PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Sabando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Danielson 's choice of entrance music: Cult of Personality . Johnny Danielson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sabando
vs
Danielson

183 cm
23
172 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

Machiavelli Boutique
Instinct

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Sabando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Danielson !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson throws a head kick but Sabando moves out of range.
Danielson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sabando's head.
Sabando misses with a wild combination.
Sabando defending well as Danielson loads up on a big left hand.
Sabando misses with an uppercut.
Danielson tries a quick counter leg kick but Sabando is wise to it.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danielson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sabando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlos Sabando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabando lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sabando gets tackled into the cage by Danielson . Danielson maintains the clinch.
Sabando avoiding damage as Danielson throws knees to the body.
Sabando lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Sabando.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sabando avoids it.
Sabando connects with a knee to the head.
Danielson crunches a lovely knee into Sabando's ribcage.
Danielson lands with a right to the head.
Danielson lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Danielson .
Danielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sabando backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabando.
Danielson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabando avoids the damage to the body.
Danielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sabando backwards.
Sabando is trying to push Danielson away but Danielson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danielson lands a nice uppercut.
Danielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabando swings wildly with an uppercut but Danielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabando wants to get back to striking at distance but Danielson won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Danielson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson lands with a short shot to the head.
Sabando is trying to push Danielson away but Danielson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danielson avoids a wild elbow strike from Sabando.
Our sources have told us that Sabando has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Danielson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sabando is trying to stall.
Danielson misses with a body punch.
Sabando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danielson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sabando backwards.
Sabando tries to break the clinch but Danielson is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Danielson .
Sabando misses with an elbow over the top.

Sabando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses.
Danielson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sabando misses with a straight right.
Sabando fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danielson avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabando throws the kick towards the body but Danielson avoids it.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses.
Danielson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sabando looks to throw a body kick
and Danielson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sabando tries to land a front kick but Danielson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sabando throws a sloppy head kick and Danielson moves out of range easily.
Danielson jabs Sabando to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Danielson gets a clinch.
A short right from Danielson .
Danielson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danielson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sabando backwards.

Sabando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sabando pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danielson throws the kick towards the body but Sabando avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabando throws a head kick but Danielson moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sabando rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danielson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danielson throws a counter combo.

Danielson clinches up with Sabando and pushes him back against the cage.
Danielson digs a right hand underneath Sabando's ribcage. Sabando let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sabando working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danielson .
Sabando blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danielson misses with some punches.
Danielson keeps control of Sabando as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danielson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Danielson lands a body shot.
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
Sabando tries to circle away but Danielson has him pinned against the cage.
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Danielson dominated that round.
That's time! Sabando's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sabando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danielson 's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Danielson .
Johnny Danielson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Danielson blocks an uppercut.

Sabando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Danielson forces Sabando back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Danielson .
Danielson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danielson lands a left hand.
Sabando throws a head punch that misses.
Danielson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sabando.
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!
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
Danielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sabando breaks from the clinch.

Danielson closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
Danielson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sabando.
Sabando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabando creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sabando prevents a body shot from Danielson .
Sabando connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danielson 's face.
Danielson has Sabando pressed against the cage, preventing Sabando from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sabando lands an elbow just above Danielson 's eye.
Sabando creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danielson 's defenses.
Danielson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Danielson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sabando.
Sabando misses with a knee strike.
Sabando pushes off an throws an elbow but Danielson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabando gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danielson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sabando seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Danielson can turn it around.
Danielson blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danielson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danielson throws a head punch that misses.
Danielson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sabando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danielson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danielson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabando.
Danielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sabando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Danielson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabando.
Danielson digs a right hand underneath Sabando's ribcage. Sabando let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sabando lands a nice elbow.
Sabando lands a body shot.
Danielson lands a left hand.
Danielson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sabando's efforts to push away.
Danielson works on Sabando's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danielson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabando in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Danielson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sabando.
Sabando throws an elbow that misses.
Sabando working aggressively here.
Danielson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabando avoids the damage to the body.
Sabando wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danielson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
Sabando avoiding damage as Danielson throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Danielson .
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
Danielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabando throws a head punch that misses.
Sabando lands a left hand.
Sabando blocking some punches.
Danielson trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danielson scores with a shot to the side of Sabando's head.
Danielson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sabando or not.

Sabando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabando misses with a left hand
and Danielson counters with a series of strikes. Sabando will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlos Sabando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabando misses with a head kick.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Danielson pushes Sabando up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Danielson .
Danielson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Danielson - that landed with a thud.
Danielson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danielson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Danielson .
Danielson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Danielson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Danielson moves into the clinch.
Sabando trying to stall but Danielson improves his position.
Danielson misses with a body punch.
Sabando lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Danielson lands a left hand.
Danielson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabando.
Danielson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sabando is defending well for now.
Sabando takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Danielson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sabando managing to block the knees to the body from Danielson .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabando avoiding damage as Danielson throws knees to the body.
Danielson blocking some punches.
Sabando wants to get back to striking at distance but Danielson won't allow it.
Danielson lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danielson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sabando backwards.
Danielson lands with a left to the head.

Sabando is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Danielson .
Oh Sabando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danielson breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Sabando with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Sabando looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Sabando get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Danielson !
Johnny Danielson very nearly forgot to thank Instinct amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.