PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taz FeoTeo (ranked 775 p4p, 589 weight class) and Levi Daan (ranked 107 p4p, 87 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

FeoTeo
vs
Daan

185 cm
23
190
8 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
187
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Taz FeoTeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daan moves out of range of the strikes.
Daan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
FeoTeo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
FeoTeo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Levi Daan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from FeoTeo.
Daan throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FeoTeo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
FeoTeo lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daan moves out of range as FeoTeo throws a body kick.
Daan lands a jab.
Daan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping FeoTeo at a distance.
Good work by FeoTeo as he checks the leg kick.
FeoTeo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
FeoTeo tries to land a front kick but Daan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
FeoTeo throws a lazy uppercut
and Daan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps FeoTeo thinking.
FeoTeo thows a leg kick but Daan checks it
and Daan counters with a nice body kick.
FeoTeo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan looks to land a body kick but FeoTeo moved away.
Daan throws a lazy uppercut
and FeoTeo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract FeoTeo.
FeoTeo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Daan just manages to avoid it.
FeoTeo misses with a looping left.
Daan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts FeoTeo, as that shot connected.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from FeoTeo. Daan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daan is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick from Daan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by FeoTeo as he checks the leg kick.
FeoTeo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
FeoTeo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Daan throws the left hand but FeoTeo avoids the punch easily.
FeoTeo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
FeoTeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
FeoTeo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daan.
An attempted straight right counter from FeoTeo misses the target.
Daan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daan scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Daan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daan.
FeoTeo throws a lazy uppercut
and Daan counters with a stiff right hand.
Daan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from FeoTeo. Daan shrugs it off though.
Daan misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daan scores with the left hand. FeoTeo knows he should have avoided that one.
Daan catches FeoTeo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Daan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

FeoTeo ducks right into an uppercut from Daan.
Daan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches FeoTeo on the side of the head.
FeoTeo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
FeoTeo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
FeoTeo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Daan.
Levi Daan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Daan jabs FeoTeo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
FeoTeo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daan lands a front kick.
FeoTeo lands an overhand right.
Daan throws a hook to the side of FeoTeo's head but FeoTeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
FeoTeo misses with a straight right.
Daan throws a body punch but FeoTeo moves out of range.
FeoTeo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Daan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
FeoTeo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and FeoTeo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Daan. Beautiful body shot.
Daan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daan misses with an attempted mid kick.
FeoTeo throwing a counter right hand but Daan manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taz FeoTeo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by FeoTeo.
FeoTeo lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
FeoTeo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
FeoTeo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
FeoTeo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daan throws a wild body kick that FeoTeo sees coming a mile off.
Daan connects with an inside leg kick.
FeoTeo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo tries to land a body kick
and Daan counters with a left to the body.
FeoTeo misses with an uppercut
and Daan counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick from Daan, right into the meat of the thigh.
FeoTeo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
FeoTeo takes a swing at Daan's ribcage but misses.
FeoTeo misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
FeoTeo swings widly with a right hand
and Daan counters with a nice uppercut.
FeoTeo throws the left hand but Daan avoids the punch easily.
Daan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
FeoTeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Daan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Daan moves out of range as FeoTeo throws a body kick.
FeoTeo misses with a hook. Daan ducked under it nicely.
Daan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and FeoTeo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daan scores with a hook.
FeoTeo misses the body punch
enabling Daan to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daan misses with a hook. FeoTeo ducked under it nicely.
FeoTeo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by FeoTeo.
Jab by FeoTeo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
FeoTeo misses with a kick to the body
and Daan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
FeoTeo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daan delivers a nice body kick.
Daan missing with a left hand there. FeoTeo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
FeoTeo sizes up Daan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
FeoTeo misses with a body shot.
FeoTeo throws a hook but Daan avoids it easily.
Daan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Daan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan with a nice calf kick.
FeoTeo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
FeoTeo avoids the head kick by Daan.
A swing and a miss from FeoTeo.
Daan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
FeoTeo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
FeoTeo throws the kick towards the body but Daan avoids it.
It seemed like Daan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
FeoTeo looks to throw a body kick
and Daan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
FeoTeo misses with a hook
and Daan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo lands a slapping body shot.
FeoTeo lands a slapping body shot.
Daan tries to land a body kick
and FeoTeo counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for FeoTeo.
FeoTeo misses with a straight right.
FeoTeo thuds his right hand into Daan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daan swings for the body but FeoTeo moves out of range.
Daan throws a body kick that misses
and FeoTeo counters with a good low kick that Daan was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but FeoTeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Daan.
FeoTeo misses with the body kick
and Daan counters with a good low kick that FeoTeo was not able to check.
FeoTeo thuds his right hand into Daan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daan misses with a left hand
and FeoTeo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Daan is rocked!
Daan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daan is still on wobbly legs! Can FeoTeo finish him?
Daan throws a looping overhand right but FeoTeo ducks down to avoid it.
FeoTeo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Daan seems to have recovered his senses.
Daan lands with a straight right. FeoTeo didn't see that one coming.
Daan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Levi Daan.
Well Daan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Daan!
Levi Daan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.