PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cao Cao (ranked 4558 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Daniels (ranked 8316 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao Cao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Daniels's chin.

Cao
vs
Daniels

184 cm
25
233 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cao Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daniels bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cao is looking to reverse the position.
Cao manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Cao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daniels defends it well.
Cao not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels tries to get to full guard but Cao has control of the leg.
Cao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Daniels actively working from the bottom here.
Daniels is trying to stand.
Daniels wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cao is working for a submission of some sort.

Cao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daniels defends it well.

Cao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Cao is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Daniels wants to get back to full guard.
Cao keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is in trouble now - Cao has advanced to mount!

Cao has control of Daniels's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daniels regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cao looking to control and managing it successfully.

Daniels defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cao.

Daniels has left one of his arms exposed and Cao doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Daniels screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cao Cao!
A very excited looking Cao Cao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.