PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennins Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dennins Daniels has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Daniels
vs
Lancaster

178 cm
25
184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennins Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lancaster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Lancaster's body. Lancaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Lancaster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dennins Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Lancaster.
Lancaster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Lancaster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniels getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lancaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lancaster shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lancaster was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lancaster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lancaster.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Lancaster throws an elbow but Daniels slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to bench press Lancaster off him but Lancaster keeps the position.
Daniels wants to control but Lancaster postures up.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard.
Daniels is trying to control Lancaster's posture but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Lancaster are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Daniels is trying to control Lancaster's posture but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Daniels some visible discomfort.
Lancaster scoring with punches and elbows.

Daniels is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels wants to control but Lancaster postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daniels to see if he's OK.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lancaster tries to kick Daniels off but Daniels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.
Daniels misses with a head shot. Lancaster uses the momentum to regain guard.
Daniels trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lancaster can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Daniels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lancaster looking to control.
Daniels trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lancaster pulls Daniels in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Troy Lancaster wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lancaster misses with a wild combination.
Lancaster is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Troy Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels works the jab nicely.

Lancaster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daniels is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
Daniels taking some punishment here, with Lancaster in his half guard.
Daniels tries to get to full guard but Lancaster has control of the leg.
Daniels trying to control from the bottom.
Daniels is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lancaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniels pulls Lancaster in to control the position.
Lancaster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Daniels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancaster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lancaster stands up over Daniels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lancaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Lancaster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lancaster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lancaster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Lancaster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels clobbers Lancaster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.

Lancaster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daniels manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Daniels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lancaster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daniels managing to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Daniels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Troy Lancaster has got the better of the ground game so far.

Daniels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lancaster defends well.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lancaster manages to get himself to full guard.
Lancaster working a defensive guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancaster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lancaster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster wants to stand up but Daniels is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster.
Lancaster trying to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Troy Lancaster hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Lancaster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lancaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is pressing down on Lancaster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lancaster postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lancaster connects with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster scoring with some ground and pound.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.
Daniels looking to control.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lancaster throws a big elbow that misses.
Lancaster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancaster's guard.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster wants to control the position but Daniels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lancaster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lancaster is looking to get back to full guard here but Daniels has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking to reverse the position.
Daniels scoring with punches from side control.
Daniels in side control, throwing shots but Lancaster defends.
Lancaster is looking to regain half guard here but Daniels keeps moving and retains side control.
Daniels scoring with punches and elbows.

Daniels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
Daniels is working Lancaster over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lancaster throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Lancaster wants to control but Daniels postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Troy Lancaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lancaster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Lancaster gets the takedown into side control.
Daniels sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lancaster slips a nice elbow through Daniels's hands, connecting with Daniels's forehead.
Daniels gets back to full guard.
Lancaster is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Daniels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lancaster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Daniels looking to control.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniels trying to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Daniels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lancaster content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lancaster landing with the ground and pound.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Daniels is adopting a defensive guard.
Lancaster postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daniels looking to control.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Lancaster lands a couple of elbows.

Daniels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lancaster is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels trying to control the position.
Lancaster is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster cracks Daniels with a solid left hand.

Daniels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lancaster defends it easily.
Dennins Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lancaster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Daniels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lancaster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Lancaster tries to pass.
Lancaster working some strikes from top position.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels is adopting a defensive guard.
Lancaster connects with a couple of short punches.
Daniels is trying to keep Lancaster in close.
Lancaster looking to pass the guard.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lancaster working some strikes from top position.
Lancaster stands up over Daniels, holding on to his feet. Lancaster throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Daniels is out cold! Lancaster lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Troy Lancaster!