PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Davis (ranked 4871 p4p, 5113 weight class) and Arnold White (ranked 461 p4p, 471 weight class). Miguel Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
White

180 cm
24
195
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
185
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold White!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Miguel Davis has been cut.

Davis gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from White misses.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

White moves into the clinch.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

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

White forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis jumps guard but White stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.

White forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from White does no damage.

White closes the distance and clinches.
Davis jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis fails to pull guard.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.

Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Davis jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Davis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White instigates a clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to clinch but White is having none of it.

White clinches with his opponent.
Davis fails to pull guard.

White breaks from the clinch.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miguel Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Arnold White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

White breaks the clinch.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
White dodges the punch combination from Davis.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

White has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.

Davis jumps guard.

Davis has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. White doesn't defend quickly enough and Davis has managed to lock this one up! Can White escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Davis on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Davis!