PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan McDaniel (ranked 1669 p4p, 222 weight class) and Daniel Booningham (ranked 1934 p4p, 249 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McDaniel
vs
Booningham

188 cm
28
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
215 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Booningham!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booningham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Booningham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDaniel.
Booningham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Booningham scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Dylan McDaniel has been cut.

McDaniel takes the fight into the clinch.
Booningham tries to work over McDaniel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Booningham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDaniel lands a shot to the body.
McDaniel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Booningham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Booningham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Booningham misses.
Booningham missing with a left hand there. McDaniel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDaniel lands with an overhand left.
Booningham lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booningham lands the left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Booningham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booningham cracks a nice hook into McDaniel's ribs.
McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Booningham.
Booningham scores with a nice right hand.
McDaniel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Booningham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDaniel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDaniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDaniel is looking to counter the offense by Booningham and move into the clinch.
McDaniel wants to clinch up but Booningham keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Booningham.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
McDaniel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDaniel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Booningham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McDaniel lands with a good body shot.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booningham manages to avoid it.

McDaniel has Booningham up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booningham working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booningham tries to work over McDaniel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDaniel has Booningham pressed against the ropes, preventing Booningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from McDaniel.
Booningham blocking some punches.
Booningham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDaniel is keeping busy.
McDaniel is leaning against Booningham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Booningham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDaniel has him pressed against the ropes.
Booningham is trying to break the clinch but McDaniel is controlling him.
Booningham is trying to stall.
McDaniel scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booningham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McDaniel misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Booningham tries to circle away but McDaniel has him pinned against the ropes.
McDaniel working aggressively here.
McDaniel keeps control of Booningham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booningham.
McDaniel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Booningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Booningham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Booningham tries to throw a body punch but McDaniel avoids it by throwing Booningham back against the ropes.

Booningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Booningham slips under a jab.
Booningham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
McDaniel is looking to counter the offense by Booningham and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel walks into a left hand.
Booningham misses with a hook.

McDaniel darts in and clinches Booningham up against the ropes.
McDaniel misses with a body punch.

Booningham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Booningham misses with a straight left.
McDaniel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel tries to clinch there but Booningham circles away.
McDaniel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDaniel throws a shot from downtown. Booningham moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Booningham.

McDaniel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

McDaniel breaks from the clinch.
McDaniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Booningham.
Booningham lands a nice shot to the body.
Booningham misses with a hook. McDaniel ducked under it nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

McDaniel has managed to clinch.
McDaniel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booningham blocks an uppercut.
Booningham takes a shot to the head.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Booningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booningham.
McDaniel taking a breather.
McDaniel can't find room to land a body shot as Booningham controls the action.
McDaniel is leaning against Booningham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Booningham digs a right hand into McDaniel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDaniel's gas tank.
McDaniel working aggressively here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Booningham pushes McDaniel back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McDaniel misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Booningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Booningham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Dylan McDaniel's cut is getting worse.

McDaniel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Booningham tries to break the clinch but McDaniel is controlling the position.
McDaniel scores with a shot to the side of Booningham's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booningham struggles to land a body shot inside as McDaniel controls his hands.
McDaniel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Booningham prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel is leaning against Booningham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McDaniel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDaniel misses with the head strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Booningham blocking some punches.
McDaniel lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDaniel struggles to land a body shot inside as Booningham controls his hands.
McDaniel scores with a hook to the body.
Booningham looks winded!
McDaniel misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Booningham blocks an uppercut.
Booningham prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDaniel.
Booningham is trying to push McDaniel away but McDaniel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, McDaniel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Booningham is trying to force a seperation but McDaniel has the dominant position.
McDaniel swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel lands with a left to the head.
McDaniel lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booningham.
Booningham misses with some punches.
Booningham misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDaniel lands a hook that snaps the head of Booningham backwards.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Booningham blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McDaniel fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from McDaniel fails to land.
Booningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Booningham trying to control the position but instead, McDaniel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Booningham into the ropes.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Booningham.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Booningham lands with a short shot to the head.
Booningham is trying to force a seperation but McDaniel has the dominant position.
Booningham blocks an uppercut.

