PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiran Looez (ranked 3056 p4p, 349 weight class) and Jacques Daniel (ranked 2706 p4p, 318 weight class). Jacques Daniel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Looez
vs
Daniel

190 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Dark Knight Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiran Looez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel stuffs the takedown.

Looez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Looez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Looez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Daniel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Looez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Daniel struggling a bit here.
Looez controlling the position from side mount.
Daniel struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Looez taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel wants to control but Looez postures up.
Daniel is holding Looez down, trying to stall.
Daniel is trying to control Looez's posture but Looez avoids it.
Looez grinds an elbow into Daniel's temple.
Daniel is trying to improve his position.
Daniel being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniel wants to control but Looez postures up.
Daniel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Looez taking a breather here.
Daniel tries to bench press Looez off him but Looez keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel trying to remain calm as Looez controls from the top position.
Daniel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Looez cracks Daniel with a big right hand but Daniel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Daniel is looking to reverse the position.
Looez controls the position.
Daniel can't do much from the bottom here.
Looez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Looez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Looez advances nicely into full mount.
Looez controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looez landing shots from mount.
Looez controlling from mount.
The referee warns Daniel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Daniel wants to hold on but Looez pushes him away.
Looez controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Daniel is looking to get to half guard.
Looez controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel wants to control but Looez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiran Looez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Looez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniel.
Looez ducks right into an uppercut from Daniel.
Looez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daniel keeps Looez at a distance using the push kick.
Looez dives in for a single leg takedown but Daniel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Looez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daniel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Daniel is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Daniel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniel trying to remain calm as Looez controls from the top position.
Looez working away.
Looez taking a breather here.
Daniel tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Looez controls the position.
Daniel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Looez controls the position.
Daniel prevents Looez from moving into mount.
Looez controls the position.
Daniel can't do much from the bottom here.
Looez grinds an elbow into Daniel's temple.
Looez controls the position.
Keiran Looez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Looez.
Daniel can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Looez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Daniel for as long as he can get away with.
Daniel is trying to control Looez's posture but Looez avoids it.
Looez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looez cracks Daniel with a big elbow.
Looez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Looez continues to stall.
Looez lands some shots froms side control.
Daniel is trying to control Looez's posture but Looez avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looez happy to just control the position for now.
Looez working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Looez staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiran Looez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Looez dives in and scores a takedown into Daniel's guard.
Daniel looking to control.
Looez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Looez throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looez distracts Daniel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Looez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Daniel trying to keep a closed guard but Looez is proving a slippery customer.
Looez stays in close to Daniel's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Looez distracts Daniel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Looez content to stall in guard here.
Looez continues to hold on tight.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Looez fails with the takedown
and Daniel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Looez fails with the takedown
and Daniel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel tests Looez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Looez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daniel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiran Looez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Looez in his tracks.

Looez is rocked!
Looez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daniel fakes the body blow, causing Looez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Looez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Daniel!
Jacques Daniel gave a mention to Dark Knight Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).