PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Davis (ranked 1530 p4p, 1908 weight class) and Chris Pauschi (ranked 209 p4p, 252 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Pauschi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Davis
vs
Pauschi

190 cm
25
195
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
200
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauschi lands with an overhand left.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pauschi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pauschi scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Davis's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.

Davis moves into range and clinches up with Pauschi.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pauschi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Pauschi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pauschi thows a left - swing and a miss!

Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pauschi misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Pauschi lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Pauschi's head.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Davis misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis misses with a body shot
and Pauschi counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Pauschi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Pauschi pushes him off.

Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauschi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Pauschi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pauschi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Pauschi pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Davis clinches with his opponent.
Davis slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Davis.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis blocks the elbow strike.
Davis is working Pauschi over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pauschi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis lands a body shot.
Pauschi looking to slow down the pace here.
Pauschi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Pauschi, against the cage.
Pauschi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Pauschi backwards.
Pauschi is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pauschi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pauschi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pauschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis misses with a right hand
enabling Pauschi to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Pauschi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Pauschi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pauschi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis tries to clinch
and Pauschi counters with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Pauschi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pauschi lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danny Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pauschi counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Pauschi off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.

Pauschi tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Pauschi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pauschi can do to turn this around?
Pauschi throws an elbow that misses.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Pauschi tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pauschi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Pauschi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Pauschi.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pauschi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pauschi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pauschi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pauschi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Pauschi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pauschi.

Davis rushes Pauschi and presses him up against the cage.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pauschi.
Pauschi misses with the head strike.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Pauschi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Pauschi misses with a series of wild punches.
Pauschi lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pauschi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch but Pauschi moves out of range.
Pauschi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pauschi finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Pauschi counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pauschi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis tries to clinch but Pauschi is having none of it.
Pauschi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pauschi misses with a hook.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pauschi.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.
A slow jab from Pauschi misses its intended target.
Pauschi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pauschi there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Pauschi misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi moves away from the strike by Davis.

Pauschi has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pauschi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pauschi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Davis has closed the distance and engaged Pauschi in a clinch.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Pauschi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davis tries to clinch up but Pauschi circles away and keeps his distance.

Davis pushes Pauschi up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Pauschi with the inside leg kick.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Pauschi thinks about the counter body kick.
Davis digs a good body shot into Pauschi's ribs.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pauschi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Davis tries to clinch there but Pauschi circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pauschi at a distance.
Pauschi avoids the body shot from Davis.
Pauschi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Pauschi tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pauschi working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis taking a breather.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Pauschi.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Davis slips under a jab from Pauschi.
Davis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pauschi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis cracks Pauschi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Davis misses.
Chris Pauschi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Pauschi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Davis closes the distance and pushes Pauschi back into the cage.
Pauschi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pauschi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pauschi.
Pauschi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Pauschi swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Pauschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pauschi working aggressively here.
Davis lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pauschi misses with some punches.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Davis.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis looking to stall.
Danny Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pauschi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pauschi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pauschi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davis works on Pauschi's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is working Pauschi over against the cage.
Pauschi has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Pauschi looking to stall.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pauschi backwards.
Pauschi throws an elbow that misses.
Pauschi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Pauschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pauschi fails to land.
Davis blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Davis!
Danny Davis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.