PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullit comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Davola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chicken Fried kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Damien Bullit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bullit
vs
Davola

194 cm
25
235 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

188 cm
20
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Bullit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Davola!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davola blocks a jab.
A head kick from Bullit lands but Davola takes it in his stride.
Davola ducks right into an uppercut from Bullit.
Bullit misses the shot to the body.
Bullit's corner calls for a 1-2. Bullit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullit misses with a wild combination.
Davola blocks a head kick by Bullit.
Davola blocks a jab.
Davola staying out of range there.
Davola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bullit in his tracks.
Bullit misses with an uppercut. Davola saw that one coming.
Bullit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davola throws out the jab.
Bullit misses with a shot to the body

and Davola counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davola looks to land a strike but Bullit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Davola drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bullit dives on top into guard.
Davola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bullit.
Bullit looking to pass the guard.
Davola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bullit manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bullit holds on and takes a little breather.
Bullit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davola controls the pace.
Bullit wants to stand and escape but Davola is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davola is looking to work some ground and pound but Bullit has wrist control.
Bullit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bullit tries to get out of the position.
Davola scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bullit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bullit keeping moving, preventing Davola from controlling successfully.
Bullit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davola throws and elbow that misses. Bullit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davola's guard. Nice move by Bullit!
Davola is trying to keep Bullit in close.
Bullit scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bullit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bullit wants to control from the top but Davola keeps moving.
Bullit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bullit preventing the sweep.
Davola is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bullit's guard.
Davola throwing strikes but missing.
Davola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bullit keeping full guard, as Davola tries to pass.
Bullit looking for a sweep. Not yet Bullit, not yet.
Davola looking to sit in guard and control but Bullit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bullit stopping the sweep attempt from Davola.
Davola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Bullit gets to his feet - Davola follows without any prompting.
Bullit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davola walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullit tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullit swings widly with a right hand
and Davola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Bullit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Bullit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Davola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullit.
Bullit connects with a body shot that sends Davola's belly button to the back.
Davola misses with an uppercut.
Bullit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bullit throws a right hand that Davola ducks under and follows up with a left that Davola also avoids with ease.
Davola looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bullit looks to land a body kick but Davola moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullit throws a nice head kick!
Bullit lands a really nice looking cross but Davola seems unphased.
Bullit misses with a series of wild punches.
Bullit lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bullit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davola scrambles back to his feet.
Bullit stalks Davola and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davola's face. Davola staggers backwards, shaken.

Davola is rocked!
Bullit misses with a looping left.
Bullit misses with a looping right.
Davola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullit.
Bullit slips a jab from Davola.
A big left from Bullit misses.
Davola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bullit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bullit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Bullit misses.
Damien Bullit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bullit avoids it really well and circles away.
Damien Bullit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Davola.
Davola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullit misses with a two punch combination.
Davola misses with a lunging right hand
and Bullit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bullit.
Damien Bullit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullit scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bullit misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Bullit there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit connects with a high kick.
Davola is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullit finish him?
Bullit tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullit misses with a series of wild punches.
Davola seems to have recovered his senses.
Bullit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Davola backs up against the cage.
Bullit throws a hook but Davola blocks it.
Bullit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bullit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Davola finds it's way through Bullit's defenses.
Davola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bullit lands a jab to Davola's midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bullit stalks Davola and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davola's face. Davola staggers backwards, shaken.
Davola throws a combination that misses
and Bullit counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit scores with a nice strike.
Bullit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bullit's waist but Bullit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davola off to one side.
Davola is breathing heavily.
Bullit swings for the body but Davola moves out of range.
A big right from Bullit misses.
Davola misses with an uppercut
and Bullit counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Bullit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bullit sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Davola to the ground! Bullit dives into full mount looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Bullit.
Bullit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davola is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bullit looks to score with a jab to the body but Davola is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bullit.
Davola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bullit misses with the combination.
Bullit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davola slips under a jab from Bullit.
Bullit dodges the punch combination from Davola.
Bullit misses with a double jab

and Davola counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bullit!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davola misses with a head shot.
Bullit tries to hold on but Davola postures up.
Davola looking to finish Bullit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bullit!
Joe Davola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bullit avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davola.
Davola throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bullit because Davola loaded up on that one.
The referee warns Bullit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Davola lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bullit tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bullit bucks Davola off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bullit misses with a hook to the body

and Davola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit is pulling down on Davola's head. It's preventing any offense from Davola, at least for the moment.
Davola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davola keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bullit's head.
Bullit 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.
Davola is looking to work some ground and pound but Bullit has wrist control.
Bullit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davola thows a big elbow that misses.
Davola throws a strike but Bullit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davola trying to keep a closed guard but Bullit is proving a slippery customer.
Bullit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullit looking to pass the guard.
Davola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bullit manages to get himself to full guard.
Davola throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullit has Davola pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davola scoring with punches to the head and body.

Davola is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bullit is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bullit has escaped and now he's on top!
Bullit passes Davola's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Davola trying to hold on to Bullit's head to control him but Bullit postures up.
Bullit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davola keeps working.
Davola slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullit is stalling in the full guard.
Bullit wants to stand but Davola is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davola really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bullit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davola counters with a nice uppercut.
Bullit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davola manages to avoid it.
Bullit misses with a looping left.
A combination from Bullit does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Davola. Those never looked like landing.
Bullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davola.
Bullit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullit swings widly with a right hand
and Davola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullit.
Bullit tests Davola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Davola misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit misses the jab.
Bullit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Davola counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davola.
Davola advances to half guard.
Bullit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bullit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davola trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davola throwing strikes but missing.
Davola wants to control from the top but Bullit keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davola with a nice head shot there.
Bullit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bullit wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Davola manages to pass to side control.
Bullit is trying to get back to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davola connects with a nice short shot to Bullit's temple.
Still in half guard, Davola seems content to control.
Bullit gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davola trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davola postures up in Bullit's guard and throws a big left but Bullit blocks it.
Davola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davola won't allow Bullit to sweep him here.
Davola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davola must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bullit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davola wants to control from the top but Bullit keeps moving.

That's four 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.
Davola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Davola.
Bullit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davola.
Bullit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Davola.
A swing and a miss from Davola.
Bullit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Davola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davola thows a big elbow that misses.
Davola with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davola dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bullit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bullit lands with a nice body punch.
Bullit lands with a right hand.
Davola has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullit.
A combination from Davola does no damage.
Bullit lands a nice shot to the body.
Bullit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davola moves away.
Davola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Bullit. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bullit.
Davola is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Davola dives in and grabs Bullit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bullit pushes down on Davola's head and hops out.
Damien Bullit is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bullit lands a jab to the nose.
Bullit connects with a crisp jab.
Bullit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davola.
Bullit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davola throws a nice looking combination but Bullit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bullit tests Davola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davola moves forwards but Bullit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bullit lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Bullit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullit drops Davola with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Davola! Bullit dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Bullit!
Damien Bullit is the new heavyweight champion!