PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Tenderbotumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Daniels
vs
Tenderbotumn

177 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Tenderbotumn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tenderbotumn is fending him off so far but Daniels persists. Nope, Tenderbotumn circles away and we're back to standing.
Tenderbotumn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniels avoids it really well and circles away.
Tenderbotumn throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels is looking for a counter combo.
Tenderbotumn looks winded!
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Tenderbotumn.
Daniels jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tenderbotumn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tenderbotumn off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenderbotumn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniels sprawls well. Daniels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tenderbotumn gets slowly back to his feet.
Adrian Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Tenderbotumn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Tenderbotumn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels staying out of range there.

Daniels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tenderbotumn!
Tenderbotumn tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Daniels presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Daniels tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels working the ground and pound effectively.
Tenderbotumn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels breaks from Tenderbotumn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Daniels lands a big shot there that rocks Tenderbotumn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Daniels dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tenderbotumn hang on?
Daniels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Daniels tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daniels lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tenderbotumn's face.
Daniels controlling from mount.
Daniels with the ground and pound from mount.

Daniels looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Daniels looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daniels content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels landing strikes, looking to finish!
Daniels landing strikes, looking to finish!

Daniels is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tenderbotumn is surviving well by controlling Daniels's body position as best he can.
Daniels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tenderbotumn looks a forlorn figure.
Daniels with good strikes from the mount here!

Tenderbotumn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels with shots to the head and body - Tenderbotumn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tenderbotumn is still in real trouble! Can Daniels finish him?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daniels content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Daniels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
Tenderbotumn seems to have recovered his senses.

Tenderbotumn gets caught flat footed, as Daniels shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Daniels landing some decent shots from guard.
Daniels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels landing with the ground and pound.
Tenderbotumn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tenderbotumn is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is working Tenderbotumn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Daniels decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tenderbotumn, up you get!
Daniels dives in for a single leg takedown but Tenderbotumn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Daniels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tenderbotumn tries to avoid it but Daniels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tenderbotumn to the ground. Tenderbotumn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Daniels pushes Tenderbotumn up against the cage in a clinch.

Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tenderbotumn but Tenderbotumn pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tenderbotumn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Adrian Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tenderbotumn has a closed guard, preventing Daniels from standing up.
Tenderbotumn is looking to stand back up but Daniels counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tenderbotumn.

Daniels stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenderbotumn leaves Daniels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daniels fails with the takedown.
As Daniels backs off Tenderbotumn throws a huge counter combo but Daniels manages to avoid it all.
Elvis Tenderbotumn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenderbotumn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daniels counters with a big head kick but Tenderbotumn shrugs it off.
Daniels fails with the takedown.

Daniels scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tenderbotumn tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Daniels manages to move to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels breaks from Tenderbotumn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Daniels could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Daniels punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daniels working Tenderbotumn over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Daniels is working for a guillotine from mount but Tenderbotumn frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tenderbotumn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Daniels dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Daniels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Daniels decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tenderbotumn shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniels sprawls well. He's pushed Tenderbotumn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Daniels fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tenderbotumn to the ground. Daniels is now in Tenderbotumn's guard.
Daniels works over Tenderbotumn with some ground and pound from guard.
Daniels tries to stand but Tenderbotumn is controlling from the bottom.
Daniels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tenderbotumn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daniels gets to his feet. Tenderbotumn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Daniels shoots in and bounces Tenderbotumn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tenderbotumn has a closed guard, preventing Daniels from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a couple of short punches.
Daniels controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniels lands a couple of elbows.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daniels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to stand but Tenderbotumn is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tenderbotumn slaps away a takedown attempt from Daniels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tenderbotumn darts in looking for a takedown but Daniels gets double underhooks and turns Tenderbotumn into the cage.
Tenderbotumn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tenderbotumn looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tenderbotumn avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Tenderbotumn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Daniels backs off Tenderbotumn throws a huge counter combo but Daniels manages to avoid it all.
Tenderbotumn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tenderbotumn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Daniels backs off Tenderbotumn throws a huge counter combo but Daniels manages to avoid it all.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Daniels shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tenderbotumn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tenderbotumn tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Tenderbotumn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!