PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harrison F Doubleday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doubleday's entrance music is Working Man by Rush. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

F Doubleday
vs
Daniels

178 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 Hilo, Harrison F Doubleday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels stuffs the takedown attempt from Doubleday. Doubleday gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doubleday momentarily.
Daniels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Doubleday looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Doubleday is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Doubleday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daniels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Doubleday looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Doubleday is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubleday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daniels's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Doubleday is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daniels has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels won't allow Doubleday to pass to mount.
Daniels wants to control but Doubleday is keeping busy.
Doubleday frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Doubleday punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daniels wants to control but Doubleday is having none of it.
Doubleday lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Rob Daniels has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Daniels is working to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doubleday cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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 is squirming around, avoiding Doubleday's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee warns Daniels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

The cut above Rob Daniels's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Daniels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harrison F Doubleday!