PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanouk Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairtex has chosen Illusion-DJ Tiesto 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.

Davis
vs
Fairtex

170 cm
26
150 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

170 cm
28
150 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanouk Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Fairtex lands a front kick.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Fairtex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fairtex tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Fairtex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fairtex misses with a leg kick.
Fairtex wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Fairtex's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fairtex scrambles back to his feet.
Davis throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairtex.
Fairtex motions for Davis to come forward. Fairtex throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex looks to throw a body kick
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Fairtex backing up. Fairtex nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Fairtex lands with an overhand left.
Fairtex lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fairtex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis swings for the body but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fairtex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanouk Fairtex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fairtex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fairtex avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Joe Davis has been cut.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Fairtex misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairtexs head.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fairtex gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Davis tightens his grip and picks Fairtex up, before dumping him to the ground. Fairtex manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis won't allow Fairtex to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Davis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fairtex is looking for a sweep.
Davis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fairtex is not content to let Davis control the position.
Fairtex is trying to get back to half guard.
Fairtex is trying to get back to his feet.
Davis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Fairtex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fairtex manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fairtex pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Davis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Fairtex is proving a slippery customer.
Davis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fairtex is one step ahead there.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davis prevents Fairtex from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairtex avoid being mounted?
Fairtex wants to get back to his feet.
Fairtex is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairtex avoid being mounted?
Davis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex trying desperately to get to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis tries to control but Fairtex wriggling away.
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Davis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.

Davis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fairtex's guard.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fairtex is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
Fairtex looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairtex, not yet.
Davis won't allow Fairtex to get back to his feet.
Fairtex keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Davis.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fairtex looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fairtex momentarily.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Fairtex misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Fairtex seems unphased.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fairtex checks it well.
Fairtex throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fairtex takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Joe Davis is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex connects with a body shot.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fairtex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis cracks Fairtex with a good jab.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Fairtex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fairtex dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Fairtex walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fairtex moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.

Fairtex tries to sprawl but Davis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fairtex with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fairtex is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Davis stops Fairtex from getting back to his feet.
Davis is trying to control. Fairtex wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fairtex is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Fairtex defends it.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fairtex is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Fairtex is pushing Davis's head away, looking to escape. Davis manages to hold on to the position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex is looking for a sweep.
Davis trying to control the action but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
Fairtex is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex is looking for a sweep.
Fairtex wants to get back to his feet.
Davis cracks Fairtex with a big right hand but Fairtex just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Davis's cut.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fairtex throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Fairtex there.
Nice shot lands for Davis.

Fairtex gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fairtex working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Joe Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis with a nice head shot there.
Fairtex wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Fairtex is keeping the position.
Davis trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
Fairtex wants to improve his position but instead Davis has moved into half guard.
Davis 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.
Davis looks to land a strike but Fairtex avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stands and throws Fairtex's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fairtex is looking to regain half guard here but Davis keeps moving and retains side control.
Fairtex wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fairtex is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davis off and has taken his back!
Fairtex wants to control but Davis manages to buck him off and is now in Fairtex's guard! Nice work there by Davis!
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fairtex controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Fairtex is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis distracts Fairtex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fairtex's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davis wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Davis works over Fairtex with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davis wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Davis wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Fairtex wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.
Davis advances to half guard.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Fairtex is defending the position.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to control but Davis passes into side control!
Fairtex is looking to regain half guard here but Davis keeps moving and retains side control.
Fairtex gets back to half guard.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Fairtex is defending well.
Davis not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Davis loads up on a big right hand but Fairtex slips the punch.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fairtex.

It looks like Sanouk Fairtex has been cut.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Fairtex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Davis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fairtex on his heels. He'll look to pass Fairtex's guard now, I'm sure.
Fairtex is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Davis trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
Davis stands and throws Fairtex's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Davis is chipping away with strikes.
Davis working the ground and pound.
Davis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Davis working the body and head with strikes.
Davis trying to control the position but Fairtex is working away.
Fairtex can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis controlling the position from side mount.
Davis scores with punches from side control.
Fairtex tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
Davis lands a few punches from side control.

Fairtex is rocked!
Davis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fairtex is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
Davis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fairtex for as long as he can get away with.
Fairtex seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairtex is not content to let Davis control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scoring with punches and elbows.
Fairtex pushes Davis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Davis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fairtex tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Fairtex is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fairtex down.
Davis wants to control but Fairtex is keeping him busy.
Davis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fairtex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex is not content to let Davis control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fairtex some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davis had his way with Sanouk Fairtex in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fairtex under the eye.
Fairtex throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fairtex scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fairtex throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fairtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fairtex misses with a hook.
Fairtex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fairtex defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Fairtex scores with a head kick. Davis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Davis lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex lands with a good body shot.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fairtex looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis lunges at Fairtex with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fairtex's hand.
Fairtex misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fairtex takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fairtex checks a leg kick.
Fairtex swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fairtex blocks the body kick.
Sanouk Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis shoots in and bounces Fairtex off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis prevents Fairtex from getting back to his feet.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fairtex striking off his back but it's not causing Davis any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fairtex's head.
Davis preventing the sweep.

Fairtex working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Fairtex is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Davis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davis works his way into side control.
Davis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Davis working the head with strikes.
Davis trying to control the position but Fairtex is working away.
Davis avoids the strikes from the bottom by Fairtex.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee asks Davis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fairtex manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fairtex punching from the bottom.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fairtex's head.
Davis working Fairtex over with strikes.
Fairtex is looking to improve his position.

Fairtex is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Davis there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Davis!
Joe Davis is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Joe Davis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.