PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Longbranch Pennywhistle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Davenport has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davenport
vs
Pennywhistle

181 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Conquer

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Davenport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Longbranch Pennywhistle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davenport delivers a nice body kick.
Davenport throws a leg kick but Pennywhistle checks it.
Davenport looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pennywhistle blocks a head kick by Davenport.
Davenport swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davenport fakes the leg kick and cracks Pennywhistle in the body.

Davenport pushes Pennywhistle up against the cage in a clinch.
Davenport can't break the clinch.
Pennywhistle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pennywhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennywhistle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pennywhistle.
Pennywhistle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pennywhistle tries to throw a body punch but Davenport avoids it by throwing Pennywhistle back against the cage.
Davenport lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pennywhistle backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennywhistle misses with a knee to the head.
Davenport tries to land knees in the clinch but Pennywhistle avoids the damage to the body.
Pennywhistle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davenport backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennywhistle has Davenport pressed against the cage, preventing Davenport from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pennywhistle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davenport trying to land knees to the body.
Davenport blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pennywhistle can't find room to land a body shot as Davenport controls the action.
Pennywhistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennywhistle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Davenport as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pennywhistle.
Davenport tries to land a knee to the head but Pennywhistle blocks with his arms.
Pennywhistle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davenport avoids it.
Davenport blocking some punches.
Pennywhistle struggles to land a body shot inside as Davenport controls his hands.
Pennywhistle is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Pennywhistle fails to land.
Pennywhistle tries a body shot but Davenport blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davenport.
Davenport lands a knee to the body.
Pennywhistle blocks a body shot from Davenport.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davenport has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pennywhistle.
The referee calls for Pennywhistle to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davenport with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davenport misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davenport.
Davenport scores with a knee to the head.
Davenport trying to land knees to the body.
Pennywhistle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davenport misses with a knee to the head.
Pennywhistle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davenports head.
Pennywhistle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davenport trying to land knees to the body.
Davenport prevents a body shot from Pennywhistle.
Davenport can't find room to land a body shot as Pennywhistle controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport is trying to force a seperation but Pennywhistle has the dominant position.
Davenport tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pennywhistle avoids it.
Pennywhistle lands an uppercut.
Pennywhistle has Davenport pressed against the cage.
Pennywhistle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennywhistle avoiding damage as Davenport throws knees to the body.
Pennywhistle scores with a shot to the side of Davenport's head.
Pennywhistle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pennywhistle misses with the head strike.
Davenport tries to land knees in the clinch but Pennywhistle avoids the damage to the body.
Pennywhistle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennywhistle misses with an elbow over the top.
Davenport takes a shot to the head.
Pennywhistle blocking some punches.
Pennywhistle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Pennywhistle on the inside.
Pennywhistle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pennywhistle tries to land knees in the clinch but Davenport avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennywhistle is looking to control Davenport's arms but Davenport gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pennywhistle has his back to the cage.

Davenport breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davenport throws a leg kick but Pennywhistle moved away.
Davenport misses with a body shot

so Pennywhistle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Pennywhistle preventing the sweep.
Davenport lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pennywhistle!
Davenport controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pennywhistle is squirming around, avoiding Davenport's attempts to control the action.
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 Will Davenport will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pennywhistle lands with a shot to the body.
Davenport swings widly with a right hand

