PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stewart
vs
Daniels

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

165 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels tries to clinch but Stewart moves away

and Stewart counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daniels wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart is standing up over Daniels. Daniels looks to escape but Stewart dives into side control.
Daniels prevents Stewart from improving position.
Daniels seems a little lost for a moment, as Stewart dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels pushes Stewart away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stewart gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stewart staying calm.
Stewart in side control, throwing shots but Daniels defends.
Daniels is not content to let Stewart control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Phil Stewart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt

and Stewart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Daniels working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daniels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daniels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Stewart takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Stewart controls the action.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Stewart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels tries to work over Stewart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stewart blocks a body shot from Daniels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart blocking some punches.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Daniels.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stewart is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stewart somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels tries to clinch up

and Stewart counters with a single leg into guard. Daniels didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stewart stops Daniels from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart trying to move into half guard but instead Daniels has managed to sweep!
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart looking for a sweep. Not yet Stewart, not yet.
Daniels sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stewart's guard.

Stewart has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Daniels escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Daniels!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stewart to his feet.
Stewart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.

Daniels has Stewart up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Stewart prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Stewart controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
A short left from Daniels.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Stewart controls the action.
Stewart blocking some punches.
Stewart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels throws an elbow but it misses.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Daniels tries a body shot but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart fails to pull guard.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stewart pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Phil Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Daniels tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Stewart counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stewart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daniels tries to kick Stewart off but Stewart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Daniels makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels tries to clinch
and Stewart counters with a stiff right hand.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniels as he avoids it easily.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Stewart keeps it at a distance.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels moves to clinch but Stewart breaks away
and Stewart counters with a two punch combo.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
Daniels wants to clinch but Stewart slips to the side

and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Stewart.
Stewart is trying to pull guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Daniels.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stewart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stewart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Stewart controls his hands.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart blocks an elbow strike.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Stewart shrugs off.
Stewart is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stewart has his back to the cage.
A short right from Daniels.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Stewart takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phil Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daniels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!