PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kody Dangerfield (ranked 5245 p4p, 4095 weight class) and Joyner Shace (ranked 423 p4p, 371 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dangerfield
vs
Shace

175 cm
23
146
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
152
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kody Dangerfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joyner Shace!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shace moves out of range of the leg kick from Dangerfield.
Shace lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Dangerfield clinches up against the cage.
Dangerfield taking a breather.
The referee calls for Dangerfield to work.
Shace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dangerfield gets through Shace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shace has a couple of punches blocked by Dangerfield.
Dangerfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Shace has a couple of punches blocked by Dangerfield.
Dangerfield blocks an uppercut.
Shace throws a punch but it's blocked by Dangerfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangerfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dangerfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dangerfield lands with a light punch inside.
Shace misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shace.
Dangerfield lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shace has a couple of punches blocked by Dangerfield.
Shace lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dangerfield backwards.

Dangerfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dangerfield misses with a combination
and Shace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dangerfield doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dangerfield.

Dangerfield moves into the clinch.
Dangerfield lands a body shot.
Dangerfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dangerfields head.
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!
Shace misses with the head strike.
Shace misses with the head strike.
Shace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dangerfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shace backwards.
Shace throws a punch but it's blocked by Dangerfield.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dangerfield.
Shace misses with a short punch on the inside.

Dangerfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dangerfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shace looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shace is not content to let Dangerfield control the position.

Dangerfield has hold of Shace's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shace tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dangerfield cranks the arm and Shace screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shace, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kody Dangerfield!
Kody Dangerfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.