PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Daniels was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kuznetsov
vs
Daniels

182 cm
31
170 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

179 cm
30
163 lbs
22 - 13 - 2

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels tries to clinch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov thuds his shin into the meat of Daniels's side.
Daniels lands a right hook to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Kuznetsov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetsov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Daniels clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Daniels has Kuznetsov pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Kuznetsov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daniels.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Daniels digs a right hand into Kuznetsov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuznetsov's gas tank.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Kuznetsov as the two fighters clinch.
Kuznetsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
A short left from Daniels.
Kuznetsov with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body.
Daniels has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kuznetsov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Daniels can turn it around.
Daniels tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov taking a breather.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a push kick but Kuznetsov slaps the foot to one side.
Daniels throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Daniels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniels as Kuznetsov tries to tie him up.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Daniels blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Kuznetsov is leaning against Daniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuznetsov stalling in the clinch but Daniels improves position.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuznetsov wants to stall.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Daniels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Daniels gets through Kuznetsov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Daniels slowing the pace effectively.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Daniels tries to clinch there but Kuznetsov circles away.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Daniels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.

Kuznetsov clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
Daniels avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuznetsov as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Kuznetsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Kuznetsov to work.
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov stalling against the cage.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Daniels is pushing Kuznetsov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels avoiding damage.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.

Kuznetsov is rocked!
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Kuznetsov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daniels's brow.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Kuznetsov is struggling to control the position.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Kuznetsov lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuznetsov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Daniels stalls.
Kuznetsov seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuznetsov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov pushes Daniels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexandr Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kuznetsov thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Kuznetsov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Daniels is working Kuznetsov over against the cage.
Daniels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuznetsov is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuznetsov is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Daniels misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
Jack Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuznetsov digs a good hook to Daniels's body.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Kuznetsov tenderised Daniels's leg. Daniels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuznetsov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniels doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels connects with a nice looking jab.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Kuznetsov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch
and Daniels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuznetsov's knee momentarily.
Kuznetsov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuznetsov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov lands a right hook to the body.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab. Daniels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuznetsov misses with a body kick.
Daniels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kuznetsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniels tries to counter with a clinch but Kuznetsov shakes him off and moves away.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Kuznetsov avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daniels misses with the body kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a thumping low kick.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov is looking to wear down Daniels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuznetsov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daniels momentarily.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuznetsov thinking.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.

Kuznetsov forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
Daniels lands a body shot.

Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexandr Kuznetsov.
I think Kuznetsov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Daniels!
Jack Daniels tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.