and Pennywhistle counters by moving into the clinch.
Pennywhistle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davenport is keeping busy.
Pennywhistle is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Davenport missing with knees to the body.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Longbranch Pennywhistle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davenport missing with knees to the body.
Pennywhistle is looking to control Davenport's arms but Davenport gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pennywhistle has his back to the cage.
Davenport throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pennywhistle tries a body shot but Davenport blocks it.
Pennywhistle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pennywhistle.
Davenport tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davenport tries to circle away but Pennywhistle has him pinned against the cage.
Davenport lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pennywhistle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davenport backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennywhistle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davenport misses with some punches.
Davenport misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennywhistle.
Davenport has had enough of the clinch but Pennywhistle keeps him there for the moment.
Davenport misses with a knee strike.
Pennywhistle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pennywhistle throws a punch but it's blocked by Davenport.
Pennywhistle stalling against the cage.
Pennywhistle receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Pennywhistle scores with a shot to the side of Davenport's head.
Davenport blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davenport misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennywhistle.
A short left from Pennywhistle.
Pennywhistle has Davenport pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennywhistle tries to stall but Davenport uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pennywhistle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pennywhistle.
Pennywhistle stalls.
Pennywhistle continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Longbranch Pennywhistle.
Davenport throws a wild body kick that Pennywhistle sees coming a mile off.
Davenport throws a chopping leg kick but Pennywhistle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pennywhistle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davenport moves away.
Davenport wants to slow Pennywhistle down by chopping away at his legs.
Davenport misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davenport.
Davenport throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport misses with a low kick.
Davenport avoids the head kick by Pennywhistle.
Pennywhistle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davenport throws a solid leg kick but Pennywhistle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davenport.
Pennywhistle scores with a nice head shot.
Davenport attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davenport throws out a leg kick but Pennywhistle moves out of range and Davenport only half commits.
Pennywhistle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davenport throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pennywhistle counters with a takedown into side control.
Davenport on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davenport tries to get out of the position.
Pennywhistle taking a breather here.

That's four 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!
Pennywhistle tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pennywhistle working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davenport is letting Pennywhistle control him for a moment.
Davenport is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pennywhistle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davenport tries to roll over but Pennywhistle keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Longbranch Pennywhistle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pennywhistle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davenport lands an overhand right.
Davenport lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davenport misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Davenport.
Davenport connects with a high kick.
Pennywhistle tries to close the distance and clinch but Davenport swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davenport throws a head kick but Pennywhistle moves out of range.
Pennywhistle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davenport pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davenport misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport throws out a leg kick but Pennywhistle moves out of range and Davenport only half commits.
Will Davenport is winning the standup battle so far.
Pennywhistle is looking to clinch but Davenport is avoiding it.

Davenport gets tackled into the cage by Pennywhistle. Pennywhistle maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pennywhistle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pennywhistle managing to block the knees to the body from Davenport.
A body shot lands from Pennywhistle.
Davenport's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davenport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pennywhistle is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Pennywhistle to work.
Davenport missing with knees to the body.
Pennywhistle lands a shoulder strike.
Pennywhistle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davenport is keeping busy.
Pennywhistle can't find room to land a body shot as Davenport controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport is trying to break the clinch but Pennywhistle is controlling him.
Pennywhistle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennywhistle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennywhistle misses with a punch to the body.
Davenport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pennywhistle is defending well for now.
Pennywhistle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davenport's efforts to push away.
Davenport misses with a body punch.
Pennywhistle tries a body shot but Davenport blocks it.
Nice body punch from Pennywhistle.
Pennywhistle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davenport tries a body shot but Pennywhistle blocks it.
Pennywhistle lands a shoulder strike.
Davenport trying to land knees to the body.
Pennywhistle slowing the pace effectively.
Pennywhistle works on Davenport's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennywhistle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pennywhistle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davenports head.
Pennywhistle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davenport blocks it with crossed arms.
Pennywhistle avoiding damage as Davenport throws knees to the body.
Davenport letting Pennywhistle take a breather here.
Davenport misses with a knee strike.
Pennywhistle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pennywhistle has Davenport pressed against the cage, preventing Davenport from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pennywhistle just leaning against Davenport, taking a breather.
Pennywhistle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pennywhistle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Pennywhistle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport can't find room to land a body shot as Pennywhistle controls the action.
Davenport misses with a knee strike.
Pennywhistle looking to slow down the pace here.
Pennywhistle misses with some punches.
Pennywhistle effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Longbranch Pennywhistle.
Davenport throws a head kick but Pennywhistle moves out of range.
Davenport looks to throw the jab but Pennywhistle is out of range.
Davenport throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennywhistle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pennywhistle moves out of range as Davenport throws a body kick.
Pennywhistle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davenport throws a wild body kick that Pennywhistle sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Longbranch Pennywhistle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pennywhistle 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Longbranch Pennywhistle!