Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: NYCL 18 - Ortiz vs Paul
Date: Aug 18, 2021

#R1#
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Victors misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Victors.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
A head kick misses from Thomas. #KD#
Victors lands a left and a right that send Thomas crashing to the mat, dazed. Victors thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Thomas is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Dreyvon Thomas has been cut.
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!
Victors moves in close and cracks Thomas with a massive right hand! Thomas, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Victors!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Victors!

Event: NYCL 12 - Foote vs Smif
Date: Aug 04, 2021

#R1#
Daniels checks a low kick from Thomas.
Daniels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thomas defends it well.
Thomas checks a low kick from Daniels.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Daniels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick #TD2#
so Daniels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Daniels 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard. #T1##SUB#
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Daniels content to stall in guard here.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniels manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Daniels seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Daniels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Daniels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Daniels controlling the position.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daniels wants to hit a sweep here but Thomas passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Daniels there!
Thomas is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T3#
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Daniels is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #SUB#
Thomas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Daniels is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thomas is landing with some decent strikes but Daniels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Daniels gets back to half guard.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas postures up.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Thomas is looking for a kimura here.
Thomas slips a nice elbow through Daniels's hands, connecting with Daniels's forehead.#T4#
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but Daniels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Daniels defends it.
Thomas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels moves into full guard.
Daniels is controlling Thomas's posture.
Thomas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dreyvon Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dreyvon Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
Thomas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniels defends well and Thomas ends up having to push Daniels into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thomas goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dreyvon Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD2#
Daniels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Thomas is being controlled here. #T1#
Daniels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thomas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
Daniels keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thomas 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.
Thomas manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daniels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daniels pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2##SUB2#
Daniels wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Daniels working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daniels passes Thomas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom. #T3#
Daniels is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.
Daniels has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas gets back to half guard.
Well, if Daniels is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Thomas defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4#
Thomas gets back to full guard.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Daniels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels is pushing down on Thomas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thomas is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniels has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!#R3#
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Daniels tries to counter it with a takedown but Thomas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Dreyvon Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas with a poor takedown #TD2#
and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Thomas fights it but they end up in guard.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daniels is staying tight to Thomas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Daniels wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Daniels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T1#
Thomas tries to bench press Daniels off him but Daniels keeps the position.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.#T2##SUB2#
Daniels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Daniels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.#T3#
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Daniels wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Daniels keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face as Daniels controls the position.
Clayton Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniels passes to full mount!
Daniels wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
A relieved looking Clayton Daniels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: NYCL 7-Timmons v Thomas
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Timmons gets caught napping as Thomas dives in and scores a takedown. Timmons manages to retain guard.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Timmons is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB2#
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Timmons is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Timmons manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Timmons's guard.
Thomas working some strikes from top position.
Timmons working a defensive guard but Thomas manages to pass into side control anyway.
Timmons struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timmons holds on to Thomas's head and controls the position momentarily. #SUB2#
Thomas is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Timmons looks calm but he's in trouble here. Thomas gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Timmons is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Thomas lets go of the hold and Timmons can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dreyvon Thomas!
Dreyvon Thomas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: NYCL - 2
Date: Jun 05, 2021

#R1##TD#
Daniels closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thomas did well to prevent Daniels getting side control.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daniels.
Daniels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
Daniels looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daniels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daniels stays in close to Thomas's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving. #SUB2#
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daniels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Daniels passes Thomas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thomas trying to control but Daniels postures up.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Daniels postures up.
Daniels stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thomas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T2#
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas wants to control but Daniels postures up.
Thomas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Daniels scores with punches from side control.
Daniels scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thomas to see if he's OK.
Daniels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thomas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daniels's best efforts.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it. #T3#
Daniels drops an elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daniels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daniels's back!
Daniels tries to break free.
Thomas is punishing Daniels with strikes - can he finish him?!
Thomas keeps control of the position as Daniels tries to break free.
Daniels is covering up but some of the strikes from Thomas are getting through and doing damage.
Thomas scores with strikes from the back.
Thomas is trying to stick to Daniels's back but Daniels is turning into Thomas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Thomas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Daniels.#SUB2#
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass. #T4#
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Daniels is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Thomas has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Daniels is looking to defend but Thomas has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Daniels! Thomas pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Daniels taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dreyvon Thomas!
Dreyvon Thomas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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