PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kurt Koc enters the cage!

Davis
vs
Koc

195 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
272 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Izzy Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Koc!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koc wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Koc is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Koc is looking to get to half guard.
Koc tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis controlling his opponent.
Koc tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Davis is working for a guillotine from mount but Koc frees his head quite easily.

Davis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two 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.
Koc is working to get back to half guard.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koc tries to control Davis's body but Davis pushes him off. Koc squirms to his side and now Davis has his back!
Koc trying to control the hands but Davis won't let him.

Davis working for a choke but Koc is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to control Koc but Koc is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koc looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Davis thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Koc trying to control the action but Davis just sinks the hooks in.

Koc is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Davis gets his way!
Davis is breathing heavily.
Koc trying to control the hands but Davis breaks the grip.

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.
Davis doesn't have the hooks in and Koc manages to turn into his guard.
Koc preventing the sweep.

Davis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koc gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koc trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koc preventing the sweep.
Koc postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koc keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis wants to sweep here but Koc controlling him for the moment.
Koc controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koc lands a nice shot to the body.

Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koc is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis prevents Koc from improving his position.
Koc trying to control from the bottom.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but Koc is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koc trying to control but Davis postures up.
Koc is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koc fails with the takedown

and Davis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davis wants to control from the top but Koc keeps moving.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Koc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koc is keeping the position for now.
Koc is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koc wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Koc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Koc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koc with a lazy takedown attempt

and Davis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davis.

Koc working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Koc not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koc scores with a jab.
Koc shoots and misses

and Davis counters with a shoot takedown. Koc fights it but they end up in guard.
Izzy Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Koc.
Koc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Koc blocks nicely.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
Davis postures up.
Koc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Koc controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koc tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis wants to control from the top but Koc keeps moving.
Davis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Koc has Davis pulled in close to control his posture.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Davis trying to control but Koc is working from the bottom.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Davis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Koc as Davis shoots in.

Koc clinches.
Koc goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davis prevents it.

Koc breaks from the clinch.
Koc stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Koc scores with a decent looking hook.
Koc scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izzy Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koc with a lazy takedown attempt

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koc won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Koc's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Davis advances to full mount.
Davis avoids the attempt from Koc to control.
Izzy Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Davis won't let Koc get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Koc tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Davis wants to control the pace but Koc is squirming around nicely.
Koc is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koc sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Koc trying to control but Davis postures up.
Koc keeping control of the position.
Koc trying to control here.
Davis is pressing down on Koc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koc is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling the action here.
Koc moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Koc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis trying to control but Koc is working from the bottom.
Koc is looking to sweep but instead, Davis has passed into half guard.
Davis is thwarting Koc's attempts to control the position.

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 just content to waste time from the top position. Koc takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Koc trying to control the position.
Koc pulls Davis in to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kurt Koc just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis has his takedown stuffed
enabling Koc to counter with a crisp jab.

Koc drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davis can't do much from the bottom here.
Davis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Koc.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kurt Koc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koc creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Koc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Davis!