PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mcdaniels (ranked 2953 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Da Silva (ranked 3746 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Mcdaniels has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mcdaniels
vs
Da Silva

175 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Mcdaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcdaniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Da Silva pushes Mcdaniels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mcdaniels has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
A shot in the inside from Da Silva.
Mcdaniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcdaniels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Da Silva is leaning against Mcdaniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Silva.
Mcdaniels is looking to control Da Silva's arms but Da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcdaniels has his back to the cage.
Mcdaniels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
Mcdaniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Da Silva is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Da Silva pushes Mcdaniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdaniels jumps guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Mcdaniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Da Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Da Silva digs a right hand underneath Mcdaniels's ribcage. Mcdaniels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Da Silva pushes Mcdaniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcdaniels looking to stall.
Da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Mcdaniels tries to pull guard but Da Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mcdaniels is trying to break free.
Mcdaniels is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Da Silva.
Mcdaniels takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva stalling the fight.
Mcdaniels is looking to control Da Silva's arms but Da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcdaniels has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mcdaniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Silva cracks Mcdaniels with a nice body shot.
Da Silva digs a right hand into Mcdaniels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcdaniels's gas tank.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva works on Mcdaniels's body with a couple of short punches.
Da Silva stalling.
Da Silva lands a right hand.
Da Silva lands an uppercut.
Da Silva stalling.
Da Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Da Silva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Da Silva lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Da Silva.
Still in the clinch, Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Da Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcdaniels.
Da Silva effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Silva is leaning against Mcdaniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcdanielss head.
Mcdaniels being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Da Silva - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva digs a right hand underneath Mcdaniels's ribcage. Mcdaniels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcdaniels backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Mcdaniels's head.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcdaniels being controlled against the cage.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Da Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Da Silva blocks the body kick.
Mcdaniels tries for a takedown but Da Silva circles away easily
and Da Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Mcdaniels motions for Da Silva to come forward. Mcdaniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Mcdaniels moves away and avoids it.
Mcdaniels shoots in but no luck this time.
Da Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Mcdaniels shakes him off and moves away.

Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Da Silva stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Da Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Da Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Da Silva is leaning against Mcdaniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva digs a right hand underneath Mcdaniels's ribcage. Mcdaniels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Da Silva stalling against the cage.
A short right from Da Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Silva.
Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcdaniels backwards.
A short left from Da Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva lands an uppercut.
Da Silva is leaning against Mcdaniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva is pushing Mcdaniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Da Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Da Silva is leaning against Mcdaniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcdaniels.
Da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Da Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcdaniels takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva stalling the fight.
Da Silva cracks Mcdaniels with a nice body shot.
Da Silva is leaning against Mcdaniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Silva lands a body shot.
Da Silva is stalling here.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Da Silva digs a right hand into Mcdaniels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcdaniels's gas tank.
Mcdaniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva pushes Mcdaniels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mcdaniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Da Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Renato Da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva is leaning against Mcdaniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva gets through Mcdaniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Mcdaniels is rocked!
Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Mcdaniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Da Silva.
Come on Da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Da Silva on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mcdaniels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Da Silva cracks Mcdaniels with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mcdaniels tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Da Silva pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mcdaniels is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Da Silva!