PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Well Rounded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rounded
vs
Davis

190 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Well Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Davis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to clinch
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rounded shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.

Davis gets tackled into the cage by Rounded. Rounded maintains the clinch.

Rounded manages to break the clinch.
Rounded tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Rounded counters with a thumping low kick.
Rounded lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Rounded saw that one coming.
Rounded tries to clinch up.

Davis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rounded tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davis is in Rounded's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Davis wants to control from the top but Rounded keeps moving.
Rounded working a defensive guard but Davis passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rounded keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rounded manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rounded has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis stands and steps away. Rounded gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rounded throws a front kick that sends Davis stumbling back into the cage.
Rounded dodges the punch combination from Davis.

Davis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rounded's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rounded tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Davis gets to his feet. Rounded looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rounded!
Rounded knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Davis controlling the pace for now.

Davis has isolated one of Rounded's arms. Rounded looking to fight him off but Davis twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CJ Davis!