PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Davis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Hardy's chin.

Hardy
vs
Davis

199 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Davis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis delivers a nice body kick.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Brad Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Hardy is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Davis lands but Hardy takes it in his stride.
Hardy looks to clinch

and Davis counters by clinching up.
Hardy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardy wants to stall.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Brad Davis has been cut.
Davis jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harry Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Davis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brad Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a big head kick but Davis shrugs it off.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Hardy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis throws a head kick that misses
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.

Davis is rocked!
Davis looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick

and Hardy counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to push Hardy away but Hardy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davis tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hardy prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Hardy is trying to stall.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hardy misses with a takedown

and Davis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hardy!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Davis slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Davis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The strikes coming from Davis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Davis scoring with punches from side control.
Hardy trying to remain calm as Davis controls from the top position.

Davis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis moves into full mount!
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Davis is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Davis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brad Davis!