PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Temple (ranked 5151 p4p, 2815 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 514 p4p, 366 weight class). Temple comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- What My Life For. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Temple
vs
Daniels

188 cm
19
208
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
208
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very confident

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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 Montreal, Trent Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temple misses with the combination.
Temple cracks Daniels with an open hand slap.
Temple keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels pushes Temple away with a front kick.
Temple throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Temple misses with a body shot.
Daniels's coach down at Blacksmith MMA Gym 🇺🇲 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daniels's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Temple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Daniels looks to move away, Temple throws a big counter combo but Daniels just gets out of the way.

Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Temple, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Temple drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daniels gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels letting Temple take a breather here.
Temple misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Temple blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Temple's head.

It looks like Trent Temple has been cut.
Daniels throws the left hand but Temple avoids the punch easily.

Daniels lands a big head kick that sends Temple tumbling to the mat! Daniels takes a step backwards and waves Temple back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Temple is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temple throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Oh Temple is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temple was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Temple seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Temple pushes him off.
Temple blocks the body kick.
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Temple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Temple moved out of range.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Temple throws a big shot that misses.
Temple sets himself, and Daniels steps forward looking for the clinch! Temple avoids it this time.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Temple.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but Temple steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Temple.

Daniels rushes Temple and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Temple is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daniels is keeping busy.
Daniels stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Temple.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Temple avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Temple lands an overhand right.
It looks like Temple has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Temple throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Daniels was covering up waiting for the punch and Temple finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Temple is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daniels is trying to keep Temple in close.
Temple content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Temple's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Temple preventing the sweep.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Temple from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to keep Temple in close.
Temple trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Temple working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Temple controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Temple scores with a shot to the body.
Temple just misses with a punch to the body.
Temple slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Temple is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Temple's cut.
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 punishes Temple's body with a nice straight punch.

Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Temple backwards.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Temple avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Temple gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a right hand.

Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Temple throws a good cross that connects.
Temple paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Temple swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Temple drops down looking for a counter takedown but Daniels sprawls and moves away.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Temple pushes him off.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Temple is just out of range.
Temple bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniels's head backwards.
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!
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temple was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.

Daniels clinches up with Temple and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels pushes Temple back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temple lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Temple is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daniels.
Temple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels trying to control the position but instead, Temple has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daniels into the cage.
Temple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Temple backwards.
Temple has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Temple lands with a left to the head.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Temple's head.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Temple backwards.
Temple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels lands a shot to the body.
Daniels taking a breather.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Daniels.

Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Temple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temple throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Temple scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Temple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Temple avoids them all with ease.
Daniels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Temple rather than just go for the knockout.
Temple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Donk. Temple catches Daniels right on the button with a cross.
Jack Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temple moves away.
Temple throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temple moves away.
Temple ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temple swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Temple appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Temple misses with a looping left.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temple.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Temple takes a kick to the side of the head.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temple throws out the jab.
Temple throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Temple misses with a looping right.
Daniels digs a good hook to Temple's body.
Temple looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Temple. Beautiful body shot.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Temple was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple misses with a body shot.
Daniels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temple manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Temple misses.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Temple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Temple crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daniels - the referee stops the clock and Temple gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daniels. Temple manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Daniels takes one to the side of the head.
Daniels is looking to chop away at Temple's legs.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Temple misses the shot to the body.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trent Temple's cut.
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 misses with a hook to the body
letting Temple counter with a right hand.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Temple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Temple checks a leg kick nicely.

Temple closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Daniels to the mat! Daniels manages to get full guard.
Temple 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.
Temple lands a couple of digs.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Temple controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Temple from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to control the position but Temple postures up.
Temple stops Daniels from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Temple connects with a single shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Daniels - that will leave a mark!
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temple.
Daniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Temple misses.
Temple throws a shot to the body.
Temple throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temple scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniels doesn't seem bothered though.
Daniels takes one to the side of the head.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temple tries to counter with a takedown but Daniels is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Temple coming out on top.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temple was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Temple lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Temple. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Temple avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Temple lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from Temple finds it's target.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Temple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Temple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Temple lunges at Daniels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daniels's hand.
Temple scores with a nice strike.

Daniels is rocked!
Temple blocks the body kick.
Daniels is still on wobbly legs! Can Temple finish him?
Temple closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Daniels! Temple dives in looking to finish! Daniels is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Temple!
Trent Temple decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.