PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Jackson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jackson
vs
Davies

181 cm
19
174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evan Davies!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Davies.
Davies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davies feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Davies then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Davies works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Davies throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Davies.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Davies duly obliges.
Davies scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davies misses with a double jab.
Evan Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Davies scores with a four punch combination!
Davies lands a two punch combo.
Davies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Davies. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Davies lands an overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Davies.
Davies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davies shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Davies to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A right-left combo lands from Davies.
Davies lands a jab-cross combination.
Davies lands a body shot.
Davies throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Davies duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davies.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davies moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davies stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.
Davies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davies to score with a decent uppercut.
Davies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Davies sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davies jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Davies throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Davies is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Davies.
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davies napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davies is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Davies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davies throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Davies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That kick from Davies tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davies works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Davies lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Some wild striking there from Davies.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Davies manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davies scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies scores with a body shot.
Davies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davies looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Davies lands a two punch combo.
Davies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Davies does no damage.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Davies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evan Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davies throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davies but Davies pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davies gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Davies is blocking nicely.

Davies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davies lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Davies.
Davies throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Davies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evan Davies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Davies.
Jackson defending well as Davies loads up on a big left hand.
Davies throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Davies lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davies lands a slapping body shot.
Davies tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Davies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evan Davies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.
Davies thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Davies.
Davies lands a jab to the nose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davies.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Davies.
Davies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davies misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davies wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davies swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davies scores with a jab to the jaw.
Davies stuffs the takedown.
Davies throws a head kick that misses.
Davies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Davies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Davies sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Davies.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sloppy strikes from Davies. Those never looked like landing.
Davies scores with a nice right hand.
Davies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davies avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Davies thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Davies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Davies scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Davies sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson shoots in but Davies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Davies.
Davies moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davies is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Davies circles away and we're back to standing.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davies misses with a few strikes there.
Davies lands with a right hand.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Davies tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dave Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evan Davies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davies feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Davies then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Davies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davies winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Davies!