PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Magavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Copperhead Road. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daniels
vs
Magavin

185 cm
25
188 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conner Magavin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels fails with the takedown

and Magavin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daniels's guard now.
Magavin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daniels is controlling Magavin's posture.
Magavin trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Magavin!
Daniels throwing strikes but Magavin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daniels is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Magavin has managed to free his arm - good work.

Daniels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magavin sees it coming and defends easily.
Daniels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daniels is just content to waste time from the top position. Magavin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Daniels trying to control but Magavin is working from the bottom.
Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels looking to sit in guard and control but Magavin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magavin wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels is trying to control the position but Magavin postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin throws an elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magavin's guard. Nice move by Daniels!
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels 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.
Daniels wants to stand but Magavin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daniels trying to control but Magavin is working from the bottom.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses. Magavin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Magavin!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magavin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magavin is pushing down on Daniels's leg trying to pass to half guard. Daniels is fighting to maintain full guard but Magavin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Daniels gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels has control of Magavin's left arm, preventing Magavin from doing any damage.
Magavin postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pete Daniels will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Magavin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Magavin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daniels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Magavin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daniels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Magavin prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Magavin won't allow it.
Daniels is trying to push Magavin away but Magavin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magavin wants the takedown. Daniels is fighting it off but Magavin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Daniels's guard against the cage.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Magavin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Conner Magavin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magavin throws an elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magavin's guard. Nice move by Daniels!
Daniels stands up over Magavin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Magavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels stops Magavin from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin 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 controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Magavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Pete Daniels has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Magavin. Those never looked like landing.

Daniels drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Daniels throws a strike but Magavin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Magavin throws an elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magavin's guard. Nice move by Daniels!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Magavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but Magavin has wrist control.
Daniels trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Magavin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magavin manages to get himself to full guard.
Magavin is trying to keep Daniels in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control but Magavin is working from the bottom.
Daniels looking to sit in guard and control but Magavin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magavin throws a strike but Daniels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daniels working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Daniels dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magavin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magavin ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Magavin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pete Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels shoots for a takedown but Magavin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magavin slaps away a takedown attempt from Daniels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magavin scores with a three punch combo!
A thudding body kick lands there by Magavin!
Daniels blocks a head kick by Magavin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daniels misses with a straight right.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Magavin enables Daniels to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Magavin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Magavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Magavin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Magavin is keeping the position.
Daniels won't allow Magavin to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Magavin keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pete Daniels just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Magavin or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels which made him look bad.
Pete Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Magavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Daniels.
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Magavin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt
and Magavin counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
Daniels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magavin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Magavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels fails to land the takedown.
Magavin throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magavin misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magavin.

Daniels looking to score a takedown here. Magavin is defending well but Daniels drives through and ends up in Magavin's guard.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magavin is keeping the position for now.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Magavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pete Daniels.

Daniels gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Daniels pulls Magavin into guard.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magavin manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magavin keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Daniels!
Our winner, Pete Daniels, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.