PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Baba O'Riley. Dragon has chosen my life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jake Dragon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Davis
vs
Dragon

190 cm
21
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Apocalypse Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dragon has a takedown stuffed.
Dragon looks gassed!

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.

Davis is working for a submission of some sort.
Dragon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dragon manages to get to full guard.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dragon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Dragon's temple.
Davis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Davis.
Davis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davis trying to pass the guard but Dragon defending well.
Davis drops an elbow to the side of Dragon's head.
Dragon taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
Davis trying to control from half guard but Dragon is working away.
Dragon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dragon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis trying to control the pace.
Davis misses with a head shot. Dragon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dragon working a defensive guard but Davis passes into half guard.
Dragon wants to get back to full guard.
Dragon has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davis prevents Dragon from improving his position.
Dragon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davis's back!
Davis breaks Dragon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dragon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Dragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis is trying to keep Dragon in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis controls Dragon momentarily but Dragon frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Davis shoots and misses

and Dragon counters with a shoot takedown. Davis fights it but they end up in guard.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dragon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dragon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dragon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis keeping full guard, as Dragon tries to pass.
Dragon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

Davis keeping busy on the bottom but Dragon has passed one foot through into half guard.

Dragon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dragon.
Dragon blocks the strikes from Davis.
Davis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis scoring with strikes but Dragon is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dragon defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Dragon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dragon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Jake Dragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dragon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
Dragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craig Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dragon has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dragon's head.

Dragon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis won't allow Dragon to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragon is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dragon fails to land the takedown.
Davis throws a head kick but Dragon moves out of range.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragon moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dragon.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dragon's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Davis.

Davis scores a takedown into full mount!
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dragon is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Dragon bucks and avoids them well.
Dragon tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Dragon wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Davis has the hooks in. Dragon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Davis lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Davis.
Dragon is in bad spot here.
Dragon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dragon up.
Davis doesn't have the hooks in and Dragon manages to turn into his guard.

Dragon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dragon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dragon takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Davis is working for a submission of some sort.
Dragon wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dragon has a hand on Davis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Davis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dragon taking shots to the head.
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Dragon is rocked!
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis landing strikes from the mount and Dragon is in trouble!
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
Dragon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dragon tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Davis controlling from mount.
Davis is landing with some decent strikes but Dragon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dragon?
Dragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Davis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dragon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dragon working to try and regain half guard.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragon is looking to escape.
Dragon tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis controlling his opponent.
Dragon is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragon gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Davis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Davis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dragon to take his back!
Davis lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis lands punches and elbows.
Davis scores with punches and elbows.
Davis lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Dragon is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Davis doesn't have the hooks in and Dragon manages to turn into his guard.
Dragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Davis pulls Dragon in to control the position.
Dragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragon content to stall in guard here.
Davis keeping full guard, as Dragon tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dragon's guard.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dragon wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dragon controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.

Dragon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis stands up over Dragon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dragon is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Dragon trying to control the position.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davis works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Dragon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis trying to control but Dragon is having none of it.
Dragon tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Davis is landing with some decent strikes but Dragon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dragon is working to get back to half guard.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dragon can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dragon looks a forlorn figure.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis tries to control but Dragon wriggling away.
Dragon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis controlling from mount.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Dragon tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Dragon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jake Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

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