PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janssen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Orgineel Amsterdam. Jan Janssen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Janssen
vs
Davis

176 cm
21
181 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Janssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.

Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Janssen did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Janssen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Janssen controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Janssen looking for a sweep. Not yet Janssen, not yet.

Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Janssen wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Janssen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davis uses it to pass to side control.
Janssen is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Janssen's face as Davis controls the position.
Janssen is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Janssen is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Janssen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Davis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Davis dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Janssen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Janssen is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to control but Janssen wriggling away.
Janssen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Janssen is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Janssen is trying to escape the mount.
Janssen is working hard here to advance 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.
Davis content just to control the position here.
Janssen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Janssen is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Janssen tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Davis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Janssen tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis slips under a jab.

Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Janssen's guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Janssen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Janssen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davis uses it to pass to side control.
Janssen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Janssen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Davis trying to hold on to Janssen's head to control him but Janssen postures up.

Davis kicks Janssen off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Janssen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Janssen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Janssen misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Janssen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Janssen misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Janssen misses with a takedown

so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Janssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Janssen's head.
Davis wants to control from the top but Janssen keeps moving.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Davis forces his way into half guard.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Janssen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Janssen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Janssen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Janssen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Janssen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Davis's thigh. Davis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Janssen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Janssen throws and elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Janssen's guard. Nice move by Davis!

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.
Janssen wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Janssen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Janssen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

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!
Janssen regains half guard.
Janssen wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Janssen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tony Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Janssen controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis with a nice head shot there.
Janssen keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
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's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Davis controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tony Davis.
Janssen lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janssen.
Davis slips a jab from Janssen.
Janssen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Janssen misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Janssen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janssen thinking.
Janssen misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Janssen's guard now.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Janssen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Davis stacks Janssen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Davis!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis working the ground and pound.
Davis happy to just control the position for now.
Janssen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davis off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen is striking well from the back but Davis escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Janssen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Davis to regain full guard.
Janssen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Janssen looking to pass the guard.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tony Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janssen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davis controlling his opponent.
Janssen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Janssen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
Jan Janssen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis looking to control but Janssen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

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