PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tre Davis (ranked 25488 p4p, 25574 weight class) and Bower Bowles (ranked 523 p4p, 511 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Bowles

180 cm
23
175
0 - 2 - 1

184 cm
20
172
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tre Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bower Bowles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bowles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Davis clinches with his opponent.
Bowles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling the position.
Bowles struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Davis breaks from the clinch.

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis is trying to break free.
Bowles jumps guard but Davis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Bowles's takedown attempt.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bower Bowles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Davis leaves Bowles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Bowles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.

Davis gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bowles has him pressed against the cage.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.

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

Davis instigates a clinch.
Bowles keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davis after a bit of a struggle.
Davis blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowles.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowles drops back down to his feet.
Good body shot from Davis.
Bowles has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Bowles has the dominant position.
Bowles prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.

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

Davis closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowles misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowles thinking.

Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling the position.
Bowles keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Bowles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowles looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Davis moves into the clinch.
Bowles keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davis clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bowles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

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

Davis clinches with his opponent.

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

Davis clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Bowles keeps him there for the moment.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowles can do to turn this around?

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

Davis clinches with his opponent.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bowles.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bower Bowles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis has managed to clinch.
Bowles is trying to pull guard but Davis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Davis breaks from the clinch.

Davis drives through and clinches with Bowles against the cage.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling the position.
Bowles trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowles into the cage.
Davis pushes Bowles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Davis breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis has Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowles won't allow it.
Davis is trying to break free.
Bowles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

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

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bowles prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Bowles tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
Bowles is breathing heavily.
Bowles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tre Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Davis has managed to clinch.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tre Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Davis clinches up against the cage.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Davis has Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Bowles's takedown attempt.

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

Davis pushes Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.

Davis breaks from the clinch.

Davis rushes Bowles and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis thuds a left hand into Bowles's body.
Bowles fails with a takedown attempt.

Davis forces Bowles back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Bowles keeps him there for the moment.

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

Davis darts in and clinches Bowles up against the cage.

Davis manages to pull guard.
Bowles prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tre Davis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowles keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowles wants to clinch.

Davis drives through and clinches with Bowles against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowles tries to score a body lock takedown but Davis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bowles has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a right hand.
Bowles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davis after a bit of a struggle.
Davis is trying to break free.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bowles's hands.
Davis digs a good body shot into Bowles's ribs.

Davis forces Bowles back against the cage and clinches.

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

Davis closes the distance and pushes Bowles back into the cage.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Bowles is controlling him.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Davis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bowles uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowles won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Davis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bowles off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis is trying to push Bowles away but Bowles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Bowles with a nice body shot.
Bowles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Davis jumps guard.
Bowles trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

Davis is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bowles presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Davis manages to break the clinch.

Davis drives through and clinches with Bowles against the cage.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowles misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bower Bowles.

Davis has Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis is looking to wear down Bowles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis is trying to break free.
Bowles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowles looks to throw a body kick
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.

Davis closes the distance and pushes Bowles back into the cage.
Davis working Bowles over with knees to the body.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Bower Bowles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tre Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Davis pushes Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tre 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24

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