PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy McDaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ozzy McDaniels will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Daniels
vs
McDaniels

170 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
247 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Daniels!
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, Ozzy McDaniels!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels shoots for a takedown but McDaniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDaniels has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Daniels slips a straight right by McDaniels.
McDaniels loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
McDaniels misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
McDaniels throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McDaniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniels.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Daniels dives in and scores a takedown into McDaniels's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDaniels is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Daniels stops McDaniels from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Daniels looking to sit in guard and control but McDaniels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

McDaniels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daniels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

McDaniels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daniels sees it coming and defends easily.

McDaniels seems to be looking for submissions.

McDaniels is looking for a kimura but Daniels is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McDaniels to get the leverage.
Daniels is staying active underneath McDaniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

McDaniels is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels won't allow McDaniels to pass to mount.

McDaniels is working for a submission of some sort.
McDaniels not doing much here.

McDaniels 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.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels passes the guard and advances to mount!
McDaniels controlling from the full mount.

McDaniels jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Daniels manages to avoid the submission attempt.

McDaniels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McDaniels has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Daniels is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. McDaniels yanks on the arm and Daniels is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by McDaniels.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ozzy McDaniels!