PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dilaxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dilaxo
vs
Davis

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dilaxo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Dilaxo stuffs the takedown.
Dilaxo feinted with a counter takedown.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dilaxo sprawls well. Dilaxo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Dilaxo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Davis.
Dilaxo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Jake Davis has been cut.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis throws a counter combo.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dilaxo avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis tries to clinch up.
As Davis looks to move away, Dilaxo throws a big counter combo bu Davis just gets out of the way.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Dilaxo, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Dilaxo against the cage but Dilaxo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dilaxo misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis looks for a takedown but Dilaxo sprawls well.
Dilaxo looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis goes for a double leg but Dilaxo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dilaxo continues to drive forward.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Dilaxo pushes him off.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilaxo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dilaxo appears to be looking for a big counter.

Dilaxo has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.

Dilaxo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilaxo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilaxo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Dilaxo's defenses.
Jake Dilaxo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dilaxo is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Dilaxo circles away and we're back to standing.
Dilaxo leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dilaxo is looking for a counter combo.

Dilaxo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dilaxo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Dilaxo breaks from the clinch.

Dilaxo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dilaxo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Dilaxo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dilaxo as he jumps to the side.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilaxo circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dilaxo as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dilaxo defends it nicely.
Davis looks winded!
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Dilaxo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.

Dilaxo darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Davis has Dilaxo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dilaxo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.

Dilaxo breaks from the clinch.
Dilaxo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Davis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dilaxo to the mat! Dilaxo manages to get full guard.

Dilaxo pushes Davis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis has his takedown stuffed
and Dilaxo counters with a two punch combo.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dilaxo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dilaxo throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Dilaxo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jake Dilaxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilaxo lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Dilaxo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.
Davis goes for a double leg but Dilaxo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dilaxo continues to drive forward.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis dives in and grabs Dilaxo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dilaxo pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Jake Dilaxo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Davis.
Dilaxo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilaxo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis dives in and grabs Dilaxo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dilaxo pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dilaxo stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Dilaxo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis shoots and misses
and Dilaxo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dilaxo, pushing him back against the cage.
Dilaxo prevents the takedown attempt.
Dilaxo prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis is looking for a takedown.
Dilaxo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?

Dilaxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis wants to clinch.
Dilaxo is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dilaxo lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Dilaxo shows good takedown defense.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dilaxo defends it nicely.
Davis tries to clinch but Dilaxo moves out of range.
Dilaxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dilaxo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dilaxo misses with a two punch combination.
Dilaxo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Dilaxo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Dilaxo pushes him off.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Dilaxo, which made it look bad.
Dilaxo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dilaxo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dilaxo but Dilaxo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jake Dilaxo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. Dilaxo tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dilaxo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dilaxo.
Dilaxo leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis tries for a takedown but Dilaxo circles away easily
and Dilaxo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Dilaxo does no damage.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilaxo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dilaxo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davis somewhat.
Dilaxo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dilaxo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dilaxo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jake Dilaxo is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis tries to clinch but Dilaxo moves out of range.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis dives in for a single leg takedown but Dilaxo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dilaxo swivels and escapes.
Dilaxo throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Dilaxo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jake Dilaxo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Davis.
Dilaxo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Dilaxo.
Davis tries to clinch up but Dilaxo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dilaxo misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilaxo circles away.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dilaxo avoids it really well and circles away.
Dilaxo keeps the fight on the outside.
Dilaxo misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis looks to clinch
and Dilaxo counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Dilaxo to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dilaxo avoids it really well and circles away.
Dilaxo misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilaxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis avoids the head kick by Dilaxo.
As Dilaxo backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Dilaxo manages to avoid it all.
Davis darts in looking for a takedown but Dilaxo gets double underhooks and turns Davis into the cage.
Dilaxo misses with the combination.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilaxo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dilaxo circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
Jake Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis dives in and grabs Dilaxo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dilaxo pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Dilaxo misses with the combination.
Davis wants to clinch up but Dilaxo keeps it at a distance.
Davis looks for a takedown but Dilaxo sprawls well.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
Dilaxo defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Dilaxo throws a big counter combination but Davis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis is looking to clinch but Dilaxo is avoiding it.
Dilaxo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dilaxo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dilaxo defends well and Davis ends up having to push Dilaxo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dilaxo throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Davis tries to clinch there but Dilaxo circles away.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dilaxo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dilaxo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dilaxo misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dilaxo pinned against the cage. Dilaxo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dilaxo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jake Dilaxo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dilaxo keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Dilaxo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dilaxo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilaxo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Dilaxo!