PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Willie Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Davidson
vs
Rynes

173 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

169 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Rynes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davidson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rynes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davidson is controlling him.
Davidson looking to pass the guard.
Rynes wants to stand and escape but Davidson is having none of it.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rynes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rynes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davidson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rynes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rynes working a defensive guard here.

Davidson gets to his feet - Rynes follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rynes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davidson.
Davidson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rynes. Rynes gets slowly back to his feet.
Davidson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rynes as he avoids it easily.

Davidson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davidson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davidson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rynes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davidson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rynes is squirming around, avoiding Davidson's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rynes is looking to get to half guard.
Davidson landing strikes from the mount.
Davidson avoids the attempt from Rynes to control.
Rynes tries to reverse the position but Davidson maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davidson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rynes tries to lock up and control but Davidson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rynes is working to get back to half guard.
Davidson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davidson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rynes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rynes looks a forlorn figure.

Davidson has hold of Rynes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rynes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Davidson working the ground and pound effectively.
Rynes can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Davidson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rynes shoots in for a takedown but Davidson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rynes throws a series of punches but Davidson moves out of range.
Rynes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rynes misses with a series of wild punches.
Davidson stuffs the takedown.

Davidson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davidson lands in his opponent's guard.
Davidson trying to control but Rynes is working from the bottom.
Davidson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rynes's guard.

Davidson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davidson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rynes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davidson defends well.

Rynes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Davidson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Davidson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rynes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rynes.
Willie Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rynes.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rynes sprawls well. Rynes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davidson gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rynes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rynes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davidson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rynes scores with a punch to the head.
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rynes scores with a hook to the body. Davidson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson shoots in and drives through. Rynes sprawls well.
Rynes shoots for a double leg takedown but Davidson sprawls well. He's pushed Rynes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rynes misses with a takedown attempt - Davidson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Rynes closes the distance and clinches.
Davidson prevents the takedown attempt.
Davidson prevents the takedown attempt.
Davidson goes for a takedown attempt but Rynes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rynes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davidson as he avoids it easily.
Rynes stuffs the takedown attempt from Davidson. Davidson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rynes misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson fails with the takedown.
Rynes fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davidson is defended easily by Rynes.
Rynes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rynes fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Davidson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rynes was covering up waiting for the punch and Davidson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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 Willie Davidson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rynes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rynes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown but Rynes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson Rynes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rynes throws a one two combo.
Davidson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rynes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davidson avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rynes is defended easily by Davidson.
Davidson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rynes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rynes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rynes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson has his hands clasped together around Rynes's back. He's all about the action.
Davidson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rynes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynes throwing shots but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Rynes thows a huge punch but Davidson dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Rynes seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Davidson is in trouble now - Rynes has advanced to mount!
Rynes controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Rynes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Davidson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Davidson is trying to escape the mount.
Rynes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rynes looking to ground and pound but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Davidson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rynes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rynes wants to control the pace but Davidson is squirming around nicely.
Tyson Rynes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Rynes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rynes looking to control but Davidson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rynes looking to finish with strikes here!
Davidson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rynes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rynes controlling his opponent.
Willie Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rynes lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Rynes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davidson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Willie Davidson!
Willie Davidson made sure to mention his sponsor, [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry in his post fight interview.