PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Daniels (ranked 9058 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Maloney (ranked 5531 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Daniels has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Daniels
vs
Maloney

213 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Maloney!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Daniels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Maloney scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Maloney tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maloney's guard.
Daniels landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Maloney looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
Maloney trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maloney has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daniels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daniels wants to stand but Maloney is controlling his posture from full guard.

Maloney working for a triangle but Daniels defends it easily.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Daniels gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maloney darts in trying to clinch

so Daniels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maloney striking off his back but it's not causing Daniels any problems.

Maloney had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daniels defends it easily.

Maloney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.

Daniels decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniels clinches up against the cage.
Maloney can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.

Maloney has clasped his hands together around Daniels's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Maloney is trying to get an arm triangle but Daniels is defending well.
Daniels manages to get back to half guard.
Daniels keeping control of the position.
Daniels won't allow Maloney to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maloney is working for a submission of some sort.
Maloney is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Daniels regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dennis Daniels will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maloney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daniels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Daniels stops Maloney from passing to mount.
Daniels holding on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maloney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daniels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels has one of Maloney's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Maloney in side control lands a decent elbow.

Maloney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maloney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Maloney in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Daniels is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Maloney!