PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid Rock - Bawitdaba . Tantor has chosen tantor as his entrance music. Almu Tantor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lee Daniels
vs
Tantor

179 cm
30
204 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

190 cm
30
211 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Tantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tantor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daniels tries a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Daniels with a hook.
Daniels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tantor.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Tantor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tantor.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Tantor misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Tantor tries a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Tantor scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Daniels feints and then cracks Tantor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tantor down.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniels on the side of the head.
Tantor misses with a straight right.
Tantor throws out a powerful jab.
Tantor misses with the combination.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tantor doesn't seem phased though.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Tantor's head back.
Tantor moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daniels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tantor throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Tantor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels misses with a left hand
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Tantor blocks the low kick.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Tantor checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor catches Daniels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daniels shoots in and gets a takedown into Tantor's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Tantor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tantor tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor lands with a right to the head.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor pushes Daniels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tantor lands a shoulder strike.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Tantor is leaning against Daniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Lee Daniels will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tantor, as that shot connected.

It looks like Bobby Lee Daniels has been cut.
Bobby Lee Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tantor.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels digs a good hook to Tantor's body.
Tantor sizes up Daniels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tantor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tantor throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Tantor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Tantor avoids it.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Tantor digs a good hook to Daniels's body.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tantor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Tantor saw that one coming.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Tantor moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Tantor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Tantor moved away.
Daniels throws a sloppy body shot
and Tantor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daniels thinking.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Tantor misses with the combination.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Tantor avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tantor looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Daniels swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Tantor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Daniels throws a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tantor throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tantor feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a body kick that stops Daniels in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tantor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Tantor as he connects with a hook.
Tantor fakes the leg kick and cracks Daniels in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Good leg kick by Tantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tantor misses with a two punch combination.
Tantor lands a lovely overhand right.
Tantor lands a jab.

Daniels is rocked!
Tantor drops Daniels with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Daniels! Tantor dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almu Tantor!
After winning the bout, Almu Tantor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.