PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ari Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson has chosen Pinned Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Love
vs
Davidson

171 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson moves out of range as Love strikes.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidson.
The fighters circling - Davidson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love misses with a body shot.
Davidson's coach down at Facebreaker Academy - Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Davidson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Love's head backwards.
Davidson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Davidson shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidson. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love slips a jab and a cross from Davidson.
Davidson misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidson.
Love misses with a straight left.
Love throws the left hand but Davidson avoids the punch easily.
Love misses with a hook.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson cracks Love with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love throws a right and a left that Davidson avoids nicely.
Davidson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
Davidson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Love is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Davidson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Love tries to move into range but Davidson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davidson scores with a jab to the body.
Love misses with the combination.
Davidson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Love throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davidson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davidson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Love rather than just go for the knockout.
Love lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davidson takes a step back to recover.
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Love avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Davidson swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to bum rush Davidson with a series of wild strikes but Davidson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Davidson moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Love.
Davidson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Love throws a head kick but Davidson moves out of range.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davidson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davidson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davidson jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davidson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Love tries to bum rush Davidson with a series of wild strikes but Davidson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davidson scores with a nice strike.
Davidson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Davidson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davidson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davidson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidson.
Good standup being displayed there by Davidson as he connects with a hook.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidson.
Love looks to land a combination but Davidson avoids it well.
Love keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davidson scores with a jab to the head.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ari Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davidson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Love throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.
Love moves away from the strike by Davidson.
Davidson jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davidson missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidson was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Davidson moves out of range easily.
And Davidson tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Davidson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davidson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love staying out of range there.
Davidson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Davidson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidson.
Love throws a series of punches but Davidson avoids them all with ease.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davidson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Davidson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davidson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davidson with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love misses with an uppercut. Davidson saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Love misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidson. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Davidson.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Davidson's shoulder, as Davidson tries to avoid the shot.
Davidson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Davidson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Love had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Love looks for the body kick but Davidson saw that one coming.
Davidson moves away from the strike by Love.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love looks to land a combination but Davidson avoids it well.
Love throws a hook but Davidson avoids it easily.
Davidson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Love at a distance.
Davidson shoots in looking for a takedown but Love manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davidson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ari Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Davidson.
Davidson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liam Davidson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davidson lands with a nice body punch.
Davidson throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
Davidson misses with a body shot.
Love's corner calls for a 1-2. Love obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davidson swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Love looks to land a left hand but Davidson moved out of range nicely.
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davidson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from Love.
Davidson avoids the body shot from Love.
Love lands an overhand right.
Davidson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ari Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidson lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Davidson takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Love misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Love will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davidson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Love defends well and Davidson ends up having to push Love into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davidson lands a nice looking body shot.
Davidson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Love, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Love gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davidson.
Davidson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Love goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Love is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice jab there from Love.
Love lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Davidson.
Davidson misses with a wild body shot.
Davidson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Love.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a double jab.
Davidson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidson.
Davidson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Love as he avoids it easily.
Ari Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Davidson.
Davidson throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davidson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Love throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davidson.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davidson.
Ari Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Love.
Davidson swinging wildly here.
Love misses with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Davidson scores with a four punch combination!
Davidson misses with a double jab.
Davidson lunges at Love with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Love's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
A big right from Love misses.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love throws a nice head kick!
Davidson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davidson duly obliges.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davidson.

Davidson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Love sprawls well initially but Davidson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davidson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Davidson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Love has hold of Davidson's hands but Davidson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Davidson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Davidson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Love is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Davidson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Love throws a head kick that misses

and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davidson is trying to control. Love wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davidson working Love over with strikes.
Love is not content to let Davidson control the position.
Davidson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davidson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Davidson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Love is just riding it out for now. Davidson eventually gives up the hold.
Davidson thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davidson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Davidson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Liam Davidson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davidson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Love?
Davidson throwing strikes here but Love is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Liam Davidson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davidson punching from mount but Love doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Love looks a forlorn figure.
Davidson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davidson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Davidson punching from mount but Love doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davidson content just to control the position here.
Ari Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davidson unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davidson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davidson with shots to the head and body - Love looks very uncomfortable down there.
Love is squirming around, avoiding Davidson's attempts to control the action.
Davidson unloads with some shots from mount but Love bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Davidson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davidson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Davidson!
Liam Davidson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.