PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Me Myself Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me Myself Irene will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Daniels
vs
Myself Irene

173 cm
23
175 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Me Myself Irene!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Irene.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Irene slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Irene misses.
Daniels takes a swing at Irene's ribcage but misses.
Irene throws a one two combo.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Irene fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irene's head.
Irene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Irene is just out of range.
Irene throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Irene only half commits.
Irene cracks Daniels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daniels lands a slapping body shot.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irene lands a head kick!
Daniels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irene. Irene obviously looking to wear him down.
Irene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irene throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Me Myself Irene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irene throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irene is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Me Myself Irene has been cut.
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Irene misses with a leg kick.
Irene lands with a nice body kick.
Irene misses with a head kick.
Irene throws a head kick that misses.
Irene throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Me Myself Irene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels lands with a shot to the body.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irene throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Irene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irene tried to score with a low kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irene.
Irene lands a high kick!
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irene can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irene takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Irene.
Irene throws a low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily.
Irene scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Irene misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
Daniels checks the leg kick.
Irene misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irene lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irene throws a leg kick that misses.
Daniels throws a head kick but Irene moves out of range.
Irene misses with a hook.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Irene misses with a straight left.
No luck for Daniels with that takedown attempt.
Irene works over Daniels's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Irene.
Irene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Irene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Irene.
Irene with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Irene moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irene throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Irene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daniels misses with a hook. Irene ducked under it nicely.
Irene thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Irene is predictable there

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Irene fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Irene looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Daniels has picked Irene up and slammed him! Irene can't keep hold of the triangle and Daniels manages to pass to side control!
Irene seems a little lost for a moment, as Daniels dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control but Irene is keeping him busy.
Daniels connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Irene some visible discomfort.
Daniels just content to control the position.
Irene wants to control but Daniels postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Irene tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Daniels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irene has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irene tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Cedric Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Me Myself Irene's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Irene thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irene buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Irene scores with a leg kick.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Irene throws a head kick that Daniels semi-blocks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Irene.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irene throws a head kick that half lands.
Irene scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Irene.
Irene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Irene.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Irene checks the leg kick.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Irene's shoulder, as Irene tries to avoid the shot.
Irene wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Irene fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daniels checks it well.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Irene moved away.
Irene takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That has opened up Me Myself Irene's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Irene connects with a solid leg kick.

Daniels shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daniels showed some decent athleticism there.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Irene dodges it nicely.
Daniels is trying to control. Irene wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Irene wants to stand back up but Daniels manages to pass into side control.
Irene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Irene struggling a bit here.
Irene tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Daniels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Irene tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Irene.
Irene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irene takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels throws the left hand but Irene avoids the punch easily.
Irene throws a leg kick
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Irene attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Irene just misses with a punch to the body.
Irene lands with a cross.
Irene walks into a stiff left hand from Daniels.
Irene throws a lazy body kick
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irene lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Irene throws a leg kick but Daniels moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Irene throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daniels.
Irene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Irene ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irene manages to avoid it.
Irene misses with a straight left.
A jab from Irene misses.
Daniels misses with a leg kick.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Irene.
Irene throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irene throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
A jab from Daniels misses.
A jab lands there for Daniels.
Irene scores with a head kick.
Irene tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
Irene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Irene sizes up Daniels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.

The cut above Me Myself Irene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Irene.
Irene scores with a leg kick.
Irene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irene is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Irene feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Irene looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Irene lands with a right hand.
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!
Daniels closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irene circles away.
Irene throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Irene.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Irene.
Irene lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Irene throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irene fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cedric Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Me Myself Irene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Daniels lands with a cross.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Irene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Irene throws a head kick that misses
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Irene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irene thinking.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irene.
Irene ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Irene misses with a low kick.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Cedric Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Irene ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Irene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels throws a series of strikes that have Irene backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Irene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.

Daniels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Daniels passes into half guard.
Daniels stalling.
Daniels moves into full mount! Irene won't be happy about that!
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels moves to back control.

Irene tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Daniels sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces Irene to tap. Impressive finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cedric Daniels!