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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franek Polel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franek Polel looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franek Polel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Davidson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson shoots in but Polel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Polel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davidson shoots in but no luck this time.
Polel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Polel tries for a takedown but Davidson circles away easily
and Davidson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Polel!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson content just to control the position here.
Davidson trying to control but Polel is having none of it.
Davidson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson avoids the attempt from Polel to control.
Polel is trying desperately to improve position.
Davidson content just to control the position here.
Davidson misses with a head shot.
Polel tries to lock up and control but Davidson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Polel tries to reverse the position but Davidson maintains control.
Polel tries to hold on but Davidson postures up.
Davidson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davidson lands with some strikes.
Polel is breathing heavily.
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.
Davidson looking to finish with strikes here!
Polel wants to control but Davidson is having none of it.
Davidson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Polel has worked his arm free - good work by Polel!
Polel regains half guard.
Davidson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polel sees it coming and defends easily.
Polel is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Polel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davidson trying to control but Polel is working from the bottom.
Polel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davidson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davidson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davidson is pushing down on Polel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Polel is fighting to maintain full guard but Davidson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Polel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Polel is trying to maintain the position but Davidson is very close to passing his half guard.
Davidson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Polel regains half guard.
Davidson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Davidson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Polel is controlling Davidson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Davidson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davidson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Polel counters with a takedown into side control.
Davidson is not content to let Polel control the position.
Polel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Davidson's legs.
Davidson struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is looking to reverse the position.
Polel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Davidson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Polel.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davidson wants to clinch but Polel slips to the side
and Polel counters with a single leg into guard. Davidson didn't expect that.
Polel is looking to work some ground and pound but Davidson has wrist control.
Polel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Polel looking to pass the guard.
Davidson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polel defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polel trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Polel trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polel looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davidson postures up in Polel's guard and throws a big left but Polel blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davidson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Polel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Polel gets to his feet - Davidson follows without any prompting.
Davidson misses with a takedown
and Polel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davidson's guard.
Franek Polel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Davidson.
Polel drops back looking for a leg! Davidson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davidson manages to kick Polel off! Polel jumps back into Davidson's guard.
Polel wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polel looking to pass the guard.
Davidson throws a couple of heel strikes.
Polel throwing strikes from guard but Davidson blocks nicely.
Davidson keeping full guard, as Polel tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franek Polel dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Davidson closes the distance but Polel moves to the side
and Polel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davidson won't be happy with that.
Davidson is looking to regain half guard here but Polel keeps moving and retains side control.
Davidson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Davidson kicks Polel off and gets back to his feet.
Peter Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson tries to clinch there but Polel circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson working the ground and pound effectively.
Polel can't escape the position.
Polel gets back to half guard.
Franek Polel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polel is not content to let Davidson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polel tries to roll over but Davidson keeps him under control.
Davidson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Polel defending well though.
Davidson is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Polel manages to get to full guard.
That's two 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.
Polel 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.
Davidson wants to stand and escape but instead Polel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Polel from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Polel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davidson's waist but Davidson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Polel off to one side.
Davidson tries for a takedown but Polel circles away easily
and Polel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Polel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Davidson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Polel to the mat. Polel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Davidson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson trying to control but Polel is working from the bottom.
Davidson throwing strikes from guard but Polel blocks nicely.
Polel keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Polel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davidson content to stall in guard here.
Polel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Polel is pulling down on Davidson's head. It's preventing any offense from Davidson, at least for the moment.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davidson lands with a nice body punch.
Davidson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Polel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Polel stops Davidson from standing up.
Davidson working a defensive guard here.
Polel trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franek Polel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Polel 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franek Polel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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