PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Davids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davids has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. 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.

Bo
vs
Davids

160 cm
28
135 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

169 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Davids!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davids misses with a shot to the body

and Bo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bo.
Davids wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bo is now in half guard.
Bo is looking to advance position but Davids won't allow it.
Bo is looking to take a break and control but Davids is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davids tries to roll over but Bo keeps him under control.
Davids is refusing to be controlled, as Bo sits in half guard.
Davids trying to hold on to Bo's head to control him but Bo postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davids swings away with a body shot that misses

and Bo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davids controlling the position.
Bo trying to control but Davids is working from the bottom.
Bo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davids misses with a hook to the body
and Bo counters with a series of strikes. Davids will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davids lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davids has his takedown stuffed
and Bo counters with a left to the body.
Bo throws a hook to the side of Davids's head but Davids sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davids counters with a left to the body.
Bo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davids throws a sloppy body shot
and Bo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davids is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davids throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bo misses with a hook. Davids ducked under it nicely.
Bo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davids counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Davids shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bo is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davids seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davids working over Bo with some ground and pound. Bo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bo is refusing to be controlled, as Davids sits in half guard.
Bo is controlling Davids's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davids tries a low kick but Bo avoids it.
Davids looks to land a right hand but Bo moved out of range.
Bo misses with a straight left.
Davids moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davids.
Bo takes a swing at Davids's ribcage but misses.
Bo misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davids looks to land a left hand but Bo moved out of range nicely.
Bo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davids.
Bo swings widly with a right hand
and Davids counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davids moves away.
Davids throws the left hand but Bo avoids the punch easily.
Davids tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bo counters with a straight right hand.
Davids misses with an uppercut
and Bo counters with a straight right hand.
Bo just misses with a punch to the body.
Davids misses the shot to the body.
Davids misses with a body shot
and Bo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davids throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Bo shoots in and gets a takedown into Davids's guard.
Davids wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davids is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bo is stalling in the full guard.
Bo trying to control the position from guard on top but Davids is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davids keeping full guard, as Bo tries to pass.
Davids wants to sweep here but Bo controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jim Bo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bo slips a jab from Davids.

Davids darts in and clinches Bo up against the cage.
Davids goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bo trying to control the position but instead, Davids has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bo into the cage.
Davids throws an elbow that misses.
Davids misses with an elbow strike.
Bo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Davids will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bo up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davids tries to land knees in the clinch but Bo avoids the damage to the body.
Davids digs a right hand into Bo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bo's gas tank.
Bo avoiding damage as Davids throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davids.
Bo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davids.
Davids tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bo avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davids trying to land knees to the body.
Davids tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Davids missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Bo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Davids slips a jab from Bo.
Davids fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davids throws a body punch but Bo moves out of range.
Davids tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bo was well out of range. Poor timing from Davids.
Davids doesn't manage to clinch there - Bo circles away.
Tyrone Davids seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo avoids the body shot from Davids.
Bo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davids.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davids.
Bo throws a looping overhand right but Davids ducks down to avoid it.
Davids throws a series of punches but Bo avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davids. Bo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bo cracks a nice hook into Davids's ribs.
Bo swings for the body but Davids moves out of range.
Bo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davids sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Bo. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davids. Bo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davids looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davids on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Bo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davids.
Bo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bo lands a jab.
Davids misses with a straight left.
Jab by Bo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davids moves out of range of the strikes.
Bo misses the jab.
Davids scores with a hook to the body. Bo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Davids. Those never looked like landing.
Bo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davids manages to avoid it.
Davids looks to score with a jab to the body but Bo is just out of range.
Davids throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bo counters with a single leg into guard. Davids didn't expect that.
Tyrone Davids has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davids keeping full guard, as Bo tries to pass.
Bo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davids swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jim Bo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davids looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Davids working a defensive guard but Bo passes into half guard.
Bo wants to take a breather but Davids is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bo is really struggling to control Davids but he's trying to hold on to the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bo!