PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andersonn Yuriio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Daniels
vs
Yuriio

185 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andersonn Yuriio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daniels shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yuriio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Daniels blocks the strikes from Yuriio.
You can see the frustration on Yuriio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels advances to full mount.
Yuriio wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Daniels sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yuriio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Daniels.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Daniels working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuriio can't escape the position.
Daniels throwing strikes here but Yuriio is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Yuriio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daniels forces the positional change into back control.
Even with his hooks in, Daniels manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Yuriio is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Daniels.
Yuriio trying to control the hands but Daniels won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels is looking for the choke from the back position but Yuriio is controlling his hands well.
Daniels not allowing Yuriio to control his hands.

Yuriio fending off the submission attempt from Daniels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Daniels patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Yuriio tries to roll but Daniels sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniels is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yuriio has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Yuriio tries to roll but Daniels sticks to his back.

Daniels has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Yuriio has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yuriio looking very determined here, making life difficult for Daniels.
Yuriio manages to reverse the position and now he's in Daniels's guard. Nice work there by Yuriio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yuriio cracks Daniels with a solid left hand.
Yuriio is looking to stand up but Daniels won't let him.
Yuriio won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
Yuriio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daniels is trying to keep Yuriio in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuriio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Daniels dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Daniels shoots in but no luck this time.
Yuriio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.

Daniels scores a takedown into full mount!
Yuriio tries to lock up and control but Daniels gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Daniels could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Daniels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Daniels wants to control the pace but Yuriio is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuriio has given up his back here.
Yuriio is covering up but some of the strikes from Daniels are getting through and doing damage.
Yuriio is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Yuriio breaks Daniels's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yuriio wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Yuriiois looking to pass into half guard but Daniels pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Daniels is in guard.

Daniels decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yuriio, up you get!

Daniels has Yuriio up against the cage in a clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Yuriio misses with a jab, cross combination.

Yuriio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuriio trying to pass the guard but Daniels defending well.
Yuriio is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yuriio manages to pass to mount!
Daniels tries to lock up and control but Yuriio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuriio throwing strikes here but Daniels is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Daniels wants to control but Yuriio is having none of it.
Yuriio dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuriio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Daniels is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yuriio looking to control but Daniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Yuriio connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuriio lands a big elbow.

Yuriio swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Daniels is now in Yuriio's guard. A big mistake from Yuriio there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Yuriio keeps moving.
Yuriio is pulling down on Daniels's head. It's preventing any offense from Daniels, at least for the moment.

Yuriio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andersonn Yuriio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Yuriio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yuriio's guard.
Daniels preventing the sweep.

Yuriio working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Daniels has passed into half guard!
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daniels is keen to just control but Yuriio is a slippery customer.
Yuriio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Daniels stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Yuriio doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Daniels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justin Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Yuriio keeps moving.
Daniels controls from within his opponent's guard.

Daniels stands up and waves to Yuriio to follow him.

Daniels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yuriio!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control but Yuriio is having none of it.
Daniels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yuriio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels unloads with some shots from mount but Yuriio bucks and avoids them well.
Daniels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yuriio hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuriio is trying desperately to improve position.
Daniels with shots to the head and body - Yuriio looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Yuriio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Daniels controlling the pace for now.

Daniels looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yuriio working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a head shot.
Daniels avoids the attempt from Yuriio to control.
Yuriio is trying to stand but he's just given Daniels his back.

Daniels is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Yuriio is defending well though. Daniels let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuriio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

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