PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jolevi
vs
Daniels

167 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zoran Jolevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raymond Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolevi cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jolevi looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Daniels's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daniels's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jolevi connects with a crisp jab.

Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Jolevi controlling the action here for a moment.
Jolevi lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolevi has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jolevi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi taking a breather.
Jolevi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daniels or not.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Jolevi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head.
Jolevi tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Jolevi.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
Daniels tries to break free but Jolevi pushes him back against the cage.
Jolevi leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jolevi.
A body shot lands from Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Jolevi keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jolevi working aggressively here.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling him.
Jolevi has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels is trying to push Jolevi away but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jolevi wants to clinch.

Daniels has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
A short left from Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Jolevi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jolevi working aggressively here.
Jolevi prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jolevi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jolevi - that landed with a thud.
Jolevi lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Jolevi keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Jolevi.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels is trying to push Jolevi away but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Jolevi has double underhooks.
Jolevi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jolevi.
Jolevi working aggressively here.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jolevi throws a head punch that misses.
Jolevi prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Jolevi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jolevi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Jolevi in a clinch.
Zoran Jolevi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Jolevi keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Jolevi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jolevi throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jolevi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Jolevi swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Jolevi throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
Jolevi stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Jolevi.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling him.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi is trying to stall.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jolevi prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jolevi has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Jolevi misses with the head strike.
Jolevi is stalling here.
Jolevi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Jolevi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels is trying to push Jolevi away but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels tries to break free but Jolevi pushes him back against the cage.
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jolevi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jolevi lands with a light punch inside.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Jolevi struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling him.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Jolevi lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Jolevi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling him.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jolevi.
Jolevi keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Jolevi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Jolevi misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Jolevi.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
A short right from Jolevi on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands with a short shot to the head.
Jolevi lands with a left to the head.
Jolevi effectively controlling the action here.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Jolevi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jolevi misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Daniels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jolevi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Daniels goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jolevi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Daniels's guard! Nice work there by Jolevi!
Jolevi passes into half guard.
Jolevi is looking to advance position but Daniels won't allow it.
Jolevi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to roll over but Jolevi keeps him under control.
Jolevi tries to pass to full mount but Daniels defends it.
Jolevi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jolevi works his way into side control.

Jolevi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daniels prevents Jolevi from moving into mount.
Raymond Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Daniels passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jolevi is looking to improve his position but Daniels isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels trying to control but Jolevi is having none of it.
Jolevi prevents Daniels from taking his back.
Zoran Jolevi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels forces the positional change into back control.
Jolevi trying to control the hands but Daniels won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Daniels patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Daniels throwing wild punches that miss their target.
You can see the frustration on Jolevi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jolevi trying to control the hands but Daniels won't let him.

Jolevi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Daniels gets his way!
Jolevi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jolevi tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jolevi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Jolevi!