PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Powers had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Sebastian Powers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Powers
vs
Davis

191 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.

Powers drops Davis with a beautiful combination! Davis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Powers is looking for the KO!

Davis is rocked!

It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers misses with a wild combination.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Powers finish him?
Powers thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis defending well as Powers loads up on a big left hand.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Powers misses with a body shot
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Powers misses
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Powers thinking.
Powers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Powers throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Davis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Davis looks gassed!
Powers misses with a body shot
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Powers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Powers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers misses with a double jab.
Powers tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Powers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Powers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Powers misses with a combination
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Powers takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Powers throws a combination that misses
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powers is looking to wear down Davis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Powers backs up against the cage.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis blocks a jab.
Powers throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Powers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Powers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Davis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Powers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
Powers misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Sebastian Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Powers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis blocks a head kick by Powers.
Davis jabs Powers right on the nose. Powers blinks but takes it well.
Powers falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Powers misses with a hook to the body
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Powers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Powers's ribs.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Powers doesn't seem bothered though.
Powers throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Powers.
Davis connects with the punch.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Powers throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Powers seems unphased.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis slips under a jab.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis throws a series of punches but Powers avoids them all with ease.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Powers throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Powers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Powers misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis with a nice cross.
Powers misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis stalks Powers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Powers's face. Powers staggers backwards, shaken.
Powers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil Davis's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Powers misses with a kick to the body.
Powers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Powers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers lands with a nice body kick.
Powers throws a shot to the body.
Powers throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Powers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Powers backing up. Powers nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis scores with a one two! Powers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Powers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Powers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Powers is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Powers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Powers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with a shot to the body
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Powers tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Powers throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Davis cracks Powers with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phil Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.

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.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Phil Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Powers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Powers.
Powers misses with a double jab
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Powers misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Powers will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:29

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