PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 486 p4p, 65 weight class) and Vyrkyx Dall (ranked 682 p4p, 88 weight class). Dall has chosen Art of War - Sabaton as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Daniels
vs
Dall

179 cm
43
163 lbs
41 - 22 - 3

170 cm
37
167 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 22 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyrkyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniels throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniels. Daniels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Dall.
Daniels has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Dall coming out on top.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels wants to slow Dall down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniels works the jab nicely.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Daniels takes one to the side of the head.
Dall slips under a jab from Daniels.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Daniels misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Daniels coming out on top.
Dall scores with a hook.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniels connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Dall cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Daniels lands with a cross.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Dall with an uppercut!
Dall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Dall does it's job there.
Daniels slips a straight right by Dall.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Dall thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Daniels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Dall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Daniels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Daniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Daniels wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Daniels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Dall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniels jabs at Dall's body.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
Dall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dall somewhat.
Dall misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels misses with a hook

and Dall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daniels won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels pushes Dall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vyrkyx Dall will probably get the nod.
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.

Dall throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dall.
Daniels cracks Dall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dall throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniels throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dall takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels with a jab.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dall takes one to the side of the head.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels walks into a left hand.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Daniels lands with a straight right. Dall didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniels misses the target.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
Daniels lands the left hand.
Dall misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dall wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniels throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Dall's leg but Dall calmly moves out of range.
Dall walks into a jab.
Dall throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Dall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels walks into a left hand.
Daniels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall's head backwards.
Dall takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Dall with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Daniels's front leg but catches the back leg as Daniels tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Dall tenderised Daniels's leg. Daniels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels lands with a hook. Dall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dall throws a chopping leg kick but Daniels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Daniels defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Dall fails with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Dall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Dall lands a lovely overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall.
Dall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Dall staying out of range there.
Daniels moves out of range as Dall strikes.
Daniels catches Dall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Dall down.
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Dall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Daniels slips a jab from Dall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Dall connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall misses with a hook.
Dall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daniels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall on the side of the head.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall works Daniels's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Dall misses.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels works Dall's body with a nice hook.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Dall.
Dall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Dall is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Dall tried to score with a low kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels scores with a head kick.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Dall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniels. Daniels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall with a jab.
Daniels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Dall misses the jab.
Daniels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
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!

Daniels gets caught napping as Dall dives in and scores a takedown. Daniels manages to retain guard.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall stops Daniels from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Daniels manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dall has Daniels in his guard.

Dall controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

Dall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Daniels passes into half guard.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Daniels has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dall 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.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.
Dall is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daniels's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Daniels wants to stand but Dall has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Dall actively working from the bottom here.
Vyrkyx Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall tries to roll over but Daniels keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to stand and escape but Dall is controlling the position.
Dall trying to control here.
Daniels is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jack Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels slips a jab from Dall.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniels scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall tests Daniels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Daniels scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Dall only half commits.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Dall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniels in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

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 Jack Daniels.
I think Daniels 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
A victorious Jack Daniels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vyrkyx Dall was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for the fights Jordan(Pride/IFC) and Gus(CEC)!'.