PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the Bone. Toney has chosen Wicked as his entrance music. Alberto Daniels had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Daniels
vs
Toney

185 cm
26
210 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
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Brute

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Toney!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Toney blocks the low kick.
Daniels throws a solid leg kick but Toney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daniels.
Daniels attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daniels throws a low kick but Toney avoids it.
Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels throws a solid leg kick but Toney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daniels.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown. Toney tries to sprawl out of it but Daniels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toney blocks a low kick nicely.
Daniels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toney misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Daniels misses
and Toney counters with a left and a right that stings Daniels.
Sloppy strikes from Toney. Those never looked like landing.
Toney throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Toney moved away.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Toney's leg but Toney calmly moves out of range.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels tries to land a leg kick but Toney saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toney sprawls well. Toney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Toney.
Daniels swings away with a leg kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels tries to break free but Toney pushes him back against the cage.
Toney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Toney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Toney gets underhooks to prevent Daniels's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toney has Daniels pushed against the cage.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Toney has double underhooks.
Toney leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.

Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toney.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Alberto Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toney.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels is looking to wear down Toney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Toney!
Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daniels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toney tries to avoid it but Daniels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toney to the ground. Toney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice jab there from Toney.
Daniels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toney throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Toney checks it.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toney sprawls well. Toney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Toney.
Daniels throws a solid leg kick but Toney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daniels.
Toney checks a low kick from Daniels.
Toney misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Daniels drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Daniels throws a strike but Toney rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daniels looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Toney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Toney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toney misses the shot to the body.
James Toney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels thows a leg kick but Toney checks it
and Toney counters with a one-two to the body.
Good work by Toney as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Daniels misses

and Toney counters by moving into the clinch.
Daniels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Toney is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Toney prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Toney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
Toney misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Toney has double underhooks.
Toney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Toney keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Toney.
Toney lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Toney.
Toney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Toney has him pressed against the cage.
Toney stalling in the clinch.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Toney.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toney lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Toney has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toney lands an uppercut.
Daniels is trying to push Toney away but Toney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Toney lands with a short shot to the head.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head.
A hook to the body from Toney.
James Toney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toney prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toney lands a nice uppercut.

Daniels is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Toney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toney lands with a left to the head.
Toney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toney drops Daniels with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Daniels is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Toney!
A relieved looking James Toney thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.