PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Prescot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Prescot will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Daniel
vs
Prescot

164 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryce Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Prescot!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prescot shoots for a takedown but Daniel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Prescot.
Prescot misses with a takedown
and Daniel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prescot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daniel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryce Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Prescot.
Prescot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniel pinned against the cage. Daniel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daniel really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prescot fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniel is looking for a counter combo.
Daniel closes the distance and clinches up with Prescot, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes Prescot against the cage but Prescot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Prescot.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt
and Prescot counters with a good, hard body kick but Daniel shrugs it off.
Prescot shoots in looking for a takedown but Daniel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prescot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daniel avoids a punch combination nicely.

Prescot closes the distance and pushes Daniel back into the cage.

Prescot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prescot.
Prescot throws a nice looking combination but Daniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prescot dives in and grabs Daniel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes down on Prescot's head and hops out.
As Prescot looks to move away, Daniel throws a big counter combo bu Prescot just gets out of the way.
Daniel keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Daniel avoids the head kick by Prescot.
Daniel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Prescot looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Prescot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Prescot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniel tries to land knees in the clinch but Prescot avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescot is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Daniel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Prescot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Daniel to work.
Prescot is trying to force a seperation but Daniel has the dominant position.
Daniel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prescot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniel has him pressed against the cage.
Prescot is trying to pull guard but Daniel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Prescot wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniel won't allow it.

Prescot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prescot shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Prescot manages to circle out of the way.
Nice takedown defense from Daniel. No joy for Prescot on that attempt.

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.
Daniel shoots for a takedown but Prescot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prescot shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense.
Prescot throws a series of punches but Daniel moves out of range.
Daniel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Daniel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prescot swivels and escapes.
Prescot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Prescot. No joy for Daniel on that attempt.
Prescot with a poor takedown
and Daniel counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prescot is looking to clinch but Daniel is avoiding it.
Prescot throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
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 Bryce Daniel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Daniel avoids the head kick by Prescot.
Prescot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Prescot slaps away a takedown attempt from Daniel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bryce Daniel is winning the standup battle so far.
Prescot fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prescot moves into the clinch.
Prescot dodges an elbow strike from Daniel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel prevents the takedown attempt.
Bryce Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Prescot.
Daniel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Prescot tries to pull guard but Daniel won't allow it.
Daniel avoiding damage.
Daniel trying to land knees to the body.
Daniel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prescot is defending well for now.
Prescot can't break the clinch.

Prescot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John Prescot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prescot throws a sloppy head kick and Daniel moves out of range easily.
Daniel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prescot is looking to clinch but Daniel is avoiding it.
Daniel leaves Prescot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prescot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prescot tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniel defends well and Prescot ends up having to push Daniel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Prescot is breathing heavily.
Prescot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prescot somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniel.
Prescot tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniel defends well and Prescot ends up having to push Daniel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bryce Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prescot throws a sloppy head kick

and Daniel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prescot's guard.
Prescot trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniel wants to stand and escape but instead Prescot has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Prescot wants to pass the guard but Daniel is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescot preventing the sweep.
Daniel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prescot's guard.

Daniel trying to control but Prescot is working from the bottom.
Daniel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Prescot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prescot managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Daniel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Prescot fails with the takedown
and Daniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniel walks into a stiff left hand from Prescot.
Daniel stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Daniel or perhaps it was just good defense by Prescot, which made it look bad.
Prescot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel tries to counter by clinching up but Prescot breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prescot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bryce Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Prescot.
Prescot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Daniel as Prescot shoots in.
Daniel throws a quick counter head kick but Prescot was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescot has a takedown stuffed.
Daniel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Daniel shoots for a takedown but Prescot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prescot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniel is looking for a counter combo.
Prescot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prescot misses with a takedown attempt - Daniel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniel swats away the attempt to clinch by Prescot.
Daniel throws a big counter combination but Prescot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prescot but Prescot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prescot has a takedown stuffed.

Daniel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prescot's guard.
Daniel wanted to stand there but Prescot had control of the position.
Daniel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prescot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daniel has managed to get both his arms back between Prescot's legs - danger averted.
Daniel wants to stand but Prescot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Prescot keeping moving, preventing Daniel from controlling successfully.
Daniel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Prescot is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Daniel trying to control the position from guard on top but Prescot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but Prescot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Prescot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Daniel counters by clinching up.
Prescot tries to break the clinch but Daniel is controlling the position.

Prescot manages to break the clinch.
Daniel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Daniel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Daniel seems to be looking for submissions.
John Prescot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryce Daniel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Daniel in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce Daniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniel 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

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