PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrijan Joakim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Daggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Joakim
vs
Daggett

179 cm
18
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

163 cm
18
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

Convicted Trap House

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrijan Joakim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Daggett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joakim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joakim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daggett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joakim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joakim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joakim just misses with a punch to the body.
Joakim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daggett.
Daggett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Daggett.
Daggett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joakim's calf.
A big right from Joakim misses.
Joakim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Daggett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joakim misses with a straight right.
Joakim looks to land a combination but Daggett avoids it well.
Daggett keeps the fight on the outside.
Joakim doesn't manage to clinch there - Daggett circles away.

Joakim rushes Daggett and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Daggett - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daggett.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daggett is trying to break the clinch but Joakim is controlling him.
Daggett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joakims head.
A head punch on the inside from Joakim fails to land.
Joakim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daggett looking to slow down the pace here.
Joakim lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joakim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joakim.
Daggett lands with a right to the head.
Daggett misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Daggett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joakim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joakim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joakim scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Joakim.
Daggett looking to stall.
Joakim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joakim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joakim misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daggett.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Joakim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joakim scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Joakim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joakim tries a body shot but Daggett blocks it.
Joakim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joakim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daggett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daggett misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Daggett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joakim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joakim.
Joakim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joakim can't find room to land a body shot as Daggett controls the action.
Joakim blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Joakim.
Daggett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daggett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joakim struggles to land a body shot inside as Daggett controls his hands.
Daggett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daggett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joakims head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joakim tries a body shot but Daggett blocks it.
Daggett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joakim misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Joakim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joakim misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrijan Joakim dominated that round.
That's time! Joakim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Joakim lands a front kick to the face, that drops Daggett to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

It looks like Bill Daggett has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim misses with a double jab.
Joakim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joakim is looking to clinch but Daggett is avoiding it.
Daggett has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Daggett throws a low kick, looking for Joakim's leg but Joakim calmly moves out of range.
Daggett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joakim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daggett misses with a body kick.
Daggett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daggett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joakim.
Daggett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joakim.
Joakim connects with a nice looking jab.

Daggett tries to keep at a distance but Joakim has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Joakim.
Joakim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daggett.
Daggett tries to stall but Joakim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joakim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daggett throws a punch but it's blocked by Joakim.
Joakim has a couple of punches blocked by Daggett.
Joakim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daggetts head.
Joakim blocks an uppercut.
Joakim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Joakim.
A hook to the body from Daggett.
A head punch on the inside from Joakim fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joakim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daggett.
Daggett trying to stall but Joakim improves his position.
Adrijan Joakim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joakim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Joakim throws a head punch that misses.
Daggett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daggett blocks an uppercut.
Joakim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daggett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joakim's elbow.
Joakim working aggressively here.
Joakim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Joakim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daggett taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim misses with some punches.
Daggett tries to break free but Joakim pushes him back against the ropes.
Daggett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daggett is pushing Joakim up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daggett stalling in the clinch but Joakim improves position.
Daggett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joakim tries to throw a body punch but Daggett avoids it by throwing Joakim back against the ropes.
Joakim tries to work over Daggett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joakim working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daggett.
Joakim swings wildly with an uppercut but Daggett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joakim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joakim.
A short right from Joakim.
Joakim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daggett lands with a right to the head.
Joakim lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrijan Joakim will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Bill Daggett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Daggett. That's going to slow Joakim down.
Bill Daggett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daggett thumps Joakim with a low kick.
Joakim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joakim scores with a one two! Daggett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Joakim moves in looking to clinch but Daggett pushes him off.
Daggett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daggett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joakim's sensitive parts.
Joakim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joakim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the liver by Joakim. Beautiful body shot.
Adrijan Joakim is winning the standup battle so far.
Daggett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daggett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joakim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daggett avoids the body shot from Joakim.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daggett.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daggett.
Daggett looks to land a body kick but Joakim moved away.
Joakim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joakim throws a half hearted mid kick.

Joakim clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Joakim.
Joakim lands a hook that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Joakim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daggett's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Joakim.
Joakim misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Daggett.
Joakim throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Joakim.
Daggett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Daggett.
Joakim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Joakim.
Joakim lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joakim lands a right hand.
Joakim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daggett lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Joakim as the two fighters clinch.
Daggett is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Joakim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daggett stalling in the clinch but Joakim improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joakim lands with a short shot to the head.
Joakim swings wildly with an uppercut but Daggett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joakim working aggressively here.
A short left from Joakim.
Daggett wants to stall.
Joakim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Daggett.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daggett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Joakim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joakim as Daggett tries to tie him up.
Joakim struggles to land a body shot inside as Daggett controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daggett working aggressively here.
Joakim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Joakim throws a punch but it's blocked by Daggett.
Joakim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrijan Joakim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joakim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrijan Joakim!
Adrijan Joakim bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.