PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maglieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maglieri
vs
Daniels

182 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Maglieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels is looking to clinch.

Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Maglieri avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Maglieri avoids the damage to the body.
Maglieri managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Chris Maglieri has been cut.
Daniels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maglieri managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Maglieri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels has Maglieri pressed against the cage.
Maglieri avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maglieri.
Maglieri being controlled against the cage.
Maglieri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.

Maglieri pulls guard successfully.
Daniels works over Maglieri with some ground and pound from guard.
Daniels advances position into side control!
Maglieri takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maglieri gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maglieri is looking for a sweep. Daniels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maglieri manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Maglieri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daniels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daniels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Maglieri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Maglieri keeps moving.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Maglieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maglieri is keeping the position for now.
Maglieri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniels manages to get himself to full guard.
Daniels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Daniels 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.
Daniels looks gassed!
Maglieri is pressing down on Daniels's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maglieri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard.
Maglieri wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maglieri won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
Maglieri pushing down on Daniels's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Maglieri 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.

Maglieri is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daniels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maglieri.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Maglieri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Maglieri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Daniels is looking to control Maglieri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daniels avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Daniels tries to roll over but Maglieri keeps him under control.
Maglieri is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Daniels is trying desperately to improve position.

Daniels defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maglieri.
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Maglieri isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels wants to hold on but Maglieri pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Maglieri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Maglieri's cut.
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.

Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maglieri shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Maglieri circles away and keeps his distance.

Daniels clinches with his opponent.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Daniels displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maglieri up against the cage.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maglieri.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Daniels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maglieri gets control of Daniels's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maglieri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Maglieri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Maglieri wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maglieri had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Daniels is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Maglieri Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Daniels's back instead.
Daniels manages to reverse the position and now he's in Maglieri's guard. Nice work there by Daniels.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maglieri is keeping the position for now.

Maglieri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels passes into half guard.
Maglieri tries to roll over but Daniels keeps him under control.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Maglieri is defending well.
Daniels moves into full mount! Maglieri won't be happy about that!

Daniels looking to secure an arm triangle but Maglieri defends it well.

Daniels looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maglieri is desperately trying to improve his position but Daniels has a good base and remains in mount.
Maglieri is working hard here to advance position.
Maglieri manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Daniels lands with a punch from half guard.
Maglieri tries to get to full guard but Daniels has control of the leg.

Maglieri looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Daniels pushes past his half guard into mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daniels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maglieri?
Maglieri working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maglieri is controlling an arm, preventing Daniels from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Daniels is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Maglieri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Daniels can't keep his opponent in guard - Maglieri advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Maglieri is trying to work for a kimura but Daniels is defending well.
Maglieri passes to full mount!
Daniels tries to hold on but Maglieri postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels is trying to stand up.

Daniels defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maglieri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Maglieri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Maglieri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Maglieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniel Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Maglieri on that attempt.
Daniels throws a solid leg kick but Maglieri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daniels.
Maglieri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Daniels.
Daniels is looking to slow Maglieri down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Maglieri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Maglieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maglieri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maglieri jumps guard but Daniels stands there with Maglieri around his waist. Maglieri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Maglieri has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Daniels uses from the top position.

Maglieri has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Maglieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Maglieri is keeping the position.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Maglieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daniels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maglieri wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Maglieri keeps moving.
Daniels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maglieri throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maglieri off to one side.
Chris Maglieri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Daniels has Maglieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels stalling the fight.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.

Maglieri lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Daniels regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniels is looking for a triangle but Maglieri pushes his legs off easily.
Daniels 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.

Maglieri drops back looking for a leg! Daniels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daniels manages to kick Maglieri off! Maglieri jumps back into Daniels's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daniels is on top in guard.
Maglieri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniels manages to get himself to full guard.

Daniels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maglieri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maglieri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Maglieri is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Daniels has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Maglieri is looking to defend but Daniels has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Maglieri! Daniels pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Maglieri taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Daniels!