PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 5232 p4p, 393 weight class) and AJ Daniels (ranked 4647 p4p, 362 weight class). AJ Daniels is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tiger
vs
Daniels

172 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger lands the left hand.
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiger.
Tiger lands a head shot.

Daniels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiger digs a right hand into Daniels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daniels's gas tank.
Tiger gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daniels or not.
Tiger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Tiger scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Tiger.
Tiger scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.

Tiger breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Tiger.
Daniels looks winded!
Tiger connects with the punch.
Tiger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tiger lands a high kick to the side of Daniels's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Tiger dives into guard, looking to finish.

Daniels is rocked!
Tiger content to stall in guard here.
Daniels is still in real trouble! Can Tiger finish him?
Tiger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tiger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tiger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniels seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Daniels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tiger defends it easily.
Tiger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger pushes down on Daniels's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tiger moves into full mount! Daniels won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ground and pound from Tiger.
Tiger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Daniels is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
Tiger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tiger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tiger lands a nice short elbow.
Daniels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tiger working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daniels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tiger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been informed that Daniels has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tiger.
Daniels wants to get back to full guard.
Daniels is refusing to be controlled, as Tiger sits in half guard.
Tiger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Daniels trying to hold on to Tiger's head to control him but Tiger postures up.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Tiger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Tiger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tiger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiger clobbers Daniels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daniels shoots and misses
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger lands with a cross.
Tiger scores with a punch to the head.

Tiger throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Daniels tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tiger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tiger trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
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.
Daniels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger distracts Daniels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Great Tiger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiger distracts Daniels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tiger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Daniels is trying to keep Tiger in close.
Tiger content to stall in guard here.

That's two 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 keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tiger.
Tiger with a hook.
Tiger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiger throws a nice inside leg kick.
AJ Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels walks into a straight right hand from Tiger.
Tiger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daniels backs up against the cage.

Nice combo by Tiger! Oh, that's hurt him - Daniels falls to the canvas and Tiger follows him into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger working the head with strikes.
Tiger controlling the position.
Tiger works to advance to full mount. Daniels defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands with some strikes.
Tiger lands with some strikes.
Daniels wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Daniels is bucking up trying to escape but Tiger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tiger lands a big shot there that rocks Daniels but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tiger controlling from the full mount.
Tiger lands a big shot there that rocks Daniels but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tiger lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Tiger dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Daniels crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiger - the referee stops the clock and Daniels gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiger. Daniels manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Tiger! Daniels is backing up but he can't get away as Tiger lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Daniels and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Great Tiger!
A victorious Great Tiger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.