PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Fei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Daring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fei
vs
Daring

185 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhang Fei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Daring!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei fails with the takedown
and Daring counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Fei throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Daring tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fei is in Daring's guard.
Daring keeping moving, preventing Fei from controlling successfully.
Fei content to stall in guard here.
Fei trying to control but Daring is working from the bottom.
Fei looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Zhang Fei just wasn't active enough.
Fei tries to clinch up but Daring circles away and keeps his distance.
Fei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daring tries for a takedown but Fei circles away easily
enabling Fei to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daring takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fei tries to clinch but Daring moves out of range.
Fei connects with a nice looking jab.
Daring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei was well out of range. Poor timing from Daring.
Daring shoots in looking for a takedown. Fei tries to sprawl out of it but Daring keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fei shoots in for a takedown but Daring shows good takedown defense.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daring is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zhang Fei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Daring.
Fei presses Daring against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fei pushes Daring back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daring looks gassed!
Fei has Daring pressed against the cage.
Daring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daring wants a takedown but no success here.

Fei breaks from the clinch.

Daring gets tackled into the cage by Fei. Fei maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fei - that landed with a thud.
Fei missing with knees to the body.
Daring tries to score a body lock takedown but Fei shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fei lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Max Daring has been cut.
Daring takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fei stalling.

Fei breaks the clinch.

Fei closes the distance and clinches.
Fei gets underhooks to prevent Daring's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fei.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Fei.
A body shot lands from Fei.
Fei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daring managing to block the knees to the body from Fei.
Good body shot from Fei.
Fei misses with an elbow over the top.
Fei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Fei.
Fei lands a nice knee to the body.
Fei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daring or not.
Fei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daring avoids it.
Fei gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daring.
Fei lands an elbow that stopped Daring in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Max Daring's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei lands an elbow inside.

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

Daring tries to keep at a distance but Fei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daring's defenses.

The cut above Max Daring's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Fei manages to break the clinch.
Fei displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Max Daring's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Fei has managed to clinch.
Daring wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fei throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daring.
Daring managing to block the knees to the body from Fei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Fei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Daring's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daring takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Fei closes the distance and pushes Daring back into the cage.
Fei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daring's defenses.
Fei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daring is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fei stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daring.
Fei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daring is defending well for now.
Daring is breathing heavily.
Fei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fei tries to break free but Daring pushes him back against the cage.
Daring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fei.
Fei lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Fei.
Daring avoiding damage as Fei throws knees to the body.
Fei missing with knees to the body.
Fei lands a nice knee to the body.
Fei is working Daring over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fei is pushing Daring up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daring in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daring can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei lands a knee to the body.
Fei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fei lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Fei as the two fighters clinch.
Fei pushes Daring back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fei.
Zhang Fei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Fei.
Daring takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fei tries to land knees in the clinch but Daring avoids the damage to the body.
Fei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daring takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fei pushes Daring back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fei breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Daring with that takedown attempt.
Fei wants to clinch up but Daring keeps it at a distance.
Fei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Fei gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Daring is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fei has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fei is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Daring's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daring is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fei is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Daring's shoulder. That is not cool.
Daring tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Daring's face as Fei controls the position.

Zhang Fei has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fei punishes Daring's body with a nice straight punch.

Fei takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Fei.
Fei lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Fei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Daring's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daring paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daring tries for a takedown but Fei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Fei closes the distance and clinches.
Fei wants to break free but Daring has control.
Fei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daring.
Daring is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fei pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fei tries to land knees in the clinch but Daring avoids the damage to the body.
Daring takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Fei.
Fei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fei presses Daring against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daring.
Fei lands an elbow just above Daring 's eye.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zhang Fei!