PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Hussey (ranked 6345 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Davis (ranked 3874 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. The key to victory for Patrick Hussey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hussey
vs
Davis

168 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Hussey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Davis!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hussey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Hussey moves into the clinch successfully.
Hussey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Hussey is controlling him.

Davis jumps guard and drags Hussey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hussey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Hussey from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis wants to sweep here but Hussey controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussey is pushing down on Davis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Davis is fighting to maintain full guard but Hussey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hussey works his way into full mount!
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hussey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hussey wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Hussey is breathing heavily.
Hussey manages to capitalize on a mistake by Davis to take his back!
Davis tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hussey's guard. Nice work there by Davis.
Hussey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hussey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hussey with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussey looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Hussey is keeping the position.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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 working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hussey's head.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Hussey is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis keeps trying to improve his position.

Hussey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyrone Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hussey tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hussey to the ground. Hussey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hussey looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Hussey sets himself, and Davis steps forward looking for the clinch! Hussey avoids it this time.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Hussey tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hussey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hussey counter with a right hand.
Patrick Hussey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Davis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a right hand that Hussey ducks under and follows up with a left that Hussey also avoids with ease.
Hussey shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hussey defends it well.

Hussey tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hussey manages to break the clinch.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.

Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Davis lands a takedown into guard.
Davis won't allow Hussey to sweep him here.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hussey is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Hussey has an active guard here but Davis has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hussey sees it coming and defends easily.
Davis not doing much here.

Davis seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hussey trying to strike off his back.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hussey closes the distance and clinches.
Hussey wants to take the fight to the mat but Davis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

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 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into Hussey's guard.
Hussey is wriggling around but Davis manages to pass to half guard.

Davis wants to stand up but Hussey has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hussey pushes Davis off but Davis dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis just content to control the position.

Davis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hussey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hussey fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussey.

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hussey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hussey is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Davis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hussey trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

Davis pushes Hussey off and gets back to his feet.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hussey.

Hussey tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.

Davis tightens his grip and picks Hussey up, before dumping him to the ground. Hussey manages to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling from the top position.

Hussey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
Hussey trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.

Hussey working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davis has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Davis.
Davis controlling the action here.
Davis passes to side control.
Hussey is looking for a sweep.

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.
A lull in the action here.

Davis is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hussey looks calm but he's in trouble here. Davis gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hussey is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Davis lets go of the hold and Hussey can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrone Davis!