Booningham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Booningham misses with an uppercut. McDaniel saw that one coming.
McDaniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDaniel defending well as Booningham loads up on a big left hand.
Booningham throws a shot to the body.
Booningham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booningham misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by McDaniel.
McDaniel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Booningham was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
McDaniel moves out of range of the strikes.
Booningham misses with a wild combination.
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 Dylan McDaniel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dylan McDaniel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel lands with a light punch inside.
McDaniel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDaniel misses with the head strike.
McDaniel throws a punch but it's blocked by Booningham.
Booningham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDaniel misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booningham blocks an uppercut.
McDaniel misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDaniel struggles to land a body shot inside as Booningham controls his hands.
Booningham tries to work over McDaniel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booningham misses with a body punch.
McDaniel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Booningham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDaniel or not.
McDaniel misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDaniel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booninghams head.
McDaniel misses with a punch on the inside.
McDaniel lands with a left to the head.
McDaniel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDaniel misses with some punches.
McDaniel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

McDaniel breaks the clinch.
McDaniel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel moves away from the strike by Booningham.
Booningham cracks a nice hook into McDaniel's ribs.
McDaniel slips under a jab.
McDaniel loads up on a big right hand but Booningham slips the punch.
Booningham scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booningham misses with a wild body shot.
Booningham misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Booningham misses.
Daniel Booningham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booningham misses with an uppercut.
McDaniel walks into a jab.
Booningham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDaniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Booningham.
Booningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDaniel.
McDaniel lands an overhand right.
McDaniel moves out of range of the strikes.
McDaniel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Booningham looks to land a right hand but McDaniel moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booningham throws a body shot but no joy.
Booningham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booningham looks to land a left hand but McDaniel moved out of range nicely.
Booningham walks into a straight right hand from McDaniel.
Daniel Booningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McDaniel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDaniel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDaniel throws a punch but it's blocked by Booningham.

Booningham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDaniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Booningham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McDaniel scores with a jab to the body.
Booningham thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDaniel is looking to counter the offense by Booningham and move into the clinch.
McDaniel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. McDaniel catches Booningham right on the button with a cross.
McDaniel moves out of range as Booningham strikes.
Booningham loads up on a big right hand but McDaniel slips the punch.
McDaniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Booningham.
McDaniel slips under a jab from Booningham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booningham works McDaniel's body with a nice hook.
Booningham is breathing heavily.
McDaniel connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Daniel Booningham has been cut.
McDaniel defending well as Booningham loads up on a big left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDaniel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDaniel misses with the head strike.
McDaniel lands with a light punch inside.
Booningham is trying to push McDaniel away but McDaniel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McDaniel throws a head punch that misses.
McDaniel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Booningham has had enough of the clinch but McDaniel keeps him there for the moment.
McDaniel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Booningham blocks it.
Dylan McDaniel has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Booningham prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Booningham.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Booningham blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDaniel.
Booningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from McDaniel on the inside.
McDaniel tries to work over Booningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Booningham.
Booningham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDaniel misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDaniel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDaniel throws a head punch that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel struggles to land a body shot inside as Booningham controls his hands.
McDaniel scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDaniel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDaniel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDaniel tries to throw a body punch but Booningham avoids it by throwing McDaniel back against the ropes.
McDaniel misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a body punch.
McDaniel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDaniel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Booningham backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booningham wants to break free but McDaniel has control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDaniel tries to work over Booningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDaniel throws a punch but it's blocked by Booningham.
McDaniel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booningham blocks an uppercut.
McDaniel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDaniel as Booningham tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from McDaniel fails to land.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Booningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Booningham.
Booningham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Booningham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDaniel is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booningham.
Booningham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDaniel struggles to land a body shot inside as Booningham controls his hands.
Dylan McDaniel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Booningham misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Booningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booningham wants to break free but McDaniel has control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McDaniel - that landed with a thud.
Booningham is trying to push McDaniel away but McDaniel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Daniel Booningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDaniel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDaniel.

Booningham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Booningham throws a looping overhand right but McDaniel ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan McDaniel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDaniel 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Dylan McDaniel!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Dylan McDaniel!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Dylan McDaniel!

Dylan McDaniel wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Dylan McDaniel said 'He was a bitch this whole time! '.
Daniel Booningham spoke after the fight, saying 'You'll see me again soon even if it means I'm climbing in the cage to get a fight on my off day.'.