PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 1046 p4p, 137 weight class) and Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 900 p4p, 121 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bimbotinque
vs
Daughtrey

181 cm
29
172 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

180 cm
28
179 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque jabs at Daughtrey's body.
Daughtrey throws out a loose jab but Bimbotinque uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bimbotinque on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daughtrey throws a lazy right hand but Bimbotinque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bimbotinque is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daughtrey throws a lazy right hand but Bimbotinque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bimbotinque with a jab.
Daughtrey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bimbotinque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands a nice shot that snaps Bimbotinque's head back.

It looks like Meltroco Bimbotinque has been cut.
Daughtrey moves forwards but Bimbotinque connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bimbotinque swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.
We've been hearing reports that Bimbotinque has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daughtrey misses with a looping right.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Daughtrey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bimbotinque drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbotinque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque lands a couple of digs.
Daughtrey trying to control the position.
Bimbotinque sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bimbotinque preventing the sweep.
Bimbotinque has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bimbotinque is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daughtrey wants to sweep here but Bimbotinque controlling him for the moment.
Daughtrey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bimbotinque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bimbotinque wants to control from the top but Daughtrey keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daughtrey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bimbotinque throws a big elbow that misses.
Bimbotinque trying to control but Daughtrey is working from the bottom.
Daughtrey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bimbotinque engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bimbotinque feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daughtrey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bimbotinque is one step ahead there.
Bimbotinque working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daughtrey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bimbotinque wants to improve his position but instead Daughtrey has moved into half guard.
Bimbotinque trying to hold on to Daughtrey's head to control him but Daughtrey postures up.
Bimbotinque flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque tries to get to full guard but Daughtrey has control of the leg.
Daughtrey is thwarting Bimbotinque's attempts to control the position.
Bimbotinque wants to get back to full guard but Daughtrey has passed into side control.
Bimbotinque is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daughtrey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bimbotinque is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daughtrey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daughtrey's back!
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 Meltroco Bimbotinque will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque's cut.
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.

Bimbotinque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bimbotinque lands the left hand.
Daughtrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bimbotinque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daughtrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bimbotinque was well out of range. Poor timing from Daughtrey.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque defending well as Daughtrey loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Daughtrey misses.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bimbotinque jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daughtrey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bimbotinque counters with a stiff right hand.
Daughtrey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Daughtrey has Bimbotinque up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daughtrey blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bimbotinque misses with the head strike.
Bimbotinque lands with a left to the head.
Bimbotinque lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
Daughtrey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bimbotinque's defenses.
Bimbotinque misses with the head strike.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bimbotinque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bimbotinque can't get the takedown.
Daughtrey blocks an uppercut.
Daughtrey lands with a left to the head.
Bimbotinque misses with a punch to the body.
Daughtrey scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bimbotinque fails to land.
Bimbotinque lands a hook that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bimbotinque working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bimbotinque fails to land.
Bimbotinque drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hand to the body from Daughtrey.
Bimbotinque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bimbotinque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bimbotinque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daughtrey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bimbotinque's efforts to push away.
Bimbotinque misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with a punch to the body.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.

Daughtrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey misses the body punch
and Bimbotinque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey swinging wildly here.
Bimbotinque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daughtrey misses the jab.
Bimbotinque ducks right into an uppercut from Daughtrey.

Daughtrey has closed the distance and engaged Bimbotinque in a clinch.
Bimbotinque working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Daughtrey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daughtrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bimbotinque drives through with a takedown into Daughtrey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Daughtrey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daughtrey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bimbotinque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daughtrey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bimbotinque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bimbotinque throwing strikes from guard but Daughtrey blocks nicely.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bimbotinque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kevin Daughtrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Daughtrey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bimbotinque throws out the jab.

Bimbotinque fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Daughtrey sprawls well initially but Bimbotinque persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bimbotinque trying to control the action but Daughtrey is working from the bottom.
Daughtrey trying to control but Bimbotinque postures up.
Bimbotinque performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daughtrey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daughtrey seems keen to control Bimbotinque's posture.
Bimbotinque throws a big elbow that misses.
Daughtrey trying to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daughtrey throws a shot from downtown. Bimbotinque moves away and avoids it.
Bimbotinque appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daughtrey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bimbotinque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daughtrey takes a swing at Bimbotinque's ribcage but misses.
Bimbotinque looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Bimbotinque moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Daughtrey enables Bimbotinque to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Daughtrey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Daughtrey uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque takes a swing at Daughtrey's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daughtrey punishes Bimbotinque's body with a nice straight punch.
Daughtrey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bimbotinque finds it's way round the side to connect with Daughtrey's head.
A left and a right from Bimbotinque both land. Nice combination.
Bimbotinque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daughtrey as he avoids it easily.
Daughtrey misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bimbotinque to counter with a crisp jab.
Daughtrey misses with an uppercut
and Bimbotinque counters with a two punch combo.
Daughtrey scores with a nice right hand.
Daughtrey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bimbotinque counters with a left to the body.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook.
Daughtrey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bimbotinque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bimbotinque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daughtrey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Daughtrey gets caught flat footed, as Bimbotinque shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey keeping moving, preventing Bimbotinque from controlling successfully.
Bimbotinque tries to free his leg and advance position but Daughtrey is retaining full guard.
Bimbotinque distracts Daughtrey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daughtrey keeping moving, preventing Bimbotinque from controlling successfully.
Bimbotinque stopping the sweep attempt from Daughtrey.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Daughtrey clinches up against the cage.
Daughtrey lands a right hand.

Bimbotinque gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Daughtrey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bimbotinque scores with a couple of nice shots.
Daughtrey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bimbotinque lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Bimbotinque seems content to control.
Daughtrey trying to control but Bimbotinque postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bimbotinque lands a nice short elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Meltroco Bimbotinque.
I think Bimbotinque 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!