PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig comes to the cage accompanied by the Smiths - Meat Is Murder. Dog is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fan of Marrizle and CC - What I Want. Crazy Dog acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Danzig
vs
Dog

170 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
149 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig closes the distance but Dog moves to the side
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Danzig is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danzig fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danzig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danzig misses with a wild body shot.
Danzig tries to clinch up
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danzig tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig wants to clinch but Dog slips to the side
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Danzig tries to clinch up
and Dog counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danzig tries to clinch up
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danzig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dog somewhat.
Dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danzig circles away quickly and effectively.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dog counters with a nice body shot.
Dog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig moves to clinch but Dog breaks away
and Dog counters with a nice body shot.
Dog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danzig looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danzig is looking to clinch.
Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danzig tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Danzig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig tries to clinch
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Danzig backing up. Danzig nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Danzig wants to clinch but Dog slips to the side

and Dog counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Dog seems to be looking for submissions.
Dog content to control rather than advance.
Danzig is trying to maintain the position but Dog is very close to passing his half guard.
Danzig is looking to improve his position.
Dog is trying to control. Danzig wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danzig is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danzig pushes Dog off looking to stand but Dog dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig is trying to get back to full guard.

Dog is trying to work for a kimura but Danzig is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danzig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog is pushing down on Danzig's leg trying to pass to half guard. Danzig is fighting to maintain full guard but Dog has managed to sneak the leg through.
Danzig is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Dog dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dog fails to land the takedown.
Dog misses with a two punch combination.
Dog misses with a few strikes there.
Danzig tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
Danzig tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Danzig closes the distance and clinches.
Danzig lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Danzig works on Dog's body with a couple of short punches.
Danzig gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dog.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Danzig.
Dog shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Danzig pinned against the cage. Danzig gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mac Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Dog.
Danzig tries to clinch but Dog moves away
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Danzig moves to clinch but Dog breaks away
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.

Danzig clinches up against the cage.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danzig is pressed up against the cage. Dog has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Danzig down to the mat. Danzig avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig dodges the punch combination from Dog.
Danzig is looking to clinch but Dog is avoiding it.
Danzig wants to clinch.
Dog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dog blocks a head kick by Danzig.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danzig darts in trying to clinch
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Danzig wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crazy Dog seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Dog dives in and scores a takedown into Danzig's guard.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Danzig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dog drops back, looking for a kneebar! Danzig looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Danzig looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Danzig!
Danzig in side control, throwing shots but Dog defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig wants to control but Dog is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danzig is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dog is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Danzig tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Danzig has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danzig tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danzig wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Danzig dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dog shoots in looking for a takedown but Danzig manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dog's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danzig doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danzig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danzig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Danzig.
Dog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danzig makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danzig connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Danzig misses with a two punch combination.
Dog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mac Danzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig leaves Dog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dog lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Danzig lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dog has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dog and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danzig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
Danzig throws a push kick but Dog slaps the foot to one side.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog looks for a takedown but Danzig sprawls well.
Mac Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Dog.
Danzig wants to clinch
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danzig doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Jab from Dog.
Danzig looks to clinch
and Danzig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danzig is looking to clinch.
Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danzig closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dog counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog throws a one two combo.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danzig tries to clinch
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Danzig lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danzig tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.

Dog feints and as Danzig raises his hands in defense, Dog changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog wants to control from the top but Danzig keeps moving.
Danzig wants to stand up but Dog is controlling him.
Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danzig is keeping the position for now.

Danzig throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danzig is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog passes into half guard.

Dog maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Danzig could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dog has cracked it and Danzig is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dog!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Crazy Dog!