AFL 1: Awakening PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Beautiful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Danielson
vs
Beautiful

180 cm
24
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradly Danielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Beautiful!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson dodges the punch combination from Beautiful.
Beautiful misses with a body shot.
Danielson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Danielson counters with a one-two to the body.
Danielson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danielson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beautiful misses with a takedown attempt
and Danielson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danielson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beautiful fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beautiful ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danielson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beautiful.
Danielson misses with a two punch combination.
Danielson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beautiful lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beautiful swinging wildly here.
Beautiful wants to clinch
and Danielson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danielson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bradly Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Beautiful.
Beautiful rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danielson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danielson scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Danielson.

Beautiful is rocked!
Beautiful checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beautiful is still on wobbly legs! Can Danielson finish him?
Danielson misses with a wild combination.
Beautiful tries for a takedown but Danielson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beautiful shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danielson but Danielson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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!
Danielson cracks Beautiful with a hook to the temple - Beautiful is on wobbly legs here! Danielson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Beautiful falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Danielson wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bradly Danielson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hill
vs
Steel

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Steel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Steel throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel's corner calls for a 1-2. Steel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alex Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill tries to clinch up
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Steel.
Hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but Hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Steel lands with a right that hurts Hill. Hill looks to clinch but Steel throws a short knee that drops Hill. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Alex Steel!
After the fight, Alex Steel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Gaffigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaffigan comes into the arena with All In blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gaffigan
vs
Wash

183 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Gaffigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Wash!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Gaffigan as Wash shoots in.
No luck for Gaffigan with that takedown attempt.
Gaffigan fails with the takedown.
Gaffigan fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Gaffigan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wash takes the fight into the clinch.
Wash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gaffigan has hold of one of Wash's legs. Wash is fighting the takedown attempt but Gaffigan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wash trying to keep a closed guard but Gaffigan is proving a slippery customer.
Gaffigan throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gaffigan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gaffigan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaffigan wants it to stay on the feet.
Wash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Gaffigan or perhaps it was just good defense by Wash which made him look bad.
Wash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaffigan is fending him off so far but Wash persists. Nope, Gaffigan circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash with a poor takedown

so Gaffigan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gaffigan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wash's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaffigan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaffigan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gaffigan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Wash has an active guard here but Gaffigan has managed to pass into half guard.
Wash looks gassed!
Gaffigan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffigan lands with a punch from half guard.
Gaffigan is pressing down on Wash's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wash is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gaffigan connects with a nice short shot to Wash's temple.
Wash avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gaffigan.
Gaffigan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaffigan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wash!
Gaffigan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wash looks a forlorn figure.
Gaffigan raining down shots from the mount!
Wash tries to hold on but Gaffigan postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffigan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Wash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gaffigan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gaffigan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wash is surviving well by controlling Gaffigan's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaffigan breaks from Wash's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Gaffigan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gaffigan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wash gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gaffigan wants to control the pace but Wash is squirming around nicely.
Wash is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sammy Gaffigan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gaffigan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wash can't escape the position.
Wash is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffigan looking to finish Wash with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wash!

Wash is rocked!
Gaffigan loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Wash scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gaffigan land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gaffigan stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gaffigan!
An out of breath Sammy Gaffigan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.