PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Mcdaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rasmussen
vs
Mcdaniels

184 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Owen Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Mcdaniels!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rasmussen clinches with his opponent.
Mcdaniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Mcdaniels breaks from the clinch.

Rasmussen clinches with his opponent.
Rasmussen misses with a punch to the body.
Rasmussen lands a body punch.
Rasmussen is looking for a takedown.
Rasmussen throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Mcdaniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rasmussen forces Mcdaniels back against the cage and clinches.
Rasmussen looking for a takedown.

Mcdaniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcdaniels misses with a head kick.

Mcdaniels closes the distance and clinches.

Mcdaniels turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mcdaniels manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Rasmussen manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdaniels blocks the strikes from Rasmussen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen is pressing down on Mcdaniels's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mcdaniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rasmussen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcdaniels postures up.
Rasmussen looking for a sweep. Not yet Rasmussen, not yet.
Mcdaniels trying to control but Rasmussen is working from the bottom.

Mcdaniels gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Rasmussen clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mcdaniels.
Rasmussen is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcdaniels has double underhooks.
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcdaniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.

Mcdaniels has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rasmussen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdaniels throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Mcdaniels throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Mcdaniels is trying to stick to Rasmussen's back but Rasmussen is turning into Mcdaniels. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mcdaniels's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rasmussen throws a big right hand that misses.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.
Mcdaniels is pulling down on Rasmussen's head. It's preventing any offense from Rasmussen, at least for the moment.
Rasmussen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcdaniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rasmussen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniels wants to stand but Rasmussen is controlling the position.
Mcdaniels looks winded!
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.
Mcdaniels wants to get back to his feet but Rasmussen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rasmussen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mcdaniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rasmussen.
Mcdaniels wants to sweep here but Rasmussen controlling him for the moment.
Rasmussen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mcdaniels's head.
Rasmussen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rasmussen preventing the sweep.

Rasmussen stands and steps away. Mcdaniels gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Mcdaniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Rasmussen missing with knees to the body.
Rasmussen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcdaniels controls his hands.
Rasmussen tries a body shot but Mcdaniels blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcdaniels avoiding damage as Rasmussen throws knees to the body.

Mcdaniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Rasmussen.

Mcdaniels wants the takedown. Rasmussen is fighting it off but Mcdaniels persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rasmussen's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasmussen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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 Owen Rasmussen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mcdaniels drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rasmussen 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.
Mcdaniels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rasmussen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcdaniels's guard.
Rasmussen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcdaniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.
Rasmussen chips away with some ground and pound.
Rasmussen postures up in Mcdaniels's guard and throws a big left but Mcdaniels blocks it.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.
Rasmussen throwing strikes from guard but Mcdaniels blocks nicely.
Mcdaniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rasmussen is controlling him.
Mcdaniels is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen 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.
Rasmussen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcdaniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen throwing strikes from guard but Mcdaniels blocks nicely.
Rasmussen throws a strike but Mcdaniels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rasmussen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rasmussen is trying to keep Mcdaniels in close.
Rasmussen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcdaniels controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Rasmussen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mcdaniels passes into half guard.
Mcdaniels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rasmussen works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen trying to control the position.
Rasmussen wants to sweep here but Mcdaniels controlling him for the moment.

Rasmussen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcdaniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mcdaniels wants to control from the top but Rasmussen keeps moving.
Mcdaniels's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rasmussen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasmussen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniels holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rasmussen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mcdaniels holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rasmussen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Rasmussen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mcdaniels is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rasmussen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcdaniels is in a horrible position here. Rasmussen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Rasmussen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rasmussen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mcdaniels.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rasmussen is trying to drag Mcdaniels to the mat but Mcdaniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Mcdaniels has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rasmussen is trying to keep an underhook but Mcdaniels manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mcdaniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rasmussen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rasmussen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rasmussen 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.
Rasmussen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mcdaniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasmussen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcdaniels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rasmussen.
Mcdaniels is concentrating on defense, preventing Rasmussen from advancing position.
Rasmussen throwing shots but Mcdaniels is blocking nicely.
Mcdaniels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mcdaniels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rasmussen.
Mcdaniels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen with the ground and pound but Mcdaniels uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen trying to control but Mcdaniels is working from the bottom.
Rasmussen throws a big elbow that misses.
Rasmussen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcdaniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rasmussen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rasmussen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rasmussen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen throwing strikes but missing.
Mcdaniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen is fighting to break Mcdaniels's control of his arms but Mcdaniels is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.
Rasmussen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mcdaniels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.
Mcdaniels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen throws a big right hand that misses.
Rasmussen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcdaniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdaniels has wrist control.
Rasmussen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mcdaniels's head.
Owen Rasmussen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rasmussen landing some decent shots from guard.
Rasmussen throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasmussen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcdaniels being controlled here, momentarily.
Bubba Mcdaniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owen Rasmussen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mcdaniels can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mcdaniels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rasmussen defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Rasmussen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rasmussen, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Rasmussen!