PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrystov Aleksey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warwick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aleksey
vs
Davis

170 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

150 cm
29
167 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrystov Aleksey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Davis!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Aleksey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.

Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aleksey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aleksey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis has Aleksey pulled in close to control his posture.
Aleksey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aleksey throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleksey throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksey passes Davis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aleksey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aleksey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Aleksey throws a strike but Davis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aleksey preventing the sweep.
Aleksey throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis prevents Aleksey from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey is wriggling around but Davis manages to pass to half guard.
Aleksey is looking to escape.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Aleksey has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Davis is on him like a limpet, forcing Aleksey back against the cage.
Aleksey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Davis.

It looks like Chrystov Aleksey has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis pushes Aleksey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aleksey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aleksey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Davis.
A frustrated look appears on Aleksey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Aleksey backwards.
Aleksey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aleksey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Aleksey's head.
Aleksey is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksey is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis has Aleksey pressed against the cage, preventing Aleksey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aleksey takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Aleksey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis is working Aleksey over against the cage.
Come on Aleksey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davis misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksey misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aleksey pushes Davis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chrystov Aleksey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chrystov Aleksey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davis jabs Aleksey right on the nose. Aleksey blinks but takes it well.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chrystov Aleksey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Aleksey drives through with a takedown into Davis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aleksey.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aleksey's guard.
Aleksey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aleksey's hands.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aleksey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis is looking to clinch but Aleksey is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis thuds his shin into the meat of Aleksey's side.
Aleksey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aleksey's sensitive parts.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aleksey.
Davis tests Aleksey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aleksey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aleksey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis tries to clinch but Aleksey moves out of range.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Aleksey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a front kick that sends Aleksey stumbling back into the cage.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Aleksey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Warwick Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aleksey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aleksey walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
Nice defenses there by Davis.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis being controlled against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Davis on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aleksey backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Aleksey.
Davis keeps control of Aleksey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aleksey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aleksey tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
A frustrated look appears on Aleksey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Aleksey's ribcage. Aleksey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis lands an elbow that stopped Aleksey in his tracks for a moment.

Aleksey is rocked!
Davis working Aleksey over with knees to the body.
Oh Aleksey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warwick Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Aleksey's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Aleksey drops to his knees and Davis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warwick Davis!
During a confident post fight interview, Warwick Davis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.