PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Davis Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenili's entrance music is Welcome Home (Sanitarium). A fine choice. 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 Sammy Davis Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fenili
vs
Davis Jr

185 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Fenili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Davis Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenili looks for a takedown but Davis Jr sprawls well.
Fenili dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis Jr. That did some damage!

Davis Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davis Jr lands some shots froms side control.
Fenili tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davis Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fenili manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Davis Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fenili. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Davis Jr.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Fenili looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davis Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fenili is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davis Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davis Jr's back!

Fenili is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Davis Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Davis Jr for a finish.
Davis Jr breaks Fenili's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis Jr preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fenili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Davis Jr is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Fenili has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Davis Jr is looking to defend but Fenili has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Davis Jr! Fenili pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Davis Jr taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gabriel Fenili!