PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Daan (ranked 1629 p4p, 3098 weight class) and Gabriel Lauzier (ranked 240 p4p, 417 weight class). Gabriel Lauzier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daan
vs
Lauzier

182 cm
19
182
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
198
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Lauzier!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Daan to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Gabriel Lauzier has been cut.
Daan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lauzier has time to react.
Lauzier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lauzier slips under a jab from Daan.
Lauzier misses with a hook.
Gabriel Lauzier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Daan.
Daan misses with an uppercut
and Lauzier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daan looks to land a right hand but Lauzier moved out of range.
Lauzier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daan.
Despite the aggression on Lauzier's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Daan lands with a right hand.
Lauzier throws a nice looking combination but Daan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daan throws a hook to the side of Lauzier's head but Lauzier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lauzier misses with a straight right.
It looked like Daan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daan blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Daan misses its target.
Daan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lauzier.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut
and Daan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lauzier misses the target.
Lauzier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daan.
Lauzier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daan.
Daan moves away from the strike by Lauzier.
Daan defending well as Lauzier loads up on a big left hand.
Daan lands with a nice body kick.
Lauzier throws a shot from downtown. Daan moves away and avoids it.
Lauzier throws a hook to the side of Daan's head but Daan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lauzier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Daan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lauzier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daan counters with a straight right hand.
Daan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lauzier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daan.
Daan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lauzier's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daan misses with a wild body shot.
Daan misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier throws a one two combo.
Daan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut
and Daan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lauzier.
It appears Daan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Daan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lauzier.
Daan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lauzier throws an off balance right hand
and Daan counters with a straight right hand.
Lauzier misses with a right hand
and Daan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lauzier throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Daan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daan's corner calls for a 1-2. Daan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lauzier moves forwards but Daan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Daan misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan misses with a hook.
Lauzier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lauzier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daan slips under a jab.
Lauzier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Daan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lauzier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daan.

That has opened up Gabriel Lauzier's cut even more.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Lauzier is rocked!
Lauzier ducks under a wild hook from Daan.
Lauzier is still on wobbly legs! Can Daan finish him?
Lauzier throws a jab but it's blocked by Daan.
Lauzier seems to have recovered his senses.
Daan misses with an uppercut.
Daan misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Lauzier.
Lauzier misses with a looping right.
Daan throwing a counter right hand but Lauzier manages to avoid it.
Daan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Daan misses with a leg kick.
Lauzier feints the counter takedown.
Daan slips a jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier throws the left hand but Daan avoids the punch easily.
Lauzier works Daan's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauzier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut. Daan saw that one coming.
Daan misses with a hook. Lauzier ducked under it nicely.
Daan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lauzier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lauzier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Daan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lauzier lands an overhand right.
Daan staying out of range there.
Lauzier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lauzier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Daan to counter with a crisp jab.

The cut above Gabriel Lauzier's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lauzier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daan.
Daan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lauzier.
Daan slaps away a takedown attempt from Lauzier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Levi Daan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lauzier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lauzier throws the left hand but Daan avoids the punch easily.
Daan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Daan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daan throws out a loose jab but Lauzier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levi Daan is winning the standup battle so far.
Daan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daan defending well as Lauzier loads up on a big left hand.
Lauzier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daan manages to avoid it.
It looked like Daan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daan missing with a left hand there. Lauzier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lauzier misses with a right hand
and Daan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lauzier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daan.
Daan lands with an uppercut that bounces Lauzier off the cage and back into range.
Daan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Daan there.
Lauzier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daan on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauzier throws a jab when Daan was well out of range.
Nice cross by Lauzier.
Daan misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lauzier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daan ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
Daan throwing a counter right hand but Lauzier manages to avoid it.
Daan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Daan misses the target.
Daan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lauzier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lauzier throws a looping overhand right but Daan ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Daan misses the target.
Daan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lauzier.
Daan swings for the body but Lauzier moves out of range.
Daan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daan misses with a series of wild punches.
Lauzier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daan.
A slow jab from Lauzier misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan slips a jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lauzier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daan lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daan connects with a crisp jab.
Lauzier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Daan to counter with a crisp jab.
Lauzier loads up on a big right hand but Daan slips the punch.
Lauzier sizes up Daan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daan misses with a wild body shot.
Lauzier misses with a straight left.
Lauzier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daan defends it nicely.
Daan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan scores with a shot to the body.
Lauzier throws a big shot that misses.
Lauzier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Daan catches Lauzier right on the button with a cross.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut
and Daan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Daan misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lauzier. Those never looked like landing.
Daan throws a body shot but no joy.
Lauzier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daan.
Lauzier steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Daan.
Daan connects with a nice looking jab.
Lauzier tries to bum rush Daan with a series of wild strikes but Daan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daan misses with a body shot.
Lauzier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lauzier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lauzier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier misses with a lunging right hand
and Daan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gabriel Lauzier's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lauzier looks to throw the jab but Daan is out of range.
Daan takes a swing at Lauzier's ribcage but misses.
As Daan backs off Lauzier throws a huge counter combo but Daan manages to avoid it all.
An inside leg kick from Daan misses.
Lauzier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daan misses with a looping right.
Lauzier misses with a left hand
and Daan counters with a nice leg kick.
Daan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lauziers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lauzier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lauzier misses with a looping left.
Daan scores with a nice right hand.
Lauzier throws a hook to the side of Daan's head but Daan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lauzier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Daan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lauzier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lauzier tests Daan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Daan misses the target.
Daan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daan.
Lauzier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Daan.
Daan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Lauzier misses.
Daan leaves Lauzier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daan throws an overhand right that lands on Lauzier's shoulder, as Lauzier tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Lauzier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lauzier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daan lands the left hand.
Lauzier throws a poor cross that misses
and Daan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzier lands a lovely overhand right.
Lauzier slips under a jab from Daan.
Daan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lauzier counters with a straight right hand.
Lauzier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daan misses with an uppercut. Lauzier saw that one coming.
Lauzier tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lauzier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daan.
Lauzier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Lauzier misses its intended target.
Lauzier throws an off balance right hand
and Daan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lauzier thinking.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut
and Daan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daan lands a nice hook to Lauzier's body. Lauzier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lauzier throws an overhand right that lands on Daan's shoulder, as Daan tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauzier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daan's head.
Lauzier misses with a few strikes there.
Daan throwing a counter right hand but Lauzier manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lauzier.
Lauzier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lauzier stalks Daan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daan's face. Daan staggers backwards, shaken.
Daan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lauzier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lauzier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daan manages to avoid it.
Lauzier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Lauzier misses its intended target.
Daan misses with an uppercut.
Daan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lauzier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daan.
Daan looks to land a right hand but Lauzier moved out of range.
Daan with a jab.
Lauzier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daan is looking to counter punch.
Daan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lauzier can do to turn this around?
Lauzier ducks under a wild hook from Daan.
Daan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Lauzier misses with a hook. Daan ducked under it nicely.
Daan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lauzier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daan misses with a straight left.
Lauzier slips under a jab from Daan.
Daan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lauzier.
A swing and a miss from Daan.
Lauzier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daan.
Lauzier connects with a nice looking jab.
Lauzier moves out of range of the strikes.
Lauzier throws a lazy uppercut
and Daan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Lauzier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Levi Daan!
Levi Daan retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Levi Daan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.