PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by tic tic tic boom. Marshall has chosen Never Quit as his entrance music. Alberto Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daniels
vs
Marshall

185 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

MMA ANIMAL

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick.

Marshall moves into the clinch.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling him.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshall lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Marshall.
Marshall is trying to stall.
Daniels has Marshall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Marshall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Marshall.
Daniels tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alberto Daniels has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall landing knees to the head.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marshall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Marshall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marshall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Marshall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marshall holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Daniels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marshall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marshall lands with a short shot to the head.
Daniels tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marshall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Marshall taking a breather.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels can't get the takedown.
Daniels is trying to push Marshall away but Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marshall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Marshall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daniels.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshall obliges.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Daniels is trying to push Marshall away but Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marshall lands a knee to the head.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Marshall prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Marshall landing knees to the head.
Daniels goes for a takedown attempt but Marshall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Marshall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.

Daniels darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Daniels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marshall's head.
Marshall wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniels throwing shots but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Daniels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marshall is trying to stand up here but Daniels is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels lands with a punch from half guard.
Daniels is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Daniels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Daniels's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Daniels throws a low kick but Marshall avoids it.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Daniels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshall is fending him off so far but Daniels persists. Nope, Marshall circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marshall as he jumps to the side.
Daniels thows a leg kick but Marshall checks it

and Marshall moves into the clinch.
Andrei Marshall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Marshall has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marshall gets underhooks to prevent Daniels's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels wants to stall.
Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marshall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall.
Marshall lands a right hand.
Daniels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marshall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marshall trying to control the position but instead, Daniels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marshall into the cage.
Marshall lands a knee to the body.
Marshall lands a body punch.
Marshall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshall scores with a knee to the head.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall digs a right hand underneath Daniels's ribcage. Daniels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Marshall.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
Nice elbow from Marshall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
Marshall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Marshall.
Marshall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marshall landing knees to the head.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
Marshall lands a knee to the body.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Marshall.
Daniels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marshall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Marshall lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels has Marshall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daniels looking for a takedown.
Daniels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daniels tries to stall but Marshall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marshall with a knee to the head.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daniels tries to score a body lock takedown but Marshall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshall obliges.
Marshall landing knees to the body.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
Daniels is trying to drag Marshall to the mat but Marshall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniels has Marshall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marshall obliges.
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshall.
Marshall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels is working for takedown but Marshall is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but Daniels blocks with his arms.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling the position.
Daniels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marshall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marshall moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alberto Daniels's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Daniels shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alberto Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a hook to the body
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marshall moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels is looking to wear down Marshall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.

Daniels looking to score a takedown here. Marshall is defending well but Daniels drives through and ends up in Marshall's guard.
Marshall has momentary wrist control but Daniels slips an elbow through the middle.
Daniels with a nice head shot there.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall is trying to keep Daniels in close.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Marshall can't keep his opponent in guard - Daniels advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Daniels is trying to control. Marshall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Daniels there.
Marshall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daniels.
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alberto Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels trying to pass the guard but Marshall defending well.
Daniels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marshall is trying to maintain the position but Daniels is very close to passing his half guard.
Marshall taking some punishment here, with Daniels in his half guard.
Marshall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Daniels lands with a punch from half guard.
Marshall pushes Daniels off looking to stand but Daniels dives back in and keeps control.
Daniels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daniels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daniels lands a nice short elbow.

Marshall is rocked!
Daniels lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Marshall quite badly. Marshall pulls Daniels in close trying to recover. Daniels postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Marshall on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Marshall doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Daniels!
Alberto Daniels made sure to mention his sponsor, MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview.