PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Daniels
vs
Riseman

182 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Riseman lands with a kick to the temple. Daniels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Billy Daniels has been cut.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Jonathan Riseman has been cut.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Riseman is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Riseman slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Riseman moved out of range.
Riseman is looking to clinch.
Riseman wants to clinch.
Daniels misses with a hook. Riseman ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riseman blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Riseman landing knees to the head.
Riseman lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Riseman scores with a knee to the head.
Daniels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riseman missing with knees to the body.
Daniels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Riseman blocks with his arms.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Riseman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.

Riseman clinches.
Knees to the body from Riseman.
Riseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Riseman holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Riseman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riseman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riseman scores with a head kick.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Riseman ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Riseman.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Riseman.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses
and Riseman counters with a good, hard body kick but Daniels shrugs it off.
Riseman scores with a head kick.

Riseman moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.
Riseman blocks an elbow strike.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.

Riseman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Billy Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Riseman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Riseman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riseman's face.
Riseman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
Riseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daniels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riseman avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Riseman tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.

Riseman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Riseman avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Riseman lands a high kick!

Riseman instigates a clinch.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Riseman jumps guard.

Riseman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Riseman tries to clinch up.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Riseman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riseman tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Riseman slips under a jab.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.

Riseman clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riseman.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but Daniels blocks with his arms.
Riseman slowing the pace effectively.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Riseman manages to break the clinch.
Riseman moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Daniels. That snapped Riseman's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Daniels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Riseman moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Riseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Riseman scores with a knee to the head.
Daniels avoiding damage as Riseman throws knees to the body.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Riseman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Riseman wants to clinch.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riseman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Riseman moves out of range of the strikes.
Riseman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid body kick from Riseman.
A head kick misses from Riseman.
Jonathan Riseman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riseman tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riseman was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.

Riseman has Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riseman trying to stall but Daniels improves his position.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman with a knee to the head.
Riseman trying to land knees to the body.
Riseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Riseman.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Riseman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riseman.

Riseman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Riseman.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses

and Riseman moves into the clinch.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Riseman avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Riseman.
Riseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Riseman blocks with his arms.
Riseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riseman blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Riseman breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daniels throws a hook but Riseman avoids it easily.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riseman tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Riseman wants to clinch.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riseman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Riseman off the cage and back into rage.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.

Riseman moves into the clinch.
Riseman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riseman scores with a knee to the head.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daniels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riseman's brow.
Riseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riseman obliges.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Riseman lands a knee to the head.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riseman.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Riseman managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Riseman misses with a knee strike.
Riseman managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Riseman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riseman avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Riseman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Riseman dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.
Riseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daniels is keeping busy.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riseman blocks it with crossed arms.
Riseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daniels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riseman's brow.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Riseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Riseman's shoulder, as Riseman tries to avoid the shot.
Billy Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Riseman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels tests Riseman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riseman doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left lands for Daniels.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Riseman is just out of range.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Riseman moved out of range nicely.
Daniels throws a jab when Riseman was well out of range.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Riseman has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Riseman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Riseman instigates a clinch.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
Riseman tries to stall but Daniels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riseman's face.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Riseman dodges an elbow strike from Daniels.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jonathan Riseman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Riseman.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Daniels throws an elbow but it misses.
Riseman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riseman misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riseman is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Riseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Riseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Riseman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses

and Riseman counters by moving into the clinch.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riseman trying to stall but Daniels improves his position.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riseman tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Riseman is blocking nicely.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Riseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riseman managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Riseman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Billy Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riseman is defending well for now.
Riseman crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.

Riseman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but Riseman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Riseman clinches.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Riseman with a knee to the head.
Riseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riseman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Riseman is blocking nicely.
Riseman lands a knee to the head.
Riseman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a knee strike.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riseman's face.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.

Riseman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riseman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Riseman slips under a jab.

Riseman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riseman avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels is pressed up against the cage. Riseman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daniels down to the mat. Daniels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Billy Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Riseman.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Riseman is just out of range.
Riseman moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Riseman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels misses with a looping left.

Riseman has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Riseman crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
Riseman blocks an elbow strike from Daniels.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Riseman crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Riseman.
Riseman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riseman misses with a knee strike.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riseman blocks it with crossed arms.
Riseman looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Riseman is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riseman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riseman with a knee to the head.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman misses with a knee to the head.
Riseman missing with knees to the body.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Riseman working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Daniels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daniels throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Riseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels cracks Riseman with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Riseman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riseman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Riseman!