PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 416 p4p, 59 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 746 p4p, 93 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Daniels
vs
Grieg

179 cm
41
163 lbs
37 - 19 - 3

167 cm
29
165 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Grieg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grieg has time to react.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grieg in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grieg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Grieg moves away and avoids it.
Grieg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels throws a head kick but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Daniels.
Daniels is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Daniels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grieg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grieg walks into a straight right hand from Daniels.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels cracks Grieg with an open hand slap.
Daniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grieg misses with a straight right.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grieg.
Grieg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grieg.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Grieg scores with a spinning back kick!
Daniels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grieg tries to counter by closing the distance.
Daniels throws the left hand but Grieg avoids the punch easily.
Grieg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and Grieg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Grieg takes one on the button.
Grieg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grieg throws a front kick that sends Daniels stumbling back into the cage.
Grieg slips under a jab.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grieg in his tracks.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Grieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griegs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Grieg throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
letting Grieg counter with a right hand.
Grieg ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Grieg ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Grieg's body. Grieg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Grieg pushes him off.
Nice shot by Daniels.
Grieg moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Grieg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grieg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Grieg moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Grieg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
And Grieg tries to counter it with a takedown but Daniels pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grieg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Grieg missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels misses with a right hand
and Grieg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grieg misses with a body kick.

Grieg has Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Grieg.
Daniels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Grieg.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Grieg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Daniels.
Grieg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grieg lands with a light punch inside.
Grieg lands a body shot.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Grieg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grieg can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Grieg lands a body shot.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grieg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grieg misses with a punch on the inside.
Grieg swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grieg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grieg tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Grieg back against the cage.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Grieg.
Grieg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that round.
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 sizes up Grieg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick from Grieg lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
Daniels scores with a nice right hand.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grieg throws out the jab.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grieg can do to turn this around?
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grieg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Grieg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniels connects with a jab.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grieg's sensitive parts.
Grieg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grieg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels cracks the inside of Grieg's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Grieg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grieg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniels sprawls well. Daniels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grieg gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Grieg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grieg with a jab.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grieg in his tracks.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Grieg ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grieg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grieg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Grieg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Grieg throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels motions for Grieg to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grieg momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg blocks a leg kick.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Grieg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grieg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grieg scrambles back to his feet.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grieg.
Grieg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daniels misses the jab.
Grieg tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grieg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grieg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grieg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daniels sizes up Grieg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Grieg.
Grieg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniels misses the target.
Grieg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Grieg avoids it well.
Grieg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Grieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grieg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grieg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daniels throws a hook but Grieg avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grieg! But no joy.
Grieg thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grieg. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Daniels thuds his right hand into Grieg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grieg slips a jab from Daniels.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Grieg looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels backing away here, and Grieg unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daniels connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grieg.
Grieg misses with a looping right.
Daniels tries to bum rush Grieg with a series of wild strikes but Grieg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grieg wants to counter the offense by Daniels and move into the clinch position.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grieg throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grieg momentarily.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Grieg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Grieg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daniels takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Grieg drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grieg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Grieg moves away and avoids it.
Grieg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grieg misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grieg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daniels tries to clinch but Grieg is having none of it.
Grieg throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Grieg.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grieg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grieg looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grieg is out of range.
Grieg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grieg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Grieg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels tries a low kick but Grieg avoids it.
Grieg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels misses the jab.
Grieg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Daniels is looking to slow Grieg down with leg kicks.
Grieg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Grieg saw that one coming.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Grieg checks it.
Grieg wants to counter the offense by Daniels and move into the clinch position.
Grieg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grieg throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Edvard Grieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg walks into a straight right hand from Daniels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Daniels.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grieg. That did some damage!

Daniels has managed to clinch.
Edvard Grieg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grieg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grieg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grieg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.

Grieg 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.
Daniels wants to get up but he can't break Grieg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grieg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Grieg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grieg keeps trying to improve his position.
Daniels lands a couple of elbows.
Grieg has momentary wrist control but Daniels slips an elbow through the middle.
Daniels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grieg wants to sweep but no luck.
Grieg wants to hit a switch here but Daniels passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grieg there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels prevents Grieg from getting the reversal.
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grieg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daniels looking to control but Grieg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grieg can't escape the position.
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grieg is looking to escape.
Grieg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daniels decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Grieg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grieg throws a leg kick but Daniels moved away.
Grieg misses with a low kick.
Grieg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels scores with a hook.
Daniels scores with a jab.
Grieg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grieg slips under a jab from Daniels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grieg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grieg slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grieg doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
A relieved looking Jack Daniels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.