PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usman Al Naemi (ranked 3268 p4p, 345 weight class) and Douglas Dannis (ranked 3431 p4p, 356 weight class). Douglas Dannis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Al Naemi
vs
Dannis

173 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Usman Al Naemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Dannis!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Naemi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Naemi wants to clinch.
Al Naemi misses with a leg kick
and Dannis counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Naemi has his takedown stuffed
and Dannis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dannis connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dannis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Al Naemi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dannis counters with a left to the body.

Al Naemi gets caught flat footed, as Dannis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dannis is standing up over Al Naemi. Al Naemi looks to escape but Dannis dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Al Naemi looking for a sweep but Dannis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Al Naemi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dannis controlling from the full mount.
My spies in Navy Street MMA inform me that Dannis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dannis raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dannis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Al Naemi tries to lock up and control but Dannis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dannis controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Dannis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Al Naemi is trying desperately to improve position.
Dannis raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dannis controlling his opponent.
Al Naemi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dannis controlling from the full mount.
Dannis avoids the attempt from Al Naemi to control.
Dannis controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Al Naemi regains half guard.
Dannis is taking a breather. Al Naemi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dannis tries to pass to full mount but Al Naemi defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dannis stalling.
Al Naemi trying to control but Dannis postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Dannis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Al Naemi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Dannis to counter with a crisp jab.

Dannis moves into range and clinches up with Al Naemi.
Dannis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Al Naemi up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Dannis.
Dannis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Dannis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Al Naemi looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dannis pulls guard successfully.
Dannis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dannis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dannis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dannis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Al Naemi trying to control but Dannis is working from the bottom.
Dannis trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Al Naemi.
Al Naemi tries to clinch but Dannis moves away
and Dannis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Naemi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dannis finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Naemi's head.

Dannis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Al Naemi on his heels. He'll look to pass Al Naemi's guard now, I'm sure.
Al Naemi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dannis is now in half guard.
Al Naemi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dannis passes to full mount!
Al Naemi tries to reverse the position but Dannis maintains control.
Dannis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Dannis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dannis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Douglas Dannis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dannis with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Naemi regains half guard.
Dannis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Dannis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Al Naemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Naemi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dannis pinned against the ropes. Dannis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dannis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Usman Al Naemi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Naemi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Naemi closes the distance but Dannis moves to the side
and Dannis counters with a right hand to the body.
Dannis punishes Al Naemi's body with a nice straight punch.

Dannis closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dannis is struggling to control the position.
Al Naemi is looking to break free of the clinch but Dannis has double underhooks.
Al Naemi tries for a takedown but Dannis manages to get underhooks.
Al Naemi is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usman Al Naemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Naemi misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dannis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Al Naemi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dannis manages to move to mount!
Al Naemi is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dannis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dannis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Al Naemi is looking to escape.
Dannis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Al Naemi is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dannis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dannis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dannis controlling his opponent.
Dannis tries to control but Al Naemi wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Al Naemi wants to hold on but Dannis pushes him away.
Douglas Dannis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dannis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dannis breaks from Al Naemi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dannis prevents Al Naemi from getting the reversal.
Usman Al Naemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Naemi wants to hold on but Dannis pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Dannis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dannis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Dannis!