PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T - Exodus 23:1. Terrence Thornton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Thornton
vs
Daniels

187 cm
26
178 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
176 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrence Thornton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thornton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Thornton.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thornton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thornton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thornton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cartel Muerte in the buildup to the fight.
Terrence Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thornton is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
Thornton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thornton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels tries to bum rush Thornton with a series of wild strikes but Thornton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thornton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Thornton circles away.
Thornton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daniels has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thornton backing away here, and Daniels unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Thornton gets tackled into the cage by Daniels. Daniels maintains the clinch.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorntons head.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thornton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thornton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thornton misses with a body punch.
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
Thornton misses with a punch on the inside.
Thornton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thornton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thornton wants to take the fight to the mat but Daniels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to work over Thornton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.
Thornton misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton cracks Daniels with a nice body shot.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thornton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thornton lands a hook that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Thornton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Daniels - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Thornton breaks the clinch.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thornton throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels walks into a straight right hand from Thornton.
A low kick from Thornton misses
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
Thornton swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thornton gets tackled into the cage by Daniels. Daniels maintains the clinch.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.

Thornton breaks the clinch.

Thornton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daniels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Daniels is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thornton is controlling him well.
Thornton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thornton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thornton working the body and head with strikes.
Thornton looking to control but instead Daniels has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Thornton moves nicely into side control.
Thornton tries to score with some ground and pound. Daniels controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thornton landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Thornton.
Daniels wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thornton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Terrence Thornton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thornton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thornton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thornton misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thornton tries to land a body kick
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
Thornton missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thornton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels checks the leg kick.

Thornton takes the fight into the clinch.
Jack Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thornton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Thornton.
Thornton missing with knees to the body.
Thornton misses with some punches.
Thornton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thornton is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thornton working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thornton as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Thornton taking a breather.
Thornton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daniels after a bit of a struggle.
Thornton can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.

Thornton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thornton throws a leg kick that misses.
Daniels tries to counter with a clinch but Thornton shakes him off and moves away.
Thornton throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Daniels is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Thornton takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels wants to stall.
Thornton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daniels gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Thornton.
Thornton is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thornton is trying to maintain a safe position but Daniels gets an underhook and turns Thornton into the cage.

Thornton is trying to trip Daniels. He has hold of a leg but Daniels is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thornton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thornton is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
Thornton stops Daniels from standing up.
Daniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thornton.
Thornton throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Thornton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Thornton won't allow Daniels to get back to his feet.
Thornton with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thornton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jack Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Thornton is avoiding it.
Thornton looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels moves away from the strike by Thornton.
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Thornton looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Daniels blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thornton.
Thornton tries for a takedown but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniels lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thornton lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Thornton does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thornton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thornton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thornton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Thornton.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thornton - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton keeps the fight on the outside.

Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Thornton tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thornton.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Thornton controls the action.
Thornton lands a body shot.
Thornton misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.
Thornton can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrence Thornton dominated that second round.
That's time! Thornton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Thornton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thornton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Thornton is avoiding it.
Thornton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniels sprawls well. Daniels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thornton gets slowly back to his feet.
Terrence Thornton is winning the standup battle so far.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Thornton backs off Daniels throws a huge counter combo but Thornton manages to avoid it all.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Thornton pushes him off.
Daniels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Daniels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Thornton.
Thornton throws a predictable looking body shot

and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels slowing the pace effectively.
Daniels gets underhooks to prevent Thornton's takedown attempt.
Daniels tries a body shot but Thornton blocks it.
Thornton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thornton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Thornton misses with the head strike.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thornton working aggressively here.
Thornton looking to stall.
Thornton being controlled against the cage.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Thornton's head.
Thornton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daniels smiles and moves away.
Thornton throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Thornton is avoiding it.
Thornton throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thornton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels slips under a jab.
Daniels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thornton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thornton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daniels counters with an outside leg kick.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thornton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels drops his hands momentarily and Thornton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is looking to land body kicks.
Daniels lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Thornton sets himself, and Daniels steps forward looking for the clinch! Thornton avoids it this time.
Daniels throws a good cross that connects.

Daniels instigates a clinch.
Thornton letting Daniels take a breather here.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Thornton.
Thornton misses with the head strike.
Thornton is looking to take this one to the mat.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Thornton misses.
Thornton looks to throw a body kick
and Daniels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thornton's knee momentarily.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thornton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thornton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Thornton moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.
Daniels gets through Thornton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thornton.
Thornton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels wants to stall.
Daniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thornton misses with some punches.
Thornton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thornton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thornton trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thornton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thornton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thornton tries to stall but Daniels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jack Daniels just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thornton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daniels counters with a two punch combo.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thornton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thornton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thornton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Thornton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniels flicks out a counter leg kick but Thornton steps away.
Thornton scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Thornton misses with a shot to the body
and Thornton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Thornton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thornton has a takedown stuffed.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thornton with a hook.
Daniels wants to clinch.

Daniels moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thornton is trying to break free.
Thornton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daniels walks away with a smile on his face. Thornton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thornton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thornton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thornton swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Thornton misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Thornton misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thornton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thornton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels wants to counter the offense by Thornton and move into the clinch position.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.

Thornton drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thornton is controlling him.
Thornton looking to sit in guard and control but Daniels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Daniels wants to stand but Thornton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Thornton.
Daniels stands up over Thornton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thornton keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornton has his hands on Daniels's head, controlling the position.
Daniels postures up.
Terrence Thornton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Thornton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thornton managing to control the position.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Thornton keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Daniels.

Thornton pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels is trying to stall.
Thornton is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.

Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Thornton throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Terrence Thornton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thornton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thornton dives in and grabs Daniels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes down on Thornton's head and hops out.
Thornton tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily
and Daniels counters with a two punch combo.
Daniels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daniels wants it to stay on the feet.
Thornton sets himself, and Daniels steps forward looking for the clinch! Thornton avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thornton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Thornton misses its target.
Thornton throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thornton swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Daniels releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thornton scores with a nice right hand.
Thornton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thornton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Thornton looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thornton misses with a hook.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Thornton circles away.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thornton backing away here, and Daniels unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thornton misses with a looping left.
Thornton swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Thornton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Thornton.
Daniels moves out of range as Thornton throws a body kick.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thornton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels slips under a jab from Thornton.
Thornton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Thornton, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Thornton is avoiding it.
Thornton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thornton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels tries to clinch but Thornton is having none of it.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Thornton tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thornton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Daniels rushes Thornton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Thornton pulls Daniels into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daniels controls the pace.
Daniels wants to stand but Thornton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thornton wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
Thornton controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thornton is on top in guard.

Thornton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thornton trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thornton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thornton looking to sit in guard and control but Daniels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Daniels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thornton is proving hard to escape from.
Thornton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Thornton managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Daniels.
I think Thornton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Terrence Thornton retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!