PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Coldplay - Clocks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bourque
vs
Phil Davis

190 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
36
222 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Rio de Janeiro, Adam Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bourque!

Davis is trying to get an arm triangle but Bourque is defending well.
Davis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bourque is avoiding damage well.
Davis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bourque is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Davis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bourque is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
Davis wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bourque is looking to reverse the position.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bourque is working hard here to advance position.
Davis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bourque is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bourque struggling a bit here.
Davis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Davis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis tries for a kimura but Bourque is defending well.
Davis trying to control the action but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Bourque is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bourque sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bourque wants to control but Davis postures up.

Davis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Davis working the strikes but Bourque uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Davis trying to control the action but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bourque blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Davis looks to land a strike but Bourque avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bourque's head.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Bourque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Bourque!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis working a defensive guard here.

Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bourque can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Phil Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Davis shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
Davis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bourque defends well and Davis ends up having to push Bourque into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bourque is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bourque breaks the clinch.

Davis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bourque manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bourque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bourque trying to control the position here.
Davis looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is working Bourque over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourque keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Bourque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Bourque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bourque working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis postures up in Bourque's guard and throws a big left but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davis has passed into side control.
Bourque prevents Davis from moving into mount.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bourque sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bourque tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Davis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bourque knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
Davis lands a few punches from side control.
Davis wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis working the ground and pound but Bourque is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Phil Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bourque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bourque throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bourque sprawls well. Bourque wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis dives in and grabs Bourque's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bourque pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Adam Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Phil Davis.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bourque pinned against the cage. Bourque gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
A jab from Bourque does it's job there.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bourque finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Bourque fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Bourque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bourque.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Adam Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
Davis takes one on the button.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bourque defends it nicely.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Bourque had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks for a takedown but Bourque sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adam Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bourque displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Bourque had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Bourque.
Adam Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bourque moves into full guard.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourque is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bourque controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Bourque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Bourque!

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Bourque 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Phil Davis!
During a confident post fight interview, Mr Phil Davis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.