PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 4683 p4p, 4673 weight class) and Jakub Willim (ranked 395 p4p, 394 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Daniels
vs
Willim

168 cm
18
153
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

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 Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakub Willim!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Willim.
Daniels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willim.
Daniels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willim.
Daniels is looking to counter the offense by Willim and move into the clinch.
Willim tries to clinch up.
Willim closes the distance and clinches up with Daniels, looking for a takedown. Willim pushes Daniels against the cage but Daniels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Willim.
Willim shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Willim looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but Willim just gets out of the way.
Daniels throws a low kick but Willim avoids it.
Willim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willim controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a couple of elbows.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels throws a big elbow that misses.
Willim has control of Daniels's left arm, preventing Daniels from doing any damage.

Daniels is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Willim blocks nicely.
Willim throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daniels postures up.
Willim is adopting a defensive guard.
Daniels trying to control but Willim is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willim.
Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
Willim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Daniels.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to land a leg kick but Willim saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Willim manages to circle out of the way.
Willim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willim wants to clinch.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Willim's knee but Willim avoids it well.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Willim does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Willim.

Daniels closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Willim to the mat! Willim manages to get full guard.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Willim.
Daniels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Willim pulls Daniels in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Willim blocks nicely.
Daniels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels stops Willim from standing up.

Willim is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Willim keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Daniels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels winds up and cracks Willim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels 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.

Daniels throws a series of punches but Willim avoids them all with ease.
Willim with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels misses with a low kick.

Willim shoots in and gets a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Daniels being controlled here, momentarily.
Willim trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Jack Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daniels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Daniels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Willim defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Willim gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Willim clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willim can do to turn this around?
Willim prevents the takedown attempt.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Willim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Daniels gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Willim breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Daniels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willim checks a low kick from Daniels.
Willim tries to counter by closing the distance.
Daniels shoots in and drives through. Willim sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Willim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!

Willim decides to stand up.
Willim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willim is defended easily by Daniels.
As Willim looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but Willim just gets out of the way.
Willim feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Willim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Daniels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Willim is trying to stand up here but Daniels is controlling him well.

Daniels is working for a kimura but Willim is defending it quite comfortably.
Daniels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Willim defends it.
Daniels misses with a head shot. Willim uses the momentum to regain guard.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses. Willim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Willim!

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Daniels will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Daniels wants to slow Willim down by chopping away at his legs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Willim or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Willim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willim misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but Willim is quick to defend against it.
Daniels feints and then cracks Willim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willim down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Willim blocks the leg kick.
Daniels shoots in but Willim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willim circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Willim moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Willim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Willim.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Willim slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Willim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels motions for Willim to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Willim defends well and Daniels ends up having to push Willim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Willim wants to counter with a clinch but Daniels pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willim is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Willim won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants a takedown.

Willim pulls guard successfully.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Willim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Willim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daniels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daniels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Willim keeps moving.
Willim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Willim keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daniels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Willim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Willim working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Willim moved away.

Daniels is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Willim's half guard.

Willim makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A clash of legs there as Willim blocks the low kick.

Willim fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daniels to the ground. Willim is now in Daniels's guard.

Daniels kicks Willim off and gets to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.

Willim kicks off Daniels and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Willim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Daniels!