PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Mcdaniel (ranked 24826 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Potato (ranked 6052 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mcdaniel
vs
Potato

215 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hershel Mcdaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Potato!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcdaniel as he avoids it easily.
Mcdaniel is looking to counter punch.
Mcdaniel doesn't manage to clinch there - Potato circles away.
Potato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcdaniel as he avoids it easily.
Potato throws a head kick that misses.

Potato instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Mcdaniel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcdaniel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hershel Mcdaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Potato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdaniel thuds a left hand into Potato's body.
Mcdaniel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Potato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcdaniel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Potato manages to circle out of the way.
Potato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Potato tries for a takedown but Mcdaniel circles away easily

and Mcdaniel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mcdaniel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcdaniel stalls.
Potato tries to circle away but Mcdaniel has him pinned against the cage.
Potato has had enough of the clinch but Mcdaniel keeps him there for the moment.
Potato has had enough of the clinch but Mcdaniel keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcdaniel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potato fails with a takedown attempt.
Potato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcdaniel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potato looks to land a combination. Mcdaniel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hershel Mcdaniel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Potato closes the distance and clinches.
Potato controlling the action here for a moment.
Mcdaniel working hard to break the clinch.
Potato missing with knees to the body.
Potato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcdaniel's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcdaniel misses with some punches.
Potato looking for a takedown.
Mcdaniel jumps guard but Potato turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Potato fails to pull guard.
Potato misses with a knee strike.

Potato pulls Mcdaniel into guard.
Mcdaniel lands a couple of digs.
Potato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcdaniel.
Potato wants to control but Mcdaniel passes easily into half guard.
Potato trying to control from the bottom.
Potato looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcdaniel is working for a submission of some sort.
Potato makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Potato.
Mcdaniel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Mcdaniel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcdaniel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Hershel Mcdaniel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mcdaniel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Potato eats them both and turns towards Mcdaniel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Potato throws a right hand that Mcdaniel ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcdaniel also avoids with ease.
Potato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcdaniel tries to clinch but Potato is having none of it.
Mcdaniel throws out a leg kick but Potato moves out of range and Mcdaniel only half commits.
Mcdaniel blocks the body kick.
Potato tries for a takedown but Mcdaniel circles away easily
and Mcdaniel counters with a low kick, right behind Potato 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potato swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcdaniel clinches with his opponent.
Mcdaniel tries to pull guard but Potato forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mcdaniel fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Potato as Mcdaniel tries to tie him up.
Potato has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcdaniel after a bit of a struggle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcdaniel's brow.
Mcdaniel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Potato up against the cage.
Mcdaniel has had enough of the clinch but Potato keeps him there for the moment.
Potato is trying to pull guard but Mcdaniel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hershel Mcdaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Potato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcdaniel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcdaniel is trying to force a seperation but Potato has the dominant position.
Potato wants a takedown but no success here.

Mcdaniel pulls Potato into guard.

Potato postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mcdaniel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Potato, into his guard.

Potato is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcdaniel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniel throwing strikes but missing.
Potato wants to stand up but Mcdaniel is controlling him.
Mcdaniel postures up and lands a big shot to Potato's brow.
Potato is looking to sweep but instead, Mcdaniel has passed into half guard.
Mcdaniel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Potato trying to control here.
Mcdaniel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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.

Mcdaniel is working for a submission of some sort.

Potato kicks off Mcdaniel and gets to his feet.
Potato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcdaniel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Potato.
Potato has a takedown stuffed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Potato tries to keep at a distance but Mcdaniel has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hershel Mcdaniel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Mcdaniel as Potato shoots in.
Mcdaniel throws a head kick but Potato moves out of range.
Potato misses with a two punch combination.
Mcdaniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcdaniel stuffs the takedown attempt from Potato. Potato gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcdaniel tries to bum rush Potato with a series of wild strikes but Potato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Mcdaniel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mcdaniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potato.
Potato throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Potato or perhaps it was just good defense by Mcdaniel, which made it look bad.
Mcdaniel tries to counter by clinching up but Potato breaks away and moves out of range.
Hershel Mcdaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Potato.
Potato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcdaniel avoids the head kick by Potato.
Mcdaniel avoids the head kick by Potato.
It looked like Mcdaniel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Potato.
Mr Potato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potato with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mcdaniel counters with a one-two to the body.
Potato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcdaniel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Potato's head.
Potato fails to land the takedown.
Mcdaniel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potato walks into a left hand.
Hershel Mcdaniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potato doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcdaniel circles away.
Mcdaniel connects with a high kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Potato.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mcdaniel.
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!
Mcdaniel keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniel tries to clinch up but Potato circles away and keeps his distance.
Potato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potato dodges the punch combination from Mcdaniel.
A countering left hand to the body from Potato misses.
Potato dodges the punch combination from Mcdaniel.
Mcdaniel lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potato shoots in looking for a takedown but Mcdaniel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mcdaniel works over Potato's head and body with a nice combination.
Potato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potato fails with the takedown
and Potato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcdaniel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mcdaniel duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mcdaniel counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hershel Mcdaniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcdaniel 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hershel Mcdaniel!