PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Who - Baba O'Riley. Boy has chosen Johnny Boy - It's Johnny Boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davis
vs
Boy

190 cm
23
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

201 cm
20
255 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Boy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boy lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Boy shoots in and bounces Davis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boy is pushing down on Davis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Davis is fighting to maintain full guard but Boy has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boy is looking for a kimura here.
Boy controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boy is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boy to get the leverage.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis trying to hold on to Boy's head to control him but Boy postures up.
Davis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davis wants to improve his position but Boy is controlling well.

Boy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Boy eventually gives up the hold.

Boy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davis defends it well.

Boy is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy trying to control the pace.
Davis trying to hold on to Boy's head to control him but Boy postures up.
Davis is pressing down on Boy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boy trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis trying to control the position.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
Boy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Davis scoring with strikes but Boy is staying in there.
Boy tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis scoring with strikes but Boy is staying in there.
Boy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Boy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Boy looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Boy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis is really struggling to control Boy but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boy controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Boy, not yet.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boy cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Boy.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Boy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis throws a jab when Boy was well out of range.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Boy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Boy mounts Davis! Really nice guard pass there!
Davis tries to lock up and control but Boy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Davis tries to lock up and control but Boy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis is squirming around, avoiding Boy's attempts to control the action.
Boy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davis's face.

Boy wants to finish this one by submission but Davis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Boy.
Boy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.

Davis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Boy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis can't escape the position.

Boy working for a submission but Davis is keeping him at bay.
Boy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Boy has hold of Davis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Davis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boy landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but Boy has a good base and remains in mount.
Jonny Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.

Boy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Davis wants to control but Boy is having none of it.

Boy wants to finish this one by submission but Davis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Boy.
Davis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Davis is in bad spot here.

Davis is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Boy gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boy throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy lands a two punch combo.
Boy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boy staying out of range there.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Davis throws a hook but Boy blocks it.

Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Boy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boy pushes down on Davis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Boy has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Boy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Davis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Davis striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Davis tries to buck Boy off but Boy is having none of it.
Boy trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Davis is trying to improve his position.

Boy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davis, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Boy tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
Boy scores with a couple of short elbows.

Boy tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Davis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Boy.
Davis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Boy has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis is trying to improve his position.
Davis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Davis tries to buck Boy off but Boy is having none of it.
Boy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boy scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Boy really 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.

Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Boy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boy landing with the ground and pound.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boy manages to get himself to full guard.
Boy trying to control the position.
Davis trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.

Boy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.

Boy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boy keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Boy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Boy prevents Davis from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis has given up his back here.
Boy is riding his opponent, not letting Davis buck him off.

Boy has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Davis is defending well but eventually Boy manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Davis has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jonny Boy! Jonny Boy retains his heavyweight title!