PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Boulks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Boulks
vs
Davies

175 cm
33
160 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

180 cm
27
168 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Harry Davies!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulks looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boulks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Davies moves forwards but Boulks connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Davies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boulks wants to break free but Davies has control.
Boulks tries to circle away but Davies has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies is looking for a takedown.

Boulks manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies defending well as Boulks loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Boulks misses the target.
Davies tries to move into range but Boulks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boulks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davies throws a head kick that half lands.
Davies fails to land the takedown.
Will Boulks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Davies.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davies.
Nice sprawl there from Boulks as Davies shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boulks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davies fails with the takedown.
Boulks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Boulks as he connects with a hook.
Boulks throws a lazy right hand but Davies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davies shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boulks sprawls well. Boulks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davies gets slowly back to his feet.
Boulks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks stuffs the takedown.
Davies fails with the takedown.
Boulks throws a shot from downtown. Davies moves away and avoids it.
Davies fails with the takedown.
Davies tries to clinch up
and Boulks counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boulks misses its intended target.
As Boulks backs off Davies throws a huge counter combo but Boulks manages to avoid it all.
Boulks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davies goes for a double leg but Boulks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boulks continues to drive forward.
Davies fails with the takedown.

Davies darts in and clinches Boulks up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A frustrated look appears on Boulks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davies has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boulks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boulks tries to circle away but Davies has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Boulks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davies fails with a takedown attempt.
Boulks loads up on a big right hand but Davies slips the punch.
Davies moves out of range as Boulks strikes.
Boulks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boulks.
And Davies tries to counter it with a takedown but Boulks pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boulks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Boulks's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Davies tries to clinch there but Boulks circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies tries for a takedown but Boulks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boulks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davies tries a quick counter leg kick but Boulks is wise to it.
Harry Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davies shoots in and drives through. Boulks sprawls well.
Will Boulks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Davies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies slips a straight right by Boulks.
Davies steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boulks.
Boulks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boulks thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Boulks.

Davies rushes Boulks and presses him up against the cage.
Boulks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Davies.
Boulks is trying to break the clinch but Davies has him pressed against the cage.
Boulks tries to circle away but Davies has him pinned against the cage.

Boulks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boulks misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Boulks with a jab.
Will Boulks is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks throws a jab when Davies was well out of range.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boulks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boulks looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
No luck for Davies with that takedown attempt.
Boulks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boulks looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Davies is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davies misses with a takedown attempt - Boulks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boulks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boulks.
Boulks throws out a loose jab but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boulks misses with a looping left.
Davies looks to clinch
and Boulks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boulks missing with a left hand there. Davies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boulks is fending him off so far but Davies persists. Nope, Boulks circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Davies or perhaps it was just good defense by Boulks, which made it look bad.
Boulks throws a jab when Davies was well out of range.
Boulks works the jab nicely.
Boulks throws an overhand right that lands on Davies's shoulder, as Davies tries to avoid the shot.
Davies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boulks.
Davies shoots in and drives through. Boulks sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boulks.
Boulks throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.
Boulks throws a hook to the side of Davies's head but Davies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Boulks dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Davies throws a head kick that misses.
Boulks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davies shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boulks pinned against the cage. Boulks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boulks circles away.
A swing and a miss from Boulks.
Davies shapes to counter with a head kick.
Boulks misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boulks.
Davies wants to clinch
and Boulks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies fails to land the takedown.
Will Boulks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Davies.
Boulks cracks Davies with an open hand slap.
Davies slips under a jab.
Davies tries a head kick but it misses.
Boulks lands with an uppercut that bounces Davies off the cage and back into range.

Davies fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boulks sprawls well initially but Davies persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boulks is trying to stand back up but Davies is controlling him
Boulks trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Davies working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Davies decides to return to a standing position.
Davies dives in and grabs Boulks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boulks pushes down on Davies's head and hops out.
Davies slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Boulks.
Davies moves out of range of the strikes.
Davies unleashes a big counter combination but Boulks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Davies slips a jab from Boulks.
Davies looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boulks.
Boulks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boulks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Boulks.
Boulks misses with a straight left.
And Davies tries to counter it with a takedown but Boulks pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boulks works the jab nicely.
A jab from Boulks does it's job there.

Davies is rocked!
Boulks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davies fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boulks is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boulks but Boulks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boulks.
Boulks backing away here, and Davies unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Davies slips under a jab from Boulks.
Davies looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davies is still on wobbly legs! Can Boulks finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulks measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Davies! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Will Boulks!
A relieved looking Will Boulks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.