PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mcdaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sancristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Sancristo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mcdaniel
vs
Sancristo

214 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Mcdaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sancristo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sancristo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcdaniel tries to avoid it but Sancristo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcdaniel to the ground. Mcdaniel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mcdaniel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sancristo.
Sancristo with a poor takedown

and Mcdaniel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcdaniel.
Patrick Mcdaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sancristo.
Sancristo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcdaniel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcdaniel lands a good knee to the midsection. Sancristo won't want to take too many of those.

Mcdaniel manages to break the clinch.
Sancristo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Mcdaniel instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mcdaniel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sancristo can't fight it off and eventually Mcdaniel manages to take the fight to the floor. Sancristo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sancristo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcdaniel controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancristo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mcdaniel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mcdaniel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sancristo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sancristo looks for a takedown but Mcdaniel sprawls well.
Sancristo has his takedown stuffed

and Mcdaniel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mcdaniel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mcdaniel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sancristo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sancristo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniel controlling the position.
Sancristo wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdaniel just content to control the position.
Sancristo is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sancristo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcdaniel throws a lazy head kick
and Sancristo counters with a three punch combo that has Mcdaniel backing up. Mcdaniel nods at Sancristo to acknowledge the strikes.
Mcdaniel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sancristo's calf.
Sancristo misses with a takedown attempt
and Mcdaniel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sancristo's knee momentarily.
Sancristo looks winded!
Sancristo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcdaniel but Mcdaniel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcdaniel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sancristo shoots for a takedown but Mcdaniel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Mcdaniel moves into the clinch successfully.

Mcdaniel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mcdaniel drives through and clinches with Sancristo against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mcdaniel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sancristo gets caught flat footed, as Mcdaniel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcdaniel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mcdaniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sancristo can do to turn this around?

Sancristo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mcdaniel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdaniel misses with a leg kick.
Sancristo misses with a takedown

and Mcdaniel moves into the clinch.
Sancristo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcdaniel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sancristo regains guard.

Sancristo pushes Mcdaniel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mcdaniel lands with a kick to the temple. Sancristo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sancristo fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick Mcdaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sancristo.

Mcdaniel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sancristo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdaniel 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.
Sancristo wants to stand and escape but Mcdaniel is having none of it.
Mcdaniel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sancristo wants to stand up but Mcdaniel is controlling him.
Sancristo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sancristo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sancristo dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcdaniel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sancristo is breathing heavily.
Sancristo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mcdaniel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcdaniel.

Sancristo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mcdaniel is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sancristo to the mat. Sancristo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sancristo wants to stand but Mcdaniel is controlling the position.

Sancristo has his feet on Mcdaniel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sancristo shoots and misses

and Mcdaniel moves into the clinch.

Mcdaniel breaks the clinch.
Sancristo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcdaniel swivels and escapes.
Sancristo fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mcdaniel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mcdaniel instigates a clinch.
Sancristo tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcdaniel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sancristo is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Mcdaniel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sancristo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sancristo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcdaniel swivels and escapes.
Patrick Mcdaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sancristo.
Sancristo shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcdaniel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sancristo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mcdaniel moves into range and clinches up with Sancristo.

Mcdaniel lands a takedown into guard.
Mcdaniel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancristo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcdaniel is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mcdaniel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sancristo wants to stand and escape but Mcdaniel is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sancristo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcdaniel is looking to counter the offense by Sancristo and move into the clinch.
Mcdaniel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcdaniel wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcdaniel slaps away a takedown attempt from Sancristo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcdaniel is looking for a counter combo.
Mcdaniel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sancristo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancristo dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcdaniel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Mcdaniel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcdaniel is working Sancristo over against the cage.

Mcdaniel jumps guard.
Sancristo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mcdaniel's guard.
Mcdaniel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sancristo manages to get himself to full guard.

Mcdaniel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sancristo for as long as he can get away with.
Mcdaniel prevents Sancristo from getting back to his feet.
Mcdaniel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mcdaniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcdaniel 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 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mcdaniel!