PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Danzid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Van Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzid comes to the cage accompanied by Lo Boy-This Is How I Bang . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Danzid
vs
Van Bone

191 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Danzid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Van Bone!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Danzid looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Bone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Danzid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Danzid stands up and beckons Van Bone to join him on the feet.
Van Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Danzid's shoulder, as Danzid tries to avoid the shot.
Danzid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Bone circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Bone misses with an uppercut.
Danzid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Bone misses with a two punch combination.

Van Bone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Danzid 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.
Van Bone looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzid is stalling in the full guard.
Danzid seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Bone for as long as he can get away with.

Van Bone is working an open guard so Danzid takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Danzid cracks Van Bone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzid throws a left that rocks Van Bone and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Danzid dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Van Bone regain composure!

It looks like Tim Van Bone has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Danzid decides to stand back up. Danzid steps back and let's Van Bone get back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Danzid.
Danzid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Danzid bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Danzid is working Van Bone over with some ground and pound from side control.

Danzid decides to stand up, so the ref orders Van Bone to his feet.
Danzid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Bone misses the jab.
Danzid shoots in but no luck this time.
Danzid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from Van Bone. No joy for Danzid on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Danzid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Bone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Danzid is just out of range.
Danzid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Bone is fending him off so far but Danzid persists. Nope, Van Bone circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Danzid or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Bone which made him look bad.
Danzid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Bone tries to avoid it but Danzid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Bone to the ground. Van Bone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danzid walks into a jab.
Danzid shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Bone waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Danzid.
Van Bone throws a big shot that misses.

Danzid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Danzid looking to control but Van Bone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Bone is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Bone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Danzid postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Van Bone looks a forlorn figure.
Danzid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Van Bone is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Bone is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Danzid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Van Bone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danzid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Van Bone!
Danzid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Danzid content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Glenn Danzid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Danzid shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Bone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danzid.
Danzid fails to land the takedown.
Danzid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Bone.
Danzid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Danzid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danzid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tim Van Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danzid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Bone as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Danzid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Bone looks to throw the jab but Danzid is out of range.
A big left from Van Bone misses.
Glenn Danzid is winning the standup battle so far.
Danzid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Bone jabs at Danzid's body.
Van Bone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danzid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glenn Danzid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Bone throws a shot from downtown. Danzid moves away and avoids it.
Danzid misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Bone misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Bone throws out a powerful jab.
No luck for Danzid with that takedown attempt.
Van Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danzid.
Danzid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Bone misses with a jab to the body
and Danzid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Bone stuffs the takedown attempt from Danzid. Danzid gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Bone throws a jab when Danzid was well out of range.
Danzid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danzid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Bone as he jumps to the side.
Van Bone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danzid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danzid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Bone throws a lazy right hand but Danzid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Van Bone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Bone wants to stand and escape but Danzid is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Danzid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Van Bone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Danzid fails with the takedown.
Danzid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Bone as he jumps to the side.

Danzid bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Danzid fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Van Bone wants to get back to his feet but Danzid drags him back down.
Van Bone can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Bone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Bone is trying to control Danzid's posture but Danzid avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Bone parries the strikes from Danzid easily there. Danzid is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van Bone to escape.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Danzid sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Bone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danzid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Bone swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Danzid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Bone stuffs the takedown.
Danzid takes one on the button.
Danzid shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Bone tries to sprawl out of it but Danzid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Bone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danzid staying out of range there.
Tim Van Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Bone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danzid's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Van Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danzid tries for a takedown but Van Bone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danzid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danzid shoots in and drives through. Van Bone sprawls well.
Van Bone looks to land a left hand but Danzid moved out of range nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Bone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Danzid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Bone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Bone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Danzid prevents it.
Van Bone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Van Bone jumps guard and drags Danzid to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Danzid sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Bone can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzid preventing the sweep.
Van Bone wants to stand but Danzid is controlling the position.
Danzid sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Bone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danzid is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Bone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danzid is one step ahead there.

Danzid gets to his feet. Van Bone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Danzid scores a takedown into full mount!
Van Bone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Danzid.
Van Bone has given up his back. Will we see Danzid going for some submissions?
Tim Van Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glenn Danzid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Bone manages to reverse the position and now he's in Danzid's guard. Nice work there by Van Bone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Danzid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danzid 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Danzid!