PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dagger
vs
Zong

180 cm
26
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Dagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Zong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dagger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

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

Dagger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zong trying to control here.
Zong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Dagger is trying to work for a kimura but Zong is defending well.
Zong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dagger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dagger is looking to take a break and control but Zong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zong moves into full guard.
Zong has momentary wrist control but Dagger slips an elbow through the middle.
Zong is trying to keep Dagger in close.
Dagger stopping the sweep attempt from Zong.
Dagger looking to sit in guard and control but Zong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zong looking to sit in guard and control but Dagger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dagger trying to control but Zong is working from the bottom.
Zong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Zong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zong wants to stand but Dagger is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Dagger.
Zong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dagger.
Dagger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zong keeps working.
Dagger working the head and body with strikes.
Dagger scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dagger scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zong is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagger wants to control but Zong is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dagger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zong down.
Dagger passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zong!
Dagger prevents Zong from getting the reversal.
Zong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dagger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zong looks a forlorn figure.
Dagger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zong is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zong looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Dagger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zong is looking to clinch.

Dagger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zong is trying to control Dagger's posture but Dagger avoids it.
Dagger is looking to take a break and control but Zong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dagger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dagger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zong tries to escape but Dagger is in control.
Zong struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger cracks Zong with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dagger is looking to take a break and control but Zong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zong taking a bit of punishment here - Dagger scoring with strikes.
Dagger scores with punches from side control.

Dagger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zong, who protects the arm well.
Dagger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zong to see if he's OK.
Dagger wants to control but Zong is keeping him busy.
Zong tries to buck Dagger off but Dagger is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger is working Zong over with some ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dagger wants to control but Zong is keeping him busy.
Dagger 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.
Dagger working the ground and pound.
Zong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dagger passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zong!
Dagger scoring with strikes but Zong is staying in there.
Zong is squirming around, avoiding Dagger's attempts to control the action.
Zong is just holding on here. Dagger manages to take his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger is looking to control Zong but Zong is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dagger not allowing Zong to control his hands.
Dagger lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Dagger is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dagger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zong can do to turn this around?
Dagger wants to control but Zong is keeping busy.

Dagger tightening his grip on Zong, looking for the choke.

Dagger is persistently looking for the submission but Zong is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dagger is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Zong staying busy and making it hard for Dagger to control.
Dagger is really struggling to control Zong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zong is trying to get back to his feet but Dagger has full control of the position and if anything, Zong has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Dagger has his arm under Zong's chin here. Game over son! Dagger squeezes tightly and Zong is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danny Dagger!
Danny Dagger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.