PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 1246 p4p, 577 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 174 p4p, 83 weight class). Weight has chosen They say that I'm Crazy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kevin Daughtrey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daughtrey
vs
Weight

180 cm
31
179
22 - 18 - 1

185 cm
30
177
22 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weight counters with a straight right hand.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch.
Weight avoids the body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey throws a nice looking combination but Weight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daughtrey sets himself, and Weight steps forward looking for the clinch! Daughtrey avoids it this time.
Weight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daughtrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weight was well out of range. Poor timing from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands with a straight right. Weight didn't see that one coming.
Weight keeps the fight on the outside.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daughtrey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weight.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Weight moves out of range.
Weight throws the left hand but Daughtrey avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Daughtrey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey lands a jab to the nose.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daughtrey throws a hook but Weight avoids it easily.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daughtrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Weight circles away.
Weight staying out of range there.
Daughtrey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Weight slips under a jab from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weight has time to react.
Weight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daughtrey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Weight manages to circle out of the way.
Weight throws a series of punches but Daughtrey avoids them all with ease.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up
and Weight counters with a nice body shot.
Weight swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Weight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daughtrey lands a body shot.
Daughtrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 looks to land a right hand but Weight moved out of range.
It seemed like Weight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daughtrey scores with a shot to the body.
Weight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Welter Weight has been cut.
Weight cracks Daughtrey with an open hand slap.

It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.

Daughtrey has closed the distance and engaged Weight in a clinch.
Weight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weight lands a hook that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
Weight lands a right hand.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight scores with a shoulder strike.
Daughtrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Daughtrey lands an uppercut.
Weight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daughtrey misses with some punches.
Daughtrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.
Weight scores with a shot to the side of Daughtrey's head.
Weight working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Daughtrey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daughtrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daughtrey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weight cracks Daughtrey with a nice body shot.
Weight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Daughtrey.
Weight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.
Weight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Daughtrey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Weight can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
Weight tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Weight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
Weight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daughtrey.
Weight lands with a left to the head.
Daughtrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Weight.
Daughtrey is leaning against Weight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Weight works on Daughtrey's body with a couple of short punches.
Weight lands an uppercut.
Daughtrey jumps guard but Weight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Daughtrey.
Weight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weight tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it.
Daughtrey pushes Weight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Daughtrey will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daughtrey throws a body shot but no joy.
Weight is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Weight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daughtrey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Daughtrey clinches up with Weight and pushes him back against the cage.
Daughtrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtrey lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Weight on the inside.
Daughtrey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daughtrey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Weight up against the cage.
Daughtrey lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight lands a hook that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daughtrey lands with a right to the head.
Weight lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike.
Weight can't find room to land a body shot as Daughtrey controls the action.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weight misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Weight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daughtrey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daughtrey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daughtrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weight backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Weight takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Daughtrey lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Weight.
Weight has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.
A right handed body shot lands from Weight.
Weight swings wildly with an uppercut but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight is trying to maintain a safe position but Daughtrey gets an underhook and turns Weight into the cage.
Daughtrey scores with a shoulder strike.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Weight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Weight on the inside.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Weight.
Weight prevents a body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands with a light punch inside.
Weight avoids the elbow strike from Daughtrey, against the cage.
Daughtrey digs a right hand underneath Weight's ribcage. Weight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kevin Daughtrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daughtrey digs a right hand into Weight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weight's gas tank.
Weight misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daughtrey up against the cage.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.
Daughtrey takes a shot to the head.
Weight misses with a punch on the inside.
Weight misses with a body punch.
Daughtrey blocks a body shot from Weight.
Weight tries to throw a body punch but Daughtrey avoids it by throwing Weight back against the cage.
Weight blocks the elbow strike.
Daughtrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daughtrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daughtrey cracks Weight with a nice body shot.
Daughtrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weight backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey with a knee to the head.
Weight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daughtrey misses with a punch to the body.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Daughtrey controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weight is leaning against Daughtrey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daughtrey lands a body shot.
Weight lands with a light punch inside.
Daughtrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daughtrey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Daughtrey dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Daughtrey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Daughtrey darts in trying to clinch
and Daughtrey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch.
Weight lands with a shot to the body.
Weight avoids the body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Weight walks into a stiff left hand from Daughtrey.

Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
Daughtrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey cracks Weight with a nice body shot.
Weight blocks a body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Weight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey throws out a loose jab but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight tries to counter with a clinch but Daughtrey shakes him off and moves away.
Weight catches Daughtrey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Weight is having none of it.
Daughtrey loads up on a big right hand but Weight slips the punch.
Daughtrey misses with a jab to the body
and Weight counters with a stiff right hand.
Daughtrey moves out of range of the strikes.
Weight loads up on a big right hand but Daughtrey slips the punch.

Daughtrey takes the fight into the clinch.
Daughtrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Daughtrey controls his hands.
Daughtrey lands a body shot.
Weight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daughtrey backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Daughtrey.
Weight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weight.
A shot in the inside from Daughtrey.
Weight working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daughtrey.
Weight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.
Weight swings wildly with an uppercut but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtrey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kevin Daughtrey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weight.
Weight misses with the head strike.
Weight tries to work over Daughtrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Daughtrey.
Weight tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it.
Weight gets through Daughtrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.
Weight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weight lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey takes a shot to the head.
Weight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daughtrey has a couple of punches blocked by Weight.
Weight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weight has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.

Weight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Welter Weight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Welter Weight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daughtrey 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Daughtrey!
Kevin Daughtrey gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).