PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Davydenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragan Davydenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davydenko
vs
Churchill

189 cm
21
205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragan Davydenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill fails to land with a series of punches.
Davydenko tries to clinch but Churchill is having none of it.
Churchill tries to bum rush Davydenko with a series of wild strikes but Davydenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Churchill misses with the combination.
Davydenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Churchill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davydenko tries to clinch up.

Churchill tries to keep at a distance but Davydenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davydenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Churchill up against the ropes.
Davydenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davydenko tries a knee to the head but Churchill blocks it.
A knee to the head by Davydenko.

It looks like Winston Churchill has been cut.
Davydenko tries to land a knee to the head but Churchill blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davydenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davydenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davydenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Churchill letting Davydenko take a breather here.
Churchill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Davydenko.
Churchill tries to break the clinch but Davydenko is controlling the position.
Davydenko looking to throw knees to the head but Churchill is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Churchill breaks the clinch.
Davydenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davydenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davydenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Churchill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davydenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Churchill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davydenko has time to react.
Churchill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davydenko moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.
Davydenko ducks under a wild hook from Churchill.
A head kick misses from Churchill.
Churchill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Churchill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davydenko tries to clinch but Churchill moves out of range.
Davydenko is breathing heavily.
Davydenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davydenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Dragan Davydenko has been cut.
Davydenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill cracks Davydenko with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Davydenko falls to his knees and Churchill doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Churchill!