al Borki tries to clinch but McDaniel is having none of it.
McDaniel walks into a jab.
Al Borki misses with a head kick.
Al Borki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Borki thows a body shot but no joy.
McDaniel lands with a cross.
Al Borki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDaniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Borki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Borki scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Borki tries to close the distance and clinch but McDaniel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Al Borki moves into the clinch.
Al Borki misses with the head strike.
Al Borki has a couple of punches blocked by McDaniel.
McDaniel working aggressively here.
Al Borki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McDaniel dodges an elbow strike from Al Borki.
Logan McDaniel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Borki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McDaniel manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Borki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Al Borki throws a lazy right hand but McDaniel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Borki manages to avoid it.
McDaniel moves out of range of the strikes.
McDaniel swings for the body but Al Borki moves out of range.
Al Borki throws a sloppy head kick and McDaniel moves out of range easily.
McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Borki.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Al Borki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDaniel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDaniel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Al Borki has managed to clinch.
Mohamed Al Borki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Borki blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Al Borki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Borki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Al Borki!
Mohamed Al Borki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.