PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Davis's choice of entrance music: The Who - Baba O'Riley. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Keller
vs
Davis

190 cm
23
230 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Keller's head back.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Keller is out of range.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Keller has a takedown stuffed.
Keller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Keller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Keller is breathing heavily.
Keller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis misses the jab.

Keller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keller's guard.
Keller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keller tries to get out of the position.
Keller throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keller's head.
Davis wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.
Keller throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Keller trying to control the position.
Keller looking for a sweep. Not yet Keller, not yet.
Davis postures up in Keller's guard and throws a big left but Keller blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis misses with a hook. Keller ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Keller.
Keller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Keller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller takes one on the button.
Keller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keller staying out of range there.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keller.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Keller saw it coming and moves away.
Davis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keller backs up against the ropes.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Craig Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis wants to clinch
letting Keller counter with a right hand.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keller counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Keller. Keller gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Keller moved out of range.
Keller has a takedown stuffed.
Keller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Keller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keller shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keller at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from Davis misses.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Keller slips the punch.
A cross from Davis lands.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Keller saw that one coming.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Craig Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davis misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Keller.
Keller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis scores with the left hand. Keller knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller slips a straight right by Davis.
A big left from Davis misses.
Chris Keller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Keller.
Keller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Keller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis throws a hook but Keller avoids it easily.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keller.
Keller throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
No luck for Keller with that takedown attempt.
Davis takes a swing at Keller's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Keller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Keller lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davis has momentary wrist control but Keller slips an elbow through the middle.
Keller wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Keller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keller manages to get himself to full guard.
Keller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Keller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller postures up and lands a big shot to Davis's brow.
Keller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Keller working the ground and pound.
Davis is trying to control Keller's posture but Keller avoids it.
Keller grinds an elbow into Davis's temple.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Keller keeps moving and retains side control.
Keller working the body and head with strikes.
Davis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Keller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Davis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Keller saw that one coming.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.

Keller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the ropes.

Keller lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Keller dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis lands a body shot.
Keller fails with the takedown.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Keller.
Davis with a hook.
Good shot there by Davis.

Keller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Keller works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keller manages to get himself to full guard.
Keller trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Keller looking for a sweep. Not yet Keller, not yet.
Keller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keller pulls Davis in to control the position.
Keller throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Keller looking to control.
Keller scores with a short punch from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keller blocks a jab.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Keller wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keller misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis scores with a one two! Keller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Keller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Keller lands in his opponent's guard.
Keller trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis scores with a nice shot.
Keller preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Keller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davis wants to sweep here but Keller controlling him for the moment.
Davis wants to stand and escape but Keller is having none of it.
Keller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Keller prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Keller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Keller shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good shot there by Davis.
Keller shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis throws a lazy head kick

and Keller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
Davis striking off his back but it's not causing Keller any problems.
Keller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Keller from controlling successfully.
Keller throwing strikes but missing.
Keller won't allow Davis to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Keller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Keller!