PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Kvelertak - Blodtørst as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Tony
vs
Daniels

186 cm
23
218 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
216 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Tony misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tony lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daniels at a distance.
Tony fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniels avoids it really well and circles away.
James Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Tony misses with a leg kick.
Tony with a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tony.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Daniels is not content to let Tony control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony controls the position.
Daniels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Tony is controlling well.
Daniels is not content to let Tony control the position.
Daniels holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tony stops Daniels from getting back to his feet.

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 keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Tony is trying to work for a kimura but Daniels is defending well.
Daniels tries to roll over but Tony keeps him under control.
Tony stops Daniels from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels throws a front kick that sends Tony stumbling back into the cage.
Tony shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Tony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tony connects with a looping right hand.
Tony chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Tony drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tony landing a few strikes.
Daniels is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tony off and has taken his back!
Daniels lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tony.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tony is really stuck here.
Tony manages to reverse the position and now he's in Daniels's guard. Nice work there by Tony.
Daniels pulls Tony in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tony throws a big right hand that misses.
Tony trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Tony thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tony is defended easily by Daniels.
Daniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Tony will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tony motions for Daniels to come forward. Tony throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a good, hard body kick but Tony shrugs it off.
Tony drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tony avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Tony shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tony with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tony blocks a low kick nicely.
Tony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tony throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tony on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
Tony looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Tony misses the shot to the body.
Tony comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jim Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Daniels lands with an uppercut that bounces Tony off the cage and back into rage.
Tony cracks Daniels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tony gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Tony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tony fails with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a series of strikes. Tony will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tony darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tony gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tony lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Tony misses with a looping right.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tony is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jim Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tony misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tony shoots and misses
and Tony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
Good shot there by Daniels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tony in his tracks.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.

Daniels has managed to clinch.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Daniels taking a breather.
Tony displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daniels up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daniels pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daniels, as that shot connected.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tony's sensitive parts.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels lands with a right hand.
Daniels slips a jab from Tony.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Tony misses.
Tony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tony works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tony throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big right from Tony misses.
Tony scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Tony.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Tony throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniels moves out of range as Tony strikes.
Daniels wants to slow Tony down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Tony avoids them all with ease.
Tony throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Tony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels lands a head kick. Tony smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tony throws a head kick that misses.
Tony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Jim Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tony blocks a jab.
Tony looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Daniels lands a jab-cross combination.
Tony misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tony's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony misses with a jab to the body
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Tony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tony moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tony.
Tony misses with a takedown attempt
and Tony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tony doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Tony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with a hook.
Daniels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tony on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Tony throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Tony walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
Tony thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
and Daniels counters with an outside leg kick.
Well,Tony is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Daniels throws a leg kick but Tony moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tony. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Daniels lands with a cross.
Tony throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Tony swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tony thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels works the jab nicely.

Tony is rocked!
Daniels throws a quick head kick that knocks Tony silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Daniels is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Daniels!