PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dauden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JM Shock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dauden
vs
Shock

171 cm
21
130 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Dauden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JM Shock!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dauden throws a leg kick which misses Shock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shock tries to avoid it.
Dauden throws a solid leg kick but Shock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dauden.
Shock misses with a leg kick
and Dauden counters with a two punch combo.
Shock misses with a two punch combination.
Shock throws a series of punches but Dauden moves out of range.

Dauden takes the fight into the clinch.
Shock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shock fails to land.
I was talking to Dauden's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dauden lands a hook that snaps the head of Shock backwards.
Shock misses with a knee strike.

Dauden ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dauden no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shock throws a big right hand that misses.
Dauden wants to get back to his feet but Shock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dauden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dauden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dauden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dauden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shock is looking to work some ground and pound but Dauden has wrist control.
Dauden managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dauden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shock's guard.

Dauden gets to his feet. Shock looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dauden throws a one two combo.
Dauden feints a jab promting Shock to slip. Dauden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Dauden closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shock's 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!

Shock is looking for a triangle here but Dauden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Shock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Dauden decides to stand back up. Dauden steps back and let's Shock get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shock throws a right and a left that Dauden avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dauden.
Shock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dauden. That did some damage!
Dauden throws a one two combo.
Shock misses with a body kick.
JM Shock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shock enables Dauden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shock manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Shock is working an open guard so Dauden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shock tries to score with a low kick but Dauden moves his leg out of the way.
Shock throws a series of punches but Dauden moves out of range.
Dauden throws a good cross that connects.
Shock throws a sloppy head kick
and Dauden counters with a three punch combo that has Shock backing up. Shock nods at Dauden to acknowledge the strikes.
Dauden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
JM Shock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dauden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Shock. Those never looked like landing.
Shock throws a head kick but Dauden moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dauden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Dauden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shock to his feet.
Shock slips a jab and a cross from Dauden.
Dauden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dauden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dauden swinging wildly here.
Shock throws a nice looking combination but Dauden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dauden checks a leg kick.
A combination from Shock does no damage.
Shock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dauden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dauden looks to land a combination but Shock avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dauden misses with a few strikes there.
Shock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dauden.
Dauden misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dauden is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dauden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shock's head.

Shock tries to sprawl but Dauden drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Dauden decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A combination from Shock does no damage.
A punch combination from Dauden misses.
Dauden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dauden moves out of range of the body kick from Shock.
Shock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dauden blocks a head kick by Shock.
Dauden scores with a head kick. Shock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dauden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dauden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shock can pounce on him.
Dauden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dauden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dauden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shock connects with a high kick.
Shock walks into a jab.
Dauden lands a two punch combo.
Dauden blocks a head kick by Shock.
Shock misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from Dauden.
Shock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dauden has Shock up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dauden's brow.
Shock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dauden lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dauden tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shock.
A head punch on the inside from Shock fails to land.
Dauden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dauden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dauden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dauden.
Dauden stalling the fight.
Shock tries a knee to the head but Dauden blocks it.
Shock throws a head punch that misses.
Shock misses with the head strike.
Shock lands an elbow inside that Dauden shrugs off.
Dauden blocks an elbow strike.

Dauden successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shock throws a sloppy strike and Dauden has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Shock is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Dauden!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Dauden!