PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Davol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davol comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Links 2 3 4. Ross is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bold and Beautiful. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Davol
vs
Ross

180 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Davol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ross misses.
Ross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Ross does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ross feints and then cracks Davol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davol down.
Ross is looking to chop away at Davol's legs.
Ross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ross wants to slow Davol down by chopping away at his legs.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Davol moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Davol misses its intended target.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ross.
Good leg kick by Ross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davol is out of range and Ross settles back down.
Davol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ross.
Ross cracks Davol with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Ross.
Ross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davol. That did some damage!
Ross tries to land a leg kick but Davol saw it coming and moves away.
Davol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross throws a chopping leg kick but Davol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davol misses with a body shot.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Davol avoids the head kick by Ross.
Ross throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davol.
Ross tries to score with a low kick but Davol moves his leg out of the way.
Davol shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ross defends it nicely.
Ross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Davol moves out of range easily.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ross moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ross lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a head shot.
Ross thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Ross misses.
Sloppy strikes from Davol. Those never looked like landing.
Ross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Davol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Davol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davol's calf.
Ross uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davol has time to react.
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davol.
Davol avoids a kick to the body.
Davol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davol throws a jab when Ross was well out of range.
Ross scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ross, right into the meat.
Davol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ross scores with a head kick.
Davol looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Ross scores with a one two! Davol had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Bruno Davol has been cut.
Ross catches Davol with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davol misses the shot to the body.
Ross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davol moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
Davol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Ross as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Ross tenderised Davol's leg. Davol is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
Davol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davol.
Rick Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davol misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davol is looking to wear down Ross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, jab by Ross - just one landing.
Davol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Davol might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Davol off balance momentarily.
Ross scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Ross.
Ross throws a series of punches but Davol avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Ross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
Ross throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davol.
Ross feints and then cracks Davol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davol down.
Davol blocks a head kick by Ross.
Ross delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Ross.
Davol checks a low kick from Ross.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davol's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Ross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ross coming out on top.
Ross scores with a head kick. Davol tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davol.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
Ross throws a nice head kick!
Ross looks to land a combination but Davol avoids it well.
Ross looks for the body kick but Davol saw that one coming.
Davol blocks a low kick nicely.
Davol throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davol.
Ross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davol misses the body punch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ross cracks Davol with a right hand to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ross.
Davol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
Davol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ross lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ross, right into the meat.
Ross scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Davol'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. This is the final round!

Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Davol moves out of range easily.
Ross throws an overhand right that lands on Davol's shoulder, as Davol tries to avoid the shot.
Davol avoids the head kick by Ross.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Davol throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross leaves Davol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davol misses with a looping right.
Ross tries a low kick but Davol avoids it.
Davol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a double jab
and Davol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Davol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davol. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davol doesn't seem bothered though.
Ross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davol has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davol blocks a head kick by Ross.
Ross throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davol tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Davol checks a low kick from Ross.
Davol avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Ross is looking to slow Davol down with leg kicks.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davol is out of range and Ross settles back down.
A combination from Ross does no damage.
Davol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross misses with a kick to the body.
Ross throws a head kick but Davol moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a nice shot that snaps Davol's head back.

Davol throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ross was covering up waiting for the punch and Davol finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davol not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davol won't allow Ross to get back to his feet.
Rick Ross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
Ross managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ross keeps Davol at a distance using the push kick.
Bruno Davol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ross winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ross!