PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinícius Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalcante comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance. John Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cavalcante
vs
Daniels

191 cm
36
265 lbs
25 - 5 - 0

198 cm
30
257 lbs
22 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinícius Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels moves out of range as Cavalcante throws a body kick.
Vinícius Cavalcante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavalcante misses with a body shot.
Cavalcante throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Cavalcante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
Daniels walks into a straight right hand from Cavalcante.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cavalcante.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavalcante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daniels.

Cavalcante shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cavalcante looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cavalcante is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daniels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cavalcante.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daniels is trying to stand up here but Cavalcante is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Daniels is defending against the submission attempts here by Cavalcante.
Daniels told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Cavalcante prevents Daniels from improving his position.

Cavalcante is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daniels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cavalcante.

Cavalcante looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cavalcante is trying to work for a kimura but Daniels is defending well.

Cavalcante is looking for a kimura but Daniels is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cavalcante to get the leverage.

Cavalcante is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Cavalcante is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daniels trying to control but Cavalcante postures up.
Daniels looks like he's trying to stand up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Daniels is defending against the submission attempts here by Cavalcante.
Daniels gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cavalcante drops back, looking for a kneebar! Daniels looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Daniels looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Daniels!

Daniels stands up and beckons Cavalcante to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinícius Cavalcante dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cavalcante misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Cavalcante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Cavalcante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cavalcante. That did some damage!
Cavalcante checks a low kick from Daniels.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cavalcante avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Cavalcante keeps it at a distance.

Daniels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cavalcante to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cavalcante trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cavalcante thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cavalcante tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

You can see the frustration on Cavalcante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position but Cavalcante is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Cavalcante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cavalcante is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Daniels taking a breather here.
Cavalcante is looking to reverse the position.
Cavalcante is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniels decides to stand back up.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Cavalcante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cavalcante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Daniels misses with a hook. Cavalcante ducked under it nicely.
Cavalcante looks for a takedown but Daniels sprawls well.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Cavalcante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels is looking to slow Cavalcante down with leg kicks.
Daniels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to clinch up.

Daniels darts in and clinches Cavalcante up against the cage.
Cavalcante struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Cavalcante avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cavalcante is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
Cavalcante working aggressively here.
Cavalcante misses with some punches.
Cavalcante tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Cavalcante back against the cage.
Cavalcante swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cavalcante gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cavalcante has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels defending well as Cavalcante loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Daniels.
Cavalcante with a nice cross.
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels stuffs the takedown attempt from Cavalcante. Cavalcante gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavalcante throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Daniels finds it's way through Cavalcante's defenses.
Cavalcante throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cavalcante misses with a wild body shot.
Cavalcante misses with a right hand

and Daniels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Cavalcante misses with the head strike.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Cavalcante shrugs off.
Cavalcante tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Cavalcante wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinícius Cavalcante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cavalcante is defending well for now.
Cavalcante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cavalcante misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Vinícius Cavalcante has been cut.
Cavalcante can't break the clinch.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cavalcante in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cavalcante misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavalcante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cavalcante tries for a takedown but Daniels manages to get underhooks.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cavalcante's face.
Well,Cavalcante is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Cavalcante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cavalcante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cavalcante misses with the head strike.
Cavalcante pushes Daniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cavalcante tries to score a body lock takedown but Daniels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cavalcante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.

Daniels drops Cavalcante onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cavalcante is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Cavalcante is rocked!
Daniels lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cavalcante to his knees! Daniels keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Daniels!
A victorious John Daniels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.