PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Budawalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Born in the Usa as his entrance music. Jack Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Budawalski
vs
Daniels

187 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
218 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marius Budawalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budawalski misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Budawalski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Budawalski.
Budawalski misses with a right hand
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Budawalski throws a poor cross that misses
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Budawalski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Budawalski misses with a two punch combination.
Budawalski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Budawalski persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
Budawalski throws a good cross that connects.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Budawalski ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Budawalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Budawalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Budawalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels shapes to counter with a head kick.
Budawalski loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Daniels misses with a hook. Budawalski ducked under it nicely.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and Budawalski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budawalski throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budawalski ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels slips a jab from Budawalski.
Daniels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Budawalski swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Budawalski misses with a hook
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Daniels defending well as Budawalski loads up on a big left hand.
Budawalski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Budawalski scores with a punch to the head.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels throws a hook but Budawalski avoids it easily.
Budawalski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Budawalski swings widly with a right hand
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budawalski.
Budawalski misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budawalski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Budawalski duly obliges.
Budawalski works over Daniels's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels rushes Budawalski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels is pressed up against the cage. Budawalski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daniels down to the mat. Daniels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Budawalski throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot.
Budawalski throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budawalski throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
Budawalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Budawalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Budawalski throws an off balance right hand

and Daniels moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budawalski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daniels prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marius Budawalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budawalski avoids it.
Budawalski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daniels prevents it.
Budawalski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daniels's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budawalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Budawalski is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Budawalski blocks with his arms.
Budawalski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daniels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Budawalski avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Budawalski misses.
Daniels throws a hook but Budawalski avoids it easily.
Daniels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Budawalski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniels scrambles back to his feet.
Budawalski looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Budawalski misses with a lunging right hand
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budawalski throws out the jab.
Budawalski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Budawalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Budawalski's knee but Budawalski avoids it well.
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 Marius Budawalski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Budawalski thuds a left hand into Daniels's body.
Budawalski throws out a powerful jab.
Budawalski blocks a leg kick.
Budawalski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Budawalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
Budawalski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daniels's head.
Budawalski throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Budawalski misses with a straight left.
Daniels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Budawalski.
Budawalski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Budawalski lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budawalski throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Budawalski swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budawalski tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Budawalski misses with an uppercut
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Daniels catches Budawalski right on the button with a cross.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
Nice straight punches there by Budawalski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Budawalski.
Budawalski checks a low kick from Daniels.
Budawalski throws a big shot that misses.

Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Budawalski, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Budawalski.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Budawalski blocks with his arms.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budawalski fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marius Budawalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels has Budawalski pressed against the cage, preventing Budawalski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.

Budawalski manages to pull guard.

Budawalski looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.

Budawalski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Budawalski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Daniels has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Budawalski to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Daniels is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Budawalski pulls down on the head and he's put Daniels to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marius Budawalski!