PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santo Daniel (ranked 24879 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 5171 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daniel
vs
Smith

202 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santo Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Smith !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith 's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniel off to one side.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Daniel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Daniel pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith has Daniel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daniel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Daniel pulls guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Daniel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daniel working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daniel is proving hard to escape from.

Daniel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daniel's guard.
Daniel pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.

Daniel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Daniel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith trying to control but Daniel is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith 's guard.

Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith 's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Daniel tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith wants to sweep here but Daniel controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith leaves Daniel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santo Daniel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daniel on his heels. He'll look to pass Daniel's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Daniel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Smith wants to get back to his feet but Daniel passes into half guard.
Daniel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith won't allow Daniel to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Daniel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to hold on but Daniel pushes him away.
Daniel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Daniel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith is breathing heavily.

Daniel is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Daniel avoids the attempt from Smith to control.

Daniel is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Daniel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel with a couple of short strikes.
Daniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Daniel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith 's face.
Daniel with good strikes from the mount here!
Daniel controlling his opponent.
Smith wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith rolls, trying to escape but Daniel keeps control of the position.
Daniel is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Daniel. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Daniel is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Daniel working for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Smith !
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santo Daniel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniel. That's going to slow Smith down.

Daniel clinches.
Daniel jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith tries to pull guard but Daniel holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith .

Daniel drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith trying to control but Daniel is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel is trying to keep Smith in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daniel is on top in guard.

Smith is trying to control the position but Daniel postures up.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.
Daniel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniel stops Smith from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Daniel moves into the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Daniel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Smith to stand up.
A left and a right from Daniel both land. Nice combination.
Daniel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith 's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniel off to one side.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santo Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith .

Daniel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daniel tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Daniel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith tries to sprawl but Daniel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith is looking to get back to is feet but Daniel passes into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Daniel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Smith 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Daniel tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Johnny Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santo Daniel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith tries to bench press Daniel off him but Daniel keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santo Daniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniel 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santo Daniel!