PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp BizkiT - Rollin' . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Danes
vs
McQueen

184 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

183 cm
26
181 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McQueen misses with a two punch combination.

Danes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Danes showed some decent athleticism there.
Danes slows the pace down in half guard.
Danes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Danes works his way into side control.
McQueen is trying to control Danes's posture but Danes avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Danes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Danes stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQueen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Danes's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
McQueen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Danes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Danes's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McQueen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Danes hold on?!
A bit of a pause in the action here. McQueen controlling the positon.
A lull in the action here.

McQueen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Danes has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Danes has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from McQueen.
Danes covering up well under a barage of strikes.
McQueen wants to control the position but Danes frees himself and scrambles - McQueen manages to regain control in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McQueen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danes keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McQueen pinned against the cage. McQueen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McQueen looks to land a combination but Danes avoids it well.
McQueen stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Danes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McQueen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McQueen misses with a double jab.
Danes tries to close the distance and clinch but McQueen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McQueen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McQueen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danes slips a jab and a cross from McQueen.
McQueen misses with a wild combination.
McQueen looks gassed!
McQueen misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McQueen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danes scores with a spinning back kick!
Danes fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from McQueen. No joy for Danes on that attempt.
Danes shoots for a double leg takedown but McQueen sprawls well. He's pushed Danes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQueen throws a head kick but Danes moves out of range.
McQueen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danes backs up against the cage.
A big left from McQueen misses.
Danes looks for a takedown but McQueen sprawls well.
Danes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eddie McQueen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McQueen but McQueen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danes avoids the head kick by McQueen.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - McQueen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luke Danes will probably get the nod.
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.

Danes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McQueen as he avoids it easily.
Danes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danes dives in and grabs McQueen's left leg, looking for a takedown. McQueen pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.
Danes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Danes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McQueen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McQueen but McQueen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McQueen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McQueen thuds his right hand into Danes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McQueen cracks Danes with a right hand to the side of the head.
McQueen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Danes.
McQueen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danes shoots in and drives through. McQueen sprawls well.
McQueen wants to slow Danes down by chopping away at his legs.
McQueen misses with a double jab.
Danes blocks a head kick by McQueen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
McQueen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but McQueen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Danes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McQueen!
McQueen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McQueen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McQueen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McQueen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danes.
Danes dives in and grabs McQueen's left leg, looking for a takedown. McQueen pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.
McQueen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McQueen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Danes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McQueen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Danes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Danes breaks the clinch.
Danes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but McQueen circles away.
Danes tries for a takedown but McQueen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danes doesn't manage to clinch there - McQueen circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McQueen, as that shot connected.
Danes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McQueen to score with a decent uppercut.
McQueen tries to land a front kick but Danes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McQueen misses with a few strikes there.
McQueen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danes.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but McQueen shows good takedown defense.
Danes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McQueen pinned against the cage. McQueen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eddie McQueen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McQueen throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen looks to land a combination but Danes avoids it well.
Danes closes the distance and clinches up with McQueen, looking for a takedown. Danes pushes McQueen against the cage but McQueen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McQueen throws a head kick that misses.
Danes fails with the takedown.
McQueen connects with a single shot there.
McQueen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McQueen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McQueen wants it to stay on the feet.
McQueen throws a head kick but Danes moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Danes.
Danes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McQueen pinned against the cage. McQueen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McQueen misses with a low kick.
Danes fails with the takedown.
McQueen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Danes has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes moves out of range of the body kick.
Danes shoots for a double leg takedown but McQueen sprawls well. He's pushed Danes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decent striking displayed by McQueen there.
McQueen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danes circles away quickly and effectively.
Danes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danes fails with the takedown.
McQueen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McQueen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters circling a little - McQueen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQueen.
McQueen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McQueen duly obliges.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but McQueen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie McQueen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McQueen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danes shoots in for a double leg but McQueen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from McQueen. No joy for Danes on that attempt.
Danes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McQueen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McQueen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danes circles away quickly and effectively.
McQueen lands with a shot to the body.
McQueen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danes tries to score a power double leg takedown but McQueen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danes somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Danes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McQueen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danes backs up against the cage.
Danes is looking to clinch.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but McQueen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McQueen looks to land a combination. Danes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McQueen connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McQueen circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danes fails with a takedown attempt.
McQueen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McQueen as he jumps to the side.
Danes slips a jab and a cross from McQueen.
McQueen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danes was well out of range. Poor timing from McQueen.
McQueen stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
Danes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McQueen's waist but McQueen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danes off to one side.
Danes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McQueen swivels and escapes.
McQueen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQueen.
Danes is trying hard to land a takedown here. McQueen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for McQueen.
Danes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQueen.
Danes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McQueen defends it nicely.
McQueen connects with a nice looking jab.
McQueen misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from McQueen as Danes shoots in.
McQueen misses with the combination.
McQueen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McQueen leaves Danes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eddie McQueen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McQueen throws a head kick but Danes moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Danes or perhaps it was just good defense by McQueen which made him look bad.
Good shot there by McQueen.
Danes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danes fails with the takedown.
McQueen throws a series of punches but Danes avoids them all with ease.
McQueen slaps away a takedown attempt from Danes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danes dodges the punch combination from McQueen.
McQueen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McQueen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McQueen wants it to stay on the feet.
McQueen throws a right and a left that Danes avoids nicely.
McQueen misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McQueen stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
Danes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McQueen is fending him off so far but Danes persists. Nope, McQueen circles away and we're back to standing.
McQueen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danes backs up against the cage.
Danes shoots in for a double leg but McQueen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danes tries to close the distance and clinch up but McQueen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McQueen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McQueen swivels and escapes.
Both fighters circling a little - McQueen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Danes dodges the punch combination from McQueen.
Danes shoots in looking for a takedown. McQueen tries to sprawl out of it but Danes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McQueen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McQueen throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie McQueen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McQueen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie McQueen!