PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between T Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dawg
vs
Daniels

179 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 London, T Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Daniels!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Dawg digs a good body shot into Daniels's ribs.
Daniels is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dawg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawg throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Dawg tests Daniels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawg as he jumps to the side.
Dawg throws a combination that misses

and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dawg wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Dawg tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
Daniels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dawg avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawg's efforts to push away.
Daniels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
T Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Daniels.
Daniels fails to pull guard.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawg throws a left and a right that both miss

and Daniels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dawg tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
Dawg wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Dawg managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dawg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Daniels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dawg walks away with a smile on his face. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Daniels clinches up against the cage.
Dawg wants to break the clinch but can't.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawg circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.

Dawg lands a left and a right that send Daniels crashing to the mat, dazed. Dawg thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Daniels is rocked!

It looks like Bret Daniels has been cut.
Daniels looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dawg! Daniels is backing up but he can't get away as Dawg lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Daniels and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). T Dawg!