PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Wars Of Islam. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Davies
vs
Carlitos

170 cm
22
153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
31
152 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Carlitos !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Carlitos misses its intended target.
Carlitos misses with a left hand
letting Davies counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Carlitos as he connects with a hook.
Carlitos misses with a body shot.
Carlitos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Carlitos there.
Davies ducks under a wild hook from Carlitos .
Carlitos blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Davies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlitos misses with a series of wild punches.
Davies moves out of range as Carlitos strikes.
Davies looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlitos throws a hook but Davies blocks it.
Carlitos throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Davies ducks under a wild hook from Carlitos .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carlitos throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Davies to counter with a crisp jab.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.
Davies throws a lazy uppercut
and Carlitos counters with a three punch combo that has Davies backing up. Davies nods at Carlitos to acknowledge the strikes.
Carlitos misses with a left hand
letting Davies counter with a right hand.

Carlitos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlitos throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos scores with a nice strike.
Carlitos tests Davies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carlitos .
Davies slips under a jab from Carlitos .
Carlitos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlitos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davies had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos takes a swing at Davies's ribcage but misses.
Davies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlitos .
Davies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlitos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlitos misses with an uppercut.
Carlitos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlitos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlitos .
Carlitos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexandre Carlitos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carlitos misses with a looping left.
Carlitos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davies takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carlitos throws a big shot that misses.
Carlitos misses with a lunging right hand
letting Davies counter with a right hand.
Alexandre Carlitos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies looks to throw the jab but Carlitos is out of range.
Carlitos misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Davies. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlitos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis Davies is winning the standup battle so far.
Davies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlitos .
Carlitos misses with a few strikes there.
Carlitos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davies.
Davies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos throws a shot from downtown. Davies moves away and avoids it.
Carlitos lands the left hand.
Davies is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carlitos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos missing with a left hand there. Davies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlitos thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlitos lands with a nice combination. Davies backs away looking to recover.
Carlitos misses with an uppercut
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos lands a head shot.
Carlitos lands with a good body shot.
Carlitos throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
Davies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlitos lands with a cross.
Carlitos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davies at a distance.
Davies lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davies throws a shot from downtown. Carlitos moves away and avoids it.
Davies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davies defending well as Carlitos loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlitos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlitos tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
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 Davis Davies will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carlitos missing with a left hand there. Davies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlitos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlitos .
Carlitos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davies loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
Carlitos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davies was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlitos .
Davies blocks a jab.
Carlitos looks to land a right hand but Davies moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlitos missing with a left hand there. Davies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davies misses with a right hand
and Carlitos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlitos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlitos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlitos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davies.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos moves away from the strike by Davies.
Carlitos lands a two punch combo.
Carlitos lands a jab to Davies's midsection.
Carlitos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carlitos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlitos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carlitos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies misses with a hook
and Carlitos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Carlitos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davies doesn't seem phased though.
Carlitos misses with a wild combination.
Carlitos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davies. Davies circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Davies misses.
A jab from Carlitos misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Carlitos , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitos .
Carlitos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlitos .
Carlitos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davies throws a jab when Carlitos was well out of range.
Carlitos ducks under a wild hook from Davies.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Carlitos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlitos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Carlitos !