PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daniels
vs
King

175 cm
21
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky King!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Daniels lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daniels walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Daniels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tom Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tom Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky King.
Daniels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daniels wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Daniels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice shot by Daniels.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.

Daniels closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels effectively controlling the action here.
Daniels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocking some punches.
Daniels pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

King breaks from the clinch.
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daniels is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Daniels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.

King shoots in and gets a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Daniels has control of King's left arm, preventing King from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tom Daniels has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
King wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels which made him look bad.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniels as he avoids it easily.
King looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daniels pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Daniels lands a right hand.
King takes a shot to the head.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
A short right from Daniels.
King tries for a takedown but Daniels manages to get underhooks.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King checks a leg kick.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Daniels forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King is trying to pull guard but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Daniels dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daniels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a nice body kick.
Daniels stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King checks a low kick from Daniels.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daniels connects with a jab.
King walks into a straight right hand from Daniels.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King is breathing heavily.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daniels.
Daniels cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.

Daniels closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Daniels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Daniels misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniels as King tries to tie him up.
King tries to pull guard but Daniels holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Tom Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky King.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daniels smiles and moves away.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from King does no damage.
King takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.

Daniels clinches with his opponent.
King can't break the clinch.
Daniels is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a left hand.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from King.

It looks like Tom Daniels has been cut.
Daniels is trying to break free.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daniels forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Tom Daniels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daniels stalling against the cage.
King tries to pull guard but Daniels holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.

King breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Daniels.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
Tom Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.

Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Daniels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Daniels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daniels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniels lands the left hand.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Daniels throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Daniels clinches with his opponent.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daniels after a bit of a struggle.
Tom Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky King.
King takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Daniels - that landed with a thud.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Daniels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Daniels.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King tries to pull guard but Daniels holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Daniels presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a right hand.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tom Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
Daniels cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tom Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniels instigates a clinch.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Daniels.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
King has Daniels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daniels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
King looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with an elbow over the top.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Daniels pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Daniels.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daniels stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rocky King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Daniels!