PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Casob Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wil Harrdison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casob Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Harrdison

180 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good kicks
Intelligent

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Casob Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wil Harrdison!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrdison avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrdison throws a head kick that Davis semi-blocks.
Davis misses with a double jab

and Harrdison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harrdison wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.

Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis tries to clinch but Harrdison is having none of it.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a head kick that misses

and Harrdison counters by clinching up.

Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to clinch but Harrdison is having none of it.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis tries to clinch up

and Harrdison moves into the clinch.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.

Harrdison manages to break the clinch.
Casob Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrdison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis is looking to clinch but Harrdison is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis works over Harrdison's head and body with a nice combination.
Harrdison tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Harrdison misses with a body kick.
Davis tries to clinch up

and Harrdison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrdison tries to clinch up.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Harrdison counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Harrdison to acknowledge the strikes.
Harrdison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harrdison scrambles back to his feet.
Harrdison circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Harrdison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Davis tenderised Harrdison's leg. Harrdison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis tries to clinch

and Harrdison counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harrdison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrdison avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis tries to clinch but Harrdison moves out of range.
Harrdison moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrdison throws a leg kick that misses.
Harrdison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Casob Davis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Harrdison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis looks to clinch
and Harrdison counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Harrdison to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis throws a low kick but Harrdison moves out of range easily.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrdison circles away.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrdison.

Harrdison takes the fight into the clinch.

Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrdison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrdison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrdison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis is looking to wear down Harrdison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrdison.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrdison circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch up but Harrdison circles away and keeps his distance.
Casob Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrdison looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis looks to clinch
and Harrdison counters with a solid body kick.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrdison is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis throws a combination that misses

and Harrdison moves into the clinch.
Harrdison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Harrdison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.

Harrdison clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrdison as Davis tries to tie him up.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrdison is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.

Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harrdison blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrdison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrdison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch but Harrdison moves out of range.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrdison misses with a head kick.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrdison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Davis throws a head kick but Harrdison moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws a right and a left that Harrdison avoids nicely.
Casob Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casob Davis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Davis tries to clinch but Harrdison moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch but Harrdison moves out of range.
Harrdison tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrdison circles away.
Davis lands a jab to Harrdison's midsection.
Davis wants to clinch but Harrdison slips to the side

and Harrdison counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Harrdison has the dominant position.
Davis keeps control of Harrdison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Harrdison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrdison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrdison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Davis counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harrdison clinches with his opponent.
Davis is trying to push Harrdison away but Harrdison has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Harrdison manages to break the clinch.
Harrdison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harrdison tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Harrdison pushes him off.
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harrdison counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis wants to clinch up but Harrdison keeps it at a distance.
Harrdison misses with a straight left.
Davis with a nice cross.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrdison.
Harrdison circles away from the clinch attempt

and Harrdison counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrdison manages to break the clinch.

Harrdison rushes Davis and presses him up against the ropes.

Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Harrdison pushes him off.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Harrdison has taken the fight into the clinch.

Harrdison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws a right and a left that Harrdison avoids nicely.
Davis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Harrdison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to bum rush Harrdison with a series of wild strikes but Harrdison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Harrdison moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis scores with a push kick.
Harrdison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrdison.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Harrdison moves into the clinch successfully.
Wil Harrdison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casob Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Harrdison is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casob 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Casob Davis!