PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolas Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Davies
vs
Romanov

190 cm
24
270 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolas Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Davies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davies tries to clinch up
letting Romanov counter with a right hand.
Romanov looks to land a combination but Davies avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies moves forwards but Romanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanov misses the target.
Romanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
Good exchange - Romanov coming out on top.

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.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
Davies darts in trying to clinch
and Romanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romanov swings for the body but Davies moves out of range.
Romanov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Davies moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Romanov.

It looks like Don Davies has been cut.
Davies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
Davies is working for takedown but Romanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Davies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanovs head.
Romanov stops a takedown attempt from Davies.

Romanov breaks the clinch.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davies.
Davies slips a jab from Romanov.
Romanov throws a hook but Davies blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Romanov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romanov.
Romanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolas Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Davies takes one to the side of the head.
Davies tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Romanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davies wants to clinch but Romanov slips to the side
enabling Romanov to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nikolas Romanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Davies's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Davies closes the distance looking to clinch
and Romanov counters with a series of strikes. Davies will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davies moves to clinch but Romanov breaks away
and Romanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romanov misses with a combination

so Davies counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davies throwing strikes from guard but Romanov blocks nicely.

Davies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Romanov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davies has managed to get both his arms back between Romanov's legs - danger averted.
Davies postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romanov wants to sweep here but Davies controlling him for the moment.
Davies throws and elbow that misses. Romanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davies's guard. Nice move by Romanov!
Romanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Davies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romanov has momentary wrist control but Davies slips an elbow through the middle.
Davies with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davies stands up over Romanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Romanov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davies throwing strikes from guard but Romanov blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davies postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davies scoring with punches to the head and body.

Davies thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davies slips nicely into half guard.
Davies misses with a head shot. Romanov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Davies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davies preventing the sweep.
Davies wants to control from the top but Romanov keeps moving.
Davies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davies landing with the ground and pound.
Davies is pushing down on Romanov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Romanov is fighting to maintain full guard but Davies has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davies throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Don Davies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davies thows a huge punch but Romanov dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Davies dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Davies's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Davies blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Romanov. No joy for Davies on that attempt.
Romanov misses with a body shot

and Davies counters with a shoot takedown. Romanov fights it but they end up in guard.
Davies advances to half guard.
Romanov trying to hold on to Davies's head to control him but Davies postures up.
Davies prevents Romanov from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romanov taking some punishment here, with Davies in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davies.
Davies lands with a punch from half guard.
Romanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Davies is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Davies is trying to control. Romanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davies scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davies passes to full mount!
Davies with the ground and pound from mount.
Romanov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davies scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Romanov?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is trying to escape the mount.
Davies scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Romanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davies cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Davies with good strikes from the mount here!
Davies cracks Romanov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Romanov is rocked!
Davies postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Romanov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Davies and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Davies!