PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pillow Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Davis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hands
vs
Davis

177 cm
26
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Max Octane Fight Wear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pillow Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Davis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands looks to throw a body kick
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Hands throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hands.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Hands throws a body kick that misses.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hands.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis cracks Hands with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands takes one on the button.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hands circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Hands tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Hands scores with a leg kick.
Hands misses with a leg kick
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Hands slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Hands shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hands thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcus Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hands finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Hands is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis scores with a jab. Hands acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hands lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hands lands a head kick!
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hands.
Hands misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis feints a jab promting Hands to slip. Davis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hands slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Davis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Hands feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hands throws a leg kick
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hands connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands scores with a push kick.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hands lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davis will feel that in the morning.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hands circles away quickly and effectively.
Hands quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Davis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davis 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.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Hands tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hands, right into the meat.
Davis throws a right and a left that Hands avoids nicely.
Davis misses with a body shot.
As Davis backs away, Hands returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hands fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Donk. Davis catches Hands right on the button with a cross.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hands.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Hands counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands keeps Davis at a distance using the push kick.
Davis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hands backs up against the cage.
Hands pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Hands settles back down.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Hands scores with a leg kick.
Hands scores with a leg kick.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis lands with a straight right. Hands didn't see that one coming.
Davis misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davis avoids the head kick by Hands.
Davis lands a jab to Hands's midsection.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hands moves into the clinch.
Hands fails to pull guard.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hands jumps guard.

Hands escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis wants to stand but Hands is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hands is working an open guard so Davis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Davis takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Hands attempts a counter takedown but Davis avoids it well and moves away.
Marcus Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a series of punches but Hands avoids them all with ease.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.

Hands takes the fight into the clinch.
Hands tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hands goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pillow Hands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Hands is predictable there
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Hands bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Davis lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Hands takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hands connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Hands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Hands slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Marcus Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Hands fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hands connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hands throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hands, right into the meat.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hands tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Hands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hands rather than just go for the knockout.
Hands is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Hands tries to score with a low kick but Davis moves his leg out of the way.
Hands shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Hands showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Hands scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Hands takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hands attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Hands scores with a head kick. Davis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hands pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Hands settles back down.
Davis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hands ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hands.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hands throws a counter high kick but Davis was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hands is predictable there
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Hands.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcus Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hands eats them both and turns towards Davis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Hands throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pillow Hands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Hands's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hands, right into the meat.
Hands looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
A shot to the liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Hands shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis lands a jab to Hands's midsection.
Hands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hands thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Hands shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Marcus Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hands misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Davis!
A less than humble Marcus Davis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.