PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McDaniel
vs
Hathaway

185 cm
29
193 lbs
11 - 12 - 1

175 cm
41
188 lbs
26 - 19 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Hathaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDaniel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hathaway wants to slow McDaniel down by chopping away at his legs.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from McDaniel misses its target.
Hathaway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDaniel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from McDaniel.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDaniel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway throws a right hand that McDaniel ducks under and follows up with a left that McDaniel also avoids with ease.
McDaniel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hathaway.
A left lands for McDaniel.
Hathaway swings widly with a right hand
and McDaniel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to bum rush McDaniel with a series of wild strikes but McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDaniel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hathaway avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a three punch combo that has Hathaway backing up. Hathaway nods at McDaniel to acknowledge the strikes.
Hathaway throws a combination that misses
and McDaniel counters with a one-two to the body.
McDaniel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Hathaway misses.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel tries to bum rush Hathaway with a series of wild strikes but Hathaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDaniel.
It looked like McDaniel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hathaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
McDaniel lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Hathaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDaniel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDaniel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDaniel is looking to wear down Hathaway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDaniel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hathaway thinking.
Hathaway looks winded!
McDaniel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hathaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway tries to bum rush McDaniel with a series of wild strikes but McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDaniel misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and McDaniel counters with a left to the body.
Hathaway misses with a low kick as McDaniel jumps back.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hathaway throws a combination that misses
and McDaniel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hathaway jabs McDaniel right on the nose. McDaniel blinks but takes it well.
Hathaway misses with a looping right.
A cross from McDaniel lands.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hathaway has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McDaniel slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway throws a combination that misses
and McDaniel counters with a two punch combo.
Hathaway is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hathaway looks to throw the jab but McDaniel is out of range.
Hathaway misses with a body shot
enabling McDaniel to counter with a crisp jab.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Hathaway moves out of range.
McDaniel takes a swing at Hathaway's ribcage but misses.
McDaniel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hathaway at a distance.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hathaway.
McDaniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
McDaniel misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Hathaway lands.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A right-left combo lands from McDaniel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan McDaniel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hathaway looks to land a left hand but McDaniel moved out of range nicely.

It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
McDaniel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McDaniel misses with a two punch combination.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDaniel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McDaniel scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hathaway.
McDaniel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDaniel misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hathaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hathaway in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hathaway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hathaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDaniel manages to avoid it.
Hathaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDaniel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDaniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but McDaniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hathaway doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hathaway is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by McDaniel - just one landing.
Hathaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hathaway throws a right hand that McDaniel ducks under and follows up with a left that McDaniel also avoids with ease.
McDaniel is looking for a counter combo.
McDaniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hathaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a three punch combo that has Hathaway backing up. Hathaway nods at McDaniel to acknowledge the strikes.
Hathaway misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a nice body shot.
McDaniel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hathaway throws out the jab.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
McDaniel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hathaway at a distance.
Hathaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hathaway throws a jab when McDaniel was well out of range.
McDaniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hathaway can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel lands with a good body shot.
McDaniel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick
and McDaniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDaniel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDaniel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hathaway tries a head kick but it misses.
McDaniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDaniel throws a body shot but no joy.
McDaniel connects with a nice looking jab.
McDaniel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDaniel stalks Hathaway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hathaway's face. Hathaway staggers backwards, shaken.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses
enabling McDaniel to counter with a crisp jab.
McDaniel dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hathaway might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McDaniel has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hathaway is looking for the big counter here.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
McDaniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hathaway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
McDaniel throws a big counter combination but Hathaway scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hathaway throws a head kick but McDaniel moves out of range.
Hathaway misses with a lunging right hand
and McDaniel counters with a left to the body.
McDaniel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hathaway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
McDaniel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by McDaniel there.
McDaniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hathaway throws a counter combo.
Hathaway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDaniel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Hathaway throws an off balance right hand
and McDaniel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDaniel cracks Hathaway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDaniel feints a jab promting Hathaway to slip. McDaniel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hathaway slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Hathaway is rocked!
Logan McDaniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Hathaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hathaway is still on wobbly legs! Can McDaniel finish him?
Hathaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hathaway seems to have recovered his senses.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDaniel misses with a body shot.
McDaniel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan McDaniel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
Hathaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
Hathaway throws out a counter right but McDaniel avoids it with no problem.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDaniel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDaniel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hathaway is just out of range.
Hathaway looks to land a combination. McDaniel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hathaway tries a head kick but it misses.
McDaniel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDaniel scores with a body shot.
Hathaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDaniel scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel stuns Hathaway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDaniel throws a combination. Hathaway tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hathaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
McDaniel lands a slapping body shot.
Hathaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
McDaniel with a hook.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but McDaniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Hathaway looks to move away, McDaniel throws a big counter combo bu Hathaway just gets out of the way.
McDaniel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hathaway eats them both and turns towards McDaniel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McDaniel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hathaway doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDaniel.
McDaniel just misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniel lands a jab to Hathaway's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel punishes Hathaway's body with a nice straight punch.
Hathaway misses with a lunging right hand
and McDaniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hathaway lands a jab-cross combination.
McDaniel throws a series of punches but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDaniel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from McDaniel misses the target.
McDaniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from McDaniel misses its target.
Hathaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
McDaniel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hathaway throws a jab but it's blocked by McDaniel.
McDaniel fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Hathaway does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a left hand
and McDaniel counters with a left to the body.
Hathaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
Hathaway takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hathaway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but McDaniel avoids it well.
Logan McDaniel is winning the standup battle so far.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDaniel.
McDaniel takes a swing at Hathaway's ribcage but misses.
Hathaway unleashes a big counter combination but McDaniel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hathaway tries to bum rush McDaniel with a series of wild strikes but McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDaniel catches Hathaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hathaway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but McDaniel avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hathaway. McDaniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from McDaniel misses its target.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hathaway looks to land a right hand but McDaniel moved out of range.
Hathaway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hathaway throws a hook but McDaniel avoids it easily.
McDaniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
McDaniel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daniel Hathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Hathaway.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDaniel circles away quickly and effectively.
McDaniel takes a swing at Hathaway's ribcage but misses.
McDaniel is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the liver by McDaniel. Beautiful body shot.
McDaniel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan McDaniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDaniel 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan McDaniel!
A relieved looking Logan McDaniel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.