PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Catfish Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shine
vs
Davis

186 cm
37
177 lbs
21 - 23 - 1

185 cm
32
175 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Catfish Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Shine does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Shine which made him look bad.
Davis avoids the head kick by Shine.
Davis blocks a head kick by Shine.
Shine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Shine looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Shine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shine.
Davis throws a right and a left that Shine avoids nicely.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Shine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Shine.
Shine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Davis misses.
Shine scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine misses with a body kick.
Shine lands a two punch combo.
Shine avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis tries to clinch but Shine moves out of range.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis takes one to the chin there.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sun Shine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Catfish Davis.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shine.
Shine misses with a few strikes there.
Shine throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Shine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shine lands a body shot.
No joy there for Shine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shine scores with a nice head shot.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shine.
A nice combination there by Shine.
Shine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Shine scores with a spinning back kick!
Shine connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Shine misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis dives in and grabs Shine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shine pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Shine scores with a nice head shot.
Shine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Shine scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis looks to land a combination but Shine avoids it well.
Shine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shine works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shine's waist but Shine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Shine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Shine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shine jabs Davis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shine connects with a solid leg kick.
Shine misses with a few strikes there.
Shine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Shine tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Shine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shine is looking to land body kicks.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shine's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shine dips to his left and cracks Davis with an uppercut!
Sun Shine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis tries to clinch but Shine moves out of range.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shine counters with a solid body kick.
Shine jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Shine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shine scores with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shine.
A jab from Shine misses.
Davis blocks a head kick by Shine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shine misses with a wild combination.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Shine, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Shine against the cage but Shine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sun Shine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shine misses with a wild body shot.
Davis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice body punch from Shine.
Shine lands a front kick.
Shine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shine's waist but Shine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Davis cracks Shine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shine. Davis shrugs it off though.
Shine lands with a nice combination. Davis backs away looking to recover.
Davis punishes Shine's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shine's waist but Shine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Sun Shine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Catfish Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shine counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Shine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shine scores with a kick to the body.
Davis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shine works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Shine throws a good cross that connects.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Sun Shine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shine scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shine sprawls well. Shine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Shine lands a right hook to the body.
Shine scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shine.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shine pinned against the cage. Shine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Shine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Shine circles away.
Shine scores with a nice body kick.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shine is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Shine circles away and we're back to standing.
Shine throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shine but Shine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shine lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shine - that will leave a mark!
Davis looks for a takedown but Shine sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shine!
Davis tries to move into range but Shine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shine.
Shine lands a front kick.
Shine cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shine is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Davis.
Shine stalks Davis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davis's face. Davis staggers backwards, shaken.

Davis drives through and clinches with Shine against the cage.
Shine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shine presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sun Shine is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shine is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davis blocks a head kick by Shine.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Shine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shine throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a jab when Shine was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shine lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Shine dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice combination there by Shine.
Shine swinging wildly here.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shine keeps Davis at a distance using the push kick.
Shine keeps Davis at a distance using the push kick.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shine tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Davis misses with a low kick as Shine jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shine.
Shine throws a lazy head kick
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and Shine counters with an inside leg kick.
Shine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shine wants it to stay on the feet.
Shine scores with a head kick. Davis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shine, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine misses with a head kick.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shine swivels and escapes.
Sun Shine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Catfish Davis.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shine scores with a head kick.
Shine swinging wildly here.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shine throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shine leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shine lands a right hook to the body.
Shine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis throws a right and a left that Shine avoids nicely.
Shine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Shine throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Shine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shine throws a good cross that connects.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shine avoids it really well and circles away.
Shine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davis's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shine throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left lands for Shine.
Shine cracks Davis with a good jab.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
Shine dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shine works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Shine lands with a nice body kick.
Shine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Shine blocks the low kick.
Davis tries to clinch but Shine moves out of range.
Shine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and Shine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
Shine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Catfish Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Shine.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Shine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shine catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shine scores with a decent looking hook.
Shine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Shine lands with a kick to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Shine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Shine!