PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lighting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Envy on the Coast - Southern Comfort. Darrell Davis had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Lighting

176 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrell Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Lighting!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis wants to clinch
and Lighting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lighting manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lighting paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis lands an elbow inside that Lighting shrugs off.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Lighting's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Lighting won't want to take too many of those.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lighting blocks it with crossed arms.
Lighting struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Lighting is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lighting is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighting trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lighting into the cage.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Lighting won't want to take too many of those.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Lighting's ribcage.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
Lighting is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lighting is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis lands an elbow inside.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lighting's face.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lighting wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Lighting.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lighting takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Davis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lighting has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Lighting is blocking nicely.
Lighting is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Lighting wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Lighting is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lighting wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lighting is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Darrell Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Lighting.
Lighting blocks the elbow strike.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Lighting blocks with his arms.
Lighting tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Darrell Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lighting shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Davis counters by clinching up.
Lighting wants a takedown.
Davis landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lighting.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lighting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lighting goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Davis moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis prevents Lighting from breaking the clinch.
Lighting misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lighting tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lighting shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Davis rushes Lighting and presses him up against the cage.
Lighting tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Lighting blocks an elbow strike.
Lighting scores with a shoulder strike.

Lighting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lighting pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Davis pushes Lighting up against the cage in a clinch.
Lighting tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Lighting blocks it.
Lighting wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lighting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lighting has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lighting is defending well for now.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Lighting.

Lighting jumps guard and drags Davis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Davis trying to control but Lighting is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lighting looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Davis is defending well. Lighting quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Davis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lighting celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Lighting!