PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davis
vs
Paine

160 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Paine!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Paine counters by clinching up.
Paine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paine has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paine has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paine has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paine wants to take the fight to the mat but Davis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Paine breaks the clinch.
Paine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paine is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Connor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Paine wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Paine dives in for a single leg takedown but Davis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Connor Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Paine.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Paine breaks from the clinch.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Paine clinches.

Paine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paine dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Paine is trying to counter with his kicks.
Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Paine rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paine just leaning against Davis, taking a breather.
Paine keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis throws a combination that misses

and Paine moves into the clinch.
Paine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paine circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Connor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Davis. No joy for Paine on that attempt.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Paine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Paine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis throws a series of punches but Paine moves out of range.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Paine.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Paine clinches with his opponent.

Paine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Paine moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paine has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Paine drops back down to his feet.
Paine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.

Paine breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paine.
Davis looks to land a combination but Paine avoids it well.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Paine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Paine.
Paine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Davis dominated that 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.

Paine shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paine tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Paine unleashes a big counter combination but Davis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paine shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Connor Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Paine.
Paine shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connor Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Paine tries to clinch up.
Paine shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paine doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paine slips a jab and a cross from Davis.

Paine closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Paine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Davis is defending well.
Paine is breathing heavily.
Paine keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paine is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Paine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis throws a series of punches but Paine moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Paine's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis stalks Paine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paine's face. Paine staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Paine clinches.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paine has him pressed against the cage.
Paine tries to score a body lock takedown but Davis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paine tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davis wants to break free but Paine has control.
Paine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis wants to break free but Paine has control.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paine is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Paine.
Paine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paine wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Paine, against the cage.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paine has him pressed against the cage.
Paine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Paine dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
And Paine tries to counter it with a takedown but Davis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Davis misses with a combination

and Paine counters by moving into the clinch.
Paine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Paine has double underhooks.
Paine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paine can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paine breaks the clinch.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Paine's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Paine pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.

Paine manages to break the clinch.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paine circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!

Paine closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
The referee calls for Paine to work.
Paine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.

Paine manages to break the clinch.
Paine shoots in but no luck this time.
Paine is looking to land body kicks.
Davis throws a series of punches but Paine moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Davis dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Davis throws a nice looking combination but Paine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Paine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Paine moves into the clinch.

Paine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Davis looks to land a combination but Paine avoids it well.
Davis tries to bum rush Paine with a series of wild strikes but Paine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paine shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Paine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis looks to land a combination but Paine avoids it well.
Davis tries to bum rush Paine with a series of wild strikes but Paine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Paine tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
Connor Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Paine tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paine just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paine goes for a double leg but Davis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Davis continues to drive forward.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Paine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paine slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Paine drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davis defends it well.
Paine looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Connor Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Paine.
Paine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Paine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis tries to bum rush Paine with a series of wild strikes but Paine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Paine wants to clinch.
Paine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Paine moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paine, right into the meat.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Paine.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paine.
Paine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a series of punches but Paine moves out of range.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paine avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paine tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis throws a series of punches but Paine moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Paine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paine dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Paine is looking for the big counter here.
Paine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paine tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Max Paine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paine lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Davis!