PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryte Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hook's choice of entrance music: Sweet Dreams. Lance Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Hook

188 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryte Hook!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook misses with a two punch combination.

Hook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hook changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hook shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Davis takes one on the button.
Hook throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Hook with that takedown attempt.
Lance Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryte Hook.
Davis moves away from the strike by Hook.
Hook looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Hook fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryte Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hook keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hook closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Hook pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis moves away from the strike by Hook.
Hook tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hook shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Hook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hook looks gassed!
Hook closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hook's head.
Hook tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Hook will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis tries to clinch but Hook is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a right and a left that Hook avoids nicely.
Hook wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Hook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis pushes Hook away with a front kick.
Davis misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Hook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hook has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hook and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hook moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hook has double underhooks.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hook has double underhooks.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Hook blocks it.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Hook is controlling the position.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Hook has him pressed against the cage.
Davis wants to break free but Hook has control.
Hook tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Hook tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Hook prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Hook prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hook.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis has Hook pressed against the cage, preventing Hook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Hook has him pressed against the cage.
Hook keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Hook keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Hook.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Hook won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hook looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Hook.
Hook has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Hook is controlling the position.
Hook struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis prevents Hook from breaking the clinch.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Hook has him pressed against the cage.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hook misses with a combination
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hook throws a big shot that misses.
Davis swinging wilding here.
Hook shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hook is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hook misses the target.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hook closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Hook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Hook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis misses with a combination
and Hook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Hook backpedaling.

Davis rushes Hook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hook coming out on top.
Hook takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Hook is rocked!
Davis ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hook's jaw. Hook's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Davis does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Davis!