PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Daniels (ranked 3455 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Williams (ranked 7534 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Daniels
vs
Williams

193 cm
25
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Williams!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Daniels presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.

Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams tries to clinch up

and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control.

Daniels is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.

Daniels stands up.
Daniels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniels will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Daniels definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Daniels is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Williams's half guard.
Daniels sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Daniels is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daniels sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Daniels working Williams over with strikes.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daniels.

Daniels gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniels gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Daniels manages to break the clinch.

Daniels shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.

Daniels stands up and waves to Williams to follow him.

Daniels closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Williams quickly recovers to half guard.
Daniels keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Daniels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Daniels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daniels's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Daniels looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Daniels clinches up against the cage.

Daniels breaks the clinch.

Daniels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Daniels seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daniels sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Daniels stands up from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daniels shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Daniels finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daniels prevents Williams from standing back up.

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 is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Daniels is controlling him well.
Daniels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Daniels clinches up against the cage.

Daniels has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Williams regains guard immediately.
Daniels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daniels controls the pace.

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.
Further stalling from Daniels.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shawn Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Daniels shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
Daniels prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Daniels 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.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Daniels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Daniels dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Daniels closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.

Daniels pulls guard effortlessly.

Daniels working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Williams wants to stand but Daniels is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels is pulling down on Williams's head. It's preventing any offense from Williams, at least for the moment.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Williams misses

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams wants to stand back up but Daniels manages to pass into side control.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Daniels is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Daniels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Daniels lands a decent elbow from side control.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Daniels connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels is staying tight to Williams's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with punches from side control.
Daniels tries to move to mount but Williams blocks the move with his legs.

Daniels is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels is working Williams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Williams tries to escape but Daniels is in control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Daniels stands up and beckons Williams to his feet.
Shawn Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Daniels 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Daniels!