PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce What (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike McDaniel looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

McDaniel
vs
What

200 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce What!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
What misses with the combination.
McDaniel fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that McDaniel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
What scores with the left hand. McDaniel knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Mike McDaniel has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from What as McDaniel shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
What rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDaniel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

What drops McDaniel with a beautiful combination! McDaniel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - What is looking for the KO!
A combination from What does no damage.
McDaniel slips a jab and a cross from What.

What lands a big right hand that sends McDaniel crashing to the mat! What stays standing though and waves McDaniel back to his feet!

McDaniel is rocked!
McDaniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from What.
Oh McDaniel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
What swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDaniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
What is stalking McDaniel. McDaniel circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from What, and it's lights out! McDaniel really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce What!