PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Davies (ranked 1862 p4p, 3289 weight class) and Teddy Dalrymple (ranked 291 p4p, 470 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davies
vs
Dalrymple

191 cm
21
205
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
21
216
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Dalrymple!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Davies rushes Dalrymple and presses him up against the cage.

Dalrymple escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dalrymple throws a combination that misses
and Davies counters with a straight right hand.
Davies misses with a straight right.
Dalrymple is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dalrymple throws a leg kick which misses Davies's front leg but catches the back leg as Davies tries to avoid it.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Dalrymple pushes him off.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dalrymple thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dalrymple counters with a nice uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dalrymple tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalrymple takes a shot to the head.
Davies misses with a punch on the inside.
Davies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalrymple blocking some punches.
Dalrymple lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dalrymple blocks an uppercut.
Dalrymple blocking some punches.
Dalrymple gets through Davies's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dalrymple stalling in the clinch but Davies improves position.
Dalrymple is trying to pull guard but Davies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Dalrymple successfully pulls guard.
Davies wants to control from the top but Dalrymple keeps moving.
Davies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dalrymple keeping full guard, as Davies tries to pass.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalrymple is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Davies avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dalrymple working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davies.
Dalrymple keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Dalrymple utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to pass the guard but Dalrymple is keeping the position.
Davies postures up.
Dalrymple pulls Davies in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davies connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Teddy Dalrymple has been cut.
Dalrymple looks to land a left hand but Davies moved out of range nicely.
Davies misses with an uppercut. Dalrymple saw that one coming.

Davies sends Dalrymple crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Davies is motioning to the referee to let Dalrymple up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Dalrymple is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Davies misses the target.
Dalrymple is still on wobbly legs! Can Davies finish him?
Davies batters Dalrymple with a massive right followed by a huge left! Dalrymple is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Davies lands a final crushing right hand to drop Dalrymple to the mat with a gruesome thud! Davies is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cole Davies!