PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and throwthem bows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Negreanu
vs
bows

184 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, throwthem bows!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreanu keeps the fight on the outside.

Negreanu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
bows tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Negreanu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Negreanu working away.
bows wants to get back to his feet.
bows being controlled for a moment.

Negreanu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. bows knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Negreanu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Negreanu wants to control but bows is keeping him busy.
bows is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
bows pushes Negreanu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Negreanu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bows is not content to let Negreanu control the position.
bows is trying to control Negreanu's posture but Negreanu avoids it.

Negreanu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Negreanu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
bows is looking to regain half guard here but Negreanu keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
bows is looking to clinch.

Negreanu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Negreanu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Negreanu wants to control from the top but bows keeps moving.
bows tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu wants to pass the guard but bows is keeping the position.
Negreanu is working bows over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
bows trying to keep a closed guard but Negreanu is proving a slippery customer.
Negreanu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
bows wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Negreanu is now in half guard.
Negreanu is tying to control. bows wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Negreanu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Negreanu stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu is keen to just control but bows is a slippery customer.
Negreanu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
bows trying to control from the bottom.
bows won't allow Negreanu to pass to mount.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Negreanu gets a takedown into half guard.
bows has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Negreanu is working away from the top position though.

Negreanu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and bows defends it well.
bows is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Negreanu tries to pass the half guard into mount. bows knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Negreanu lands with a punch from half guard.
bows is looking for a sweep. Negreanu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Negreanu controlling the pace.
Negreanu tries to pass to full mount but bows defends it.
bows is refusing to be controlled, as Negreanu sits in half guard.
bows has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Negreanu is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
bows fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Negreanu dominated that round.
That's time! Negreanu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Negreanu.
Negreanu tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
bows manages to work his way to half guard, despite Negreanu's best efforts.
bows trying to control but Negreanu postures up.
Negreanu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Negreanu trying to control from half guard but bows is working away.
Negreanu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Negreanu prevents bows from standing back up.

Negreanu is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
bows fails in his attempt to clinch.
bows tries to clinch but Negreanu moves out of range.
bows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bows fails with an attempt to clinch.
throwthem bows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Negreanu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming bows to the mat! bows manages to get full guard.
Negreanu wants to control from the top but bows keeps moving.
bows trying to control the position here.
Negreanu stops bows from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negreanu tries to free his leg and advance position but bows is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bows is looking to stand up but Negreanu isn't so interested in that idea.
bows is breathing heavily.
bows wants to sweep here but Negreanu controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Negreanu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming bows to the mat! bows manages to get full guard.
bows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Negreanu drops back looking for a leg! bows is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and bows manages to kick Negreanu off! Negreanu jumps back into bows's guard.
Negreanu trying to control the position from guard on top but bows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bows pulls Negreanu in close to prevent any damage.
Negreanu trying to control but bows is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bows can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Negreanu controls the pace.
bows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
bows tries to clinch there but Negreanu circles away.

Negreanu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
bows really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Negreanu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Negreanu mounts bows! Really nice guard pass there!
bows tries to control Negreanu's body but Negreanu pushes him off. bows squirms to his side and now Negreanu has his back!
Negreanu tries to get the hooks in deep but bows pushed the leg off.
Negreanu just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Negreanu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down bows for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can bows hold on?
Negreanu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Negreanu is looking for the choke from the back position but bows is controlling his hands well.

bows is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Negreanu gets his way!
Negreanu keeps control of the position as bows tries to break free.
Negreanu trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure bows doesn't escape.
bows wants to control his opponent's hands but Negreanu gets his hands free.
Negreanu struggling to keep hold of the position.
bows avoids the strikes from Negreanu.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Negreanu dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Negreanu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
bows wants to control but Negreanu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Negreanu is pressing down on bows's thigh, looking to free his foot. bows is holding on for now.
bows trying to control here.
Negreanu stalling.
Negreanu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but bows does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
bows wants to control but Negreanu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Negreanu works his way into side control.
bows is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Negreanu asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bows is not content to let Negreanu control the position.
bows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Negreanu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. bows knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Negreanu working away.

Negreanu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but bows is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A control attempt from bows but he's now mounted!
Negreanu trying to control but bows is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

bows defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Negreanu.
bows tries to hold on but Negreanu pushes him away.
Negreanu tries to control but bows wriggling away.
bows keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Negreanu avoids the attempt from bows to control.
Negreanu tries to control but bows wriggling away.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Daniel Negreanu just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Negreanu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around bows's waist but bows gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Negreanu off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent bows stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Negreanu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming bows to the mat! bows manages to get full guard.
bows wants to stand and escape but Negreanu is having none of it.
Negreanu advances position into side control!
Negreanu trying to control the position but bows is working away.
Negreanu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Negreanu cracks bows with a big right hand but bows just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Negreanu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by bows, who protects the arm well.
bows is not content to let Negreanu control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Negreanu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
bows is looking for a sweep.
Negreanu wants to control but bows is keeping him busy.
bows is trying to get back to half guard.

Negreanu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but bows is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Negreanu trying to control the position but bows is working away.
throwthem bows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Negreanu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Negreanu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Negreanu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Negreanu!