PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Danville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danville comes to the cage accompanied by East Clubbers - I Walk Alone. Muhamad Alli is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Danville
vs
Alli

189 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Danville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhamad Alli!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli keeps the fight on the outside.
Danville misses with a wild combination.
Alli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danville tries to close the distance and clinch but Alli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danville staying out of range there.
Danville fails to land the takedown.
Jay Danville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alli throws out a loose jab but Danville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danville shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alli pinned against the cage. Alli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danville shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Danville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danville misses with a takedown attempt - Alli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danville looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danville throws a head kick but Alli moves out of range.
Danville tries to close the distance and clinch but Alli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alli waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Danville.
Alli throws a hook but Danville avoids it easily.
Alli misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Alli. No joy for Danville on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Danville shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alli as he avoids it easily.
Danville is breathing heavily.
Danville will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alli.
Alli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danville.
Alli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danville tries to clinch up but Alli circles away and keeps his distance.
Alli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danville moves away from the strike by Alli.
No joy there for Alli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danville pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli dodges the punch combination from Danville.
Danville will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danville.
Alli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alli throws a shot from downtown. Danville moves away and avoids it.
Alli thows a body shot but no joy.
Alli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danville dodges the punch combination from Alli.
Danville has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alli misses with the combination.
Danville misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danville.
Danville tries a head kick but it misses.
Danville shoots in but Alli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Danville moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Danville scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Danville dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Danville misses with a low kick as Alli jumps back.
Alli throws a right hand that Danville ducks under and follows up with a left that Danville also avoids with ease.

Danville shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Danville showed some decent athleticism there.

Danville seems to be looking for submissions.
Danville trying to control the action but Alli is working from the bottom.
Danville moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Alli.
Alli is looking to reverse the position.
Danville is looking to take a break and control but Alli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alli dodges the ground and pound from Danville.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alli is tying to control. Danville wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danville wants to control but Alli is keeping busy.
Alli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danville's head.
Danville gets full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alli throwing strikes from guard but Danville blocks nicely.
Alli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danville might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Danville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Danville not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alli trying to control the position from guard on top but Danville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alli throws a shot from downtown. Danville moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Alli misses.
Alli throws an overhand right that lands on Danville's shoulder, as Danville tries to avoid the shot.
Alli thows a left - swing and a miss!

Alli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alli thows a huge punch but Danville dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli trying to control from Danville's half guard. Danville has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Alli trying to control the position from guard on top but Danville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danville manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alli manages to get himself to full guard.
Alli throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Danville is working Alli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Danville gets to his feet - Alli follows without any prompting.
Danville tries to bum rush Alli with a series of wild strikes but Alli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danville scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alli is looking to control Danville's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alli avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alli wants to get back to full guard.
Danville is trying to control the action in half guard but Alli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alli tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Danville has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Alli defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Danville.
Danville looking to finish Alli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alli!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Danville dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Danville will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alli looks to land a combination but Danville avoids it well.
Alli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danville.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danville.
A big left from Alli misses.
Danville will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Danville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alli misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Danville.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A choreographed right hand from Alli misses the target.
Danville shoots in and drives through. Alli sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danville with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alli throws a jab when Danville was well out of range.
Danville throws a body punch but Alli moves out of range.
Alli misses with the combination.
Alli throws an overhand right that lands on Danville's shoulder, as Danville tries to avoid the shot.
Alli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alli thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alli misses with a double jab.
Danville slips a jab from Alli.
Alli misses with an uppercut.
Alli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jay Danville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danville is fending him off so far but Alli persists. Nope, Danville circles away and we're back to standing.
Alli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danville uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alli.
Alli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danville moves away.
Nice defenses there by Alli.
Danville fails with the takedown

and Alli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Danville!
Danville avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danville tries to hold on but Alli postures up.
Danville working to try and regain half guard.
Danville tries to lock up and control but Alli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Danville is looking to get to half guard.
Alli wants to control the pace but Danville is squirming around nicely.
Alli throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Danville is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Danville avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alli.
Muhamad Alli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danville can't escape the position.
Danville slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Danville controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Alli is thwarting Danville's attempts to control the position.
Alli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danville is looking for a sweep. Alli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Danville is trying to maintain the position but Alli is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhamad Alli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danville has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Danville!