PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Raty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evan Daniels will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Raty
vs
Daniels

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Acton Nutritional Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seppo Raty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws a leg kick but Raty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Raty persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.

Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Raty fails to pull guard.

Raty pulls Daniels into guard.

Raty working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Daniels has passed into half guard!
Daniels is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Raty tries to roll over but Daniels keeps him under control.
Raty wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Daniels stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Raty to get to his feet.
Raty shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Raty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels drops Raty with a right and a left! Daniels comes rushing in but Raty regains his composure and manages to keep Daniels in guard.

Raty is rocked!

It looks like Seppo Raty has been cut.

Daniels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raty is breathing heavily.
Raty has a closed guard, preventing Daniels from standing up.
Raty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Daniels wants to stand but Raty has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daniels pushing down on Raty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Daniels is keen to just control but Raty is a slippery customer.
It looks like Daniels is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raty backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Raty scores a takedown into full mount!
Daniels is looking to get to half guard.
Daniels throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Raty is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Raty moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Daniels has worked his arm free - good work by Daniels!
Raty trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Raty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raty decides to stand back up. Raty steps back and let's Daniels get back to his feet.
Raty moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Raty shoots in but no luck this time.
Raty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Raty is just out of range.
Raty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daniels as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.

Raty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raty showed some decent athleticism there.

Raty is looking for a kimura here.
Raty is taking a breather. Daniels says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Daniels is in trouble now - Raty has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Raty's attempts to control the action.
Raty scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Raty landing strikes from the mount.
Raty working the ground and pound effectively.
Raty lands a nice shot to the head.
Raty with a couple of short strikes.
Raty controlling the pace for now.

Raty looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raty fails to take his opponent's back.

Raty get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Evan Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seppo Raty'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.

Raty gets the takedown into side control.

Raty tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Raty has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Raty thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Raty working the ground and pound.
Raty 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.

Daniels bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Raty shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Raty.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Raty circles away.
Raty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daniels as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels works Raty's body with a nice hook.

Daniels gets a clinch.
Raty tries for a takedown but Daniels manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Raty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raty goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Raty keeps the fight on the outside.
Raty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Raty or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Raty on that attempt.
Raty has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raty.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Raty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels stuffs the takedown attempt from Raty. Raty gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raty looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Raty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Raty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raty looking to finish Daniels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniels!
Daniels squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Raty is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daniels has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Raty is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daniels is surviving well by controlling Raty's body position as best he can.
Daniels slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Raty is looking for a kimura but Daniels is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raty to get the leverage.
Seppo Raty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Raty is trying to work for a kimura but Daniels is defending well.
Raty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raty seems to be working for a kimura but Daniels defends the submission attempt.

Raty is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Raty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daniels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniels is trying to control but can't.
Raty lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels is staying active underneath Raty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daniels tries to kick Raty off but Raty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Raty works his way into side control.
Daniels is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet.
Daniels is looking for a sweep.
Daniels tries to escape but Raty is in control.
Daniels is looking for a sweep.
Daniels is trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels is trying to control Raty's posture but Raty avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Daniels stuffs the takedown attempt from Raty. Raty gets slowly back to his feet.
Seppo Raty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels tries to bum rush Raty with a series of wild strikes but Raty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raty backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like Daniels is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Evan Daniels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seppo Raty's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Raty misses with a takedown
and Daniels counters with a thumping low kick.
Daniels stuffs the takedown.
Raty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Raty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels shoots in but no luck this time.
Raty misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Raty scores a takedown into full mount!

Raty looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Raty working for a guillotine from mount but Daniels is in no mood to give up.
Daniels regains half guard.
Raty prevents Daniels from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Raty there.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raty has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Raty connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Raty looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Daniels is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Raty scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daniels?
Daniels really wants to buck Raty off and get back to his feet.
Raty tries to control but Daniels wriggling away.
Raty won't let Daniels get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Raty trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniels bucks Raty off and manages to get back to his feet!

Daniels clinches up against the cage.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raty misses with a takedown

and Daniels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Raty!
Raty is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Raty is looking to escape.
Raty is looking to get to half guard.
Raty is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raty tries to lock up and control but Daniels gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raty is trying desperately to improve position.
Raty wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Raty is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Raty slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Daniels wants to stand up but Raty has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Daniels slips a nice elbow through Raty's hands, connecting with Raty's forehead.
Daniels tries to stand and escape but Raty is controlling the position.
Raty is trying to get back to full guard.

Daniels decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Daniels feints and as Raty raises his hands in defense, Daniels changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Daniels stands and steps away. Raty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Raty circles away.

Raty shoots in and bounces Daniels off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Raty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Raty cracks Daniels with a solid left hand.
Raty looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels wants to stand but Raty is controlling the position.
Raty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daniels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Daniels!