PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between joe knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe knockout has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

knockout
vs
Davison

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, joe knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Davison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison slaps away a takedown attempt from knockout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Davison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
knockout is being controlled here.
knockout is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Davison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davison wants to control but knockout is keeping him busy.
knockout regains half guard, as Davison was trying to land strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Davison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davison working the ground and pound but knockout is defending the strikes.
knockout wants to get back to his feet.
Davison looking to control but instead knockout has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
knockout on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if knockout tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
knockout is trying to stand.
Davison is looking to take a break and control but knockout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
knockout tries to kick Davison off but Davison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Davison sitting and controlling from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison throwing strikes from guard but knockout blocks nicely.
Davison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davison trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davison throws a big right hand that misses.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but knockout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davison looking to sit in guard and control but knockout gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davison wants to stand but knockout is controlling the position.
Davison is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
knockout throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Davison 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.

knockout throws a front kick aimed at Davison's knee but Davison avoids it well.
knockout walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
knockout tries for a takedown but Davison circles away easily

so Davison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davison trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
Davison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davison trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
knockout will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davison shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davison shoots and misses
and knockout counters with a series of strikes. Davison will be more careful next time no doubt.
knockout is looking to clinch but Davison is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davison closes the distance but knockout moves to the side
and knockout counters with a left and a right that stings Davison.
Davison misses with a takedown attempt

and knockout counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
joe knockout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Davison.
Davison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst knockout is controlling him.
knockout trying to control but Davison is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knockout wants to stand but Davison has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and knockout counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

knockout turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and knockout manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davison wants to get back to his feet.
knockout wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
Davison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, knockout asserts his dominance and retains side control.
knockout taking a breather here.
Davison wants to get back to his feet.
knockout wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe knockout dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Davison tries to clinch but fails miserably

and knockout counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by knockout.
Davison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst knockout is controlling him.
knockout wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
knockout is working Davison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
knockout is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davison misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around knockout's waist but knockout gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davison off to one side.
Davison fails with an attempt to clinch.
knockout throws a body kick that misses.
knockout shoots in looking for a takedown. Davison tries to sprawl out of it but knockout keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davison lands with an overhand left.
Shawn Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davison looks to clinch

and knockout counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davison!
Davison wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
joe knockout overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
knockout can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davison is looking to escape.
Davison wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knockout can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davison is looking to escape.
knockout is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
knockout won't let Davison get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
knockout tries to control but Davison wriggling away.
Davison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davison is squirming around, avoiding knockout's attempts to control the action.
Davison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
knockout tries to control but Davison wriggling away.
Davison is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
knockout tries to control but Davison wriggling away.
Davison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
joe knockout showed his dominance in that final round.
Well knockout 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joe knockout!