PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Casta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Casta
vs
Davis

174 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy (IN STOCK)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Casta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Davis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Casta on the side of the head.
Casta misses with a hook
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Casta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis digs a good hook to Casta's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis slips a straight right by Casta.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Casta.
Casta misses with an uppercut.
Casta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Casta throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Casta cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Casta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Casta counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis throws the left hand but Casta avoids the punch easily.
Casta misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casta counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice defenses there by Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casta misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
letting Casta counter with a right hand.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Casta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Casta misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Casta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips under a jab from Casta.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Casta has time to react.
Casta scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Casta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Casta moves away from the strike by Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Casta loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Davis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Casta misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Casta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casta throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexandre Casta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casta.
Davis slips a straight right by Casta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Casta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Casta misses with a wild combination.
Davis slips under a jab from Casta.
Casta's corner calls for a 1-2. Casta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis throws a jab when Casta was well out of range.
Casta throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Casta throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis cracks Casta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis stalks Casta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Casta's face. Casta staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Alexandre Casta has been cut.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Casta.
Casta slips under a jab from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis works over Casta's head and body with a nice combination.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis slips a straight right by Casta.
Davis moves out of range as Casta strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casta throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Casta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Davis slips a jab from Casta.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Casta throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Casta looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
A big left from Casta misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casta throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Casta moves away from the strike by Davis.
Eric Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Casta moved out of range nicely.
Davis walks into a jab.
Davis misses with a hook. Casta ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Davis misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips a jab from Casta.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Casta.
Davis defending well as Casta loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Casta.
A big left from Casta misses.
Davis throws a hook but Casta avoids it easily.
Davis staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Casta counters with a stiff right hand.
Casta misses with a right hand
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Casta lands.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Casta misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casta throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Casta clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Casta throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Alexandre Casta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Casta counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Casta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Davis!
Eric Davis managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy (IN STOCK), into his post fight interview.