PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). black's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Davis has chosen Ghetto Soldier as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

black
vs
Davis

185 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

177 cm
26
162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, mr black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrell Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
black shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis defending well as black loads up on a big left hand.
black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
black shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Left hook, right uppercut from black.

It looks like Terrell Davis has been cut.
black scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Davis is rocked!
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as black throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from black as Davis shoots in.
black misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis shoots and misses

and black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black advances position into side control!
black works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Davis tries to improve position but can't.
Davis defending against the ground and pound.

black working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
black tries to advance to mount but Davis denies him.

black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davis is trying to improve his position.
black passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davis!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to hold on but black pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davis looks a forlorn figure.

black swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Davis is now in black's guard. A big mistake from black there, giving up the dominant position!

black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
black is breathing heavily.

black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Davis drops back looking for a leg! black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and black manages to kick Davis off! Davis jumps back into black's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
black works a leg free and moves into half guard.
black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Davis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davis is staying active underneath black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
black wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
Davis trying to control here.
Davis is staying active underneath black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
black lands with a punch from half guard.

Davis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
black is nestled in close to Davis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

black seems to be looking for submissions.
black 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.

Davis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Davis looking for submissions off his back.
black passes to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
black working the ground and pound.
black is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Davis moves in looking to clinch but black pushes him off.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from black.

black clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
black wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for black.
black misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.
black lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from black as the two fighters clinch.
Davis blocking some punches.
black tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
black has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
black lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.

black has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davis uses from the top position.
black tries to land a sweep but no joy.

black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.

black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Davis has gone for a leg lock! black slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.

Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. black defends it easily.
black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davis's head.

Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. black defends it easily.

black got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, black has managed to get both his arms back between Davis's legs - danger averted.

Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
black works a leg free and moves into half guard.
black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
black working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davis has hold of black's hands but black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but black pulls his head out easily.
black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davis taking some punishment here, with black in his half guard.
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Davis looking for submissions off his back.

Davis actively working from the bottom here.
black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
mr black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
black frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
black lands with some strikes.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Davis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
black with shots to the head and body - Davis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Davis is bucking up trying to escape but black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
black working Davis over with strikes here.
black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davis's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

black tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
black throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis slips a straight right by black.
black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
mr black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from black.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.

black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davis wants to control but black is keeping busy.

Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davis trying to hold on to black's head to control him but black postures up.
black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
black tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.

Davis is looking for a triangle but black pushes his legs off easily.

black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and black defends well.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
black stands up over Davis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
black forces his way into half guard.
black wants to free his trapped foot but Davis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
black trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
black throws a strike but Davis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
black trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Davis jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… black is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by black and Davis has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
black is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Davis is working for a kimura but black is defending it quite comfortably.
black trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis seems to be working for a kimura but black defends the submission attempt.
mr black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
black moves into full guard.

Davis drops back looking for a leg! black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and black manages to kick Davis off! Davis jumps back into black's guard.

black has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.

Davis has gone for a leg lock! black slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.
black scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well black 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr black!