PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikoy Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ardona
vs
Davis

172 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikoy Ardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfred Davis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ardona avoids it really well and circles away.

Davis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ardona was covering up waiting for the punch and Davis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ardona is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ardona wants to get back to his feet but Davis passes into half guard.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis thows a huge punch but Ardona dodges it nicely.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Ardona is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis prevents Ardona from standing back up.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Ardona is defending well.
Ardona trying to control but Davis postures up.
Ardona looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ardona is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ardona avoid being mounted?
Davis working Ardona over with strikes.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ardona defending well though.
Ardona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ardona with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Ardona wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ardona wants to get back to his feet.
Davis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ardona defending well though.
Davis throwing shots but Ardona is blocking nicely.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis thows a huge punch but Ardona dodges it nicely.
Davis 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 not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Davis.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Ardona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ardona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ardona is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davis 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.
Nice strikes from Davis there.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ardona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardona pushes Davis off looking to stand but Davis dives back in and keeps control.
Davis moves into full mount! Ardona won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis landing strikes from the mount and Ardona is in trouble!
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ardona hang on?
Davis landing shots from mount.
Ardona wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis lands a big elbow.
Ardona is trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ardona tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ardona stalks Davis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davis's face. Davis staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ardona but Ardona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ardona misses with the combination.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mikoy Ardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Davis.
Davis moves forwards but Ardona connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ardona scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Ardona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ardona is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardona is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis is working Ardona over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis postures up.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ardona's head.
Davis stops Ardona from standing up.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alfred Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardona is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Ardona takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis is putting a hurting on Ardona here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Ardona takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ardona is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
Davis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ardona's legs.
Davis throws a strike aimed at the side of Ardona's head but Ardona avoids it well.
Davis is chipping away with strikes.
Davis is working Ardona over with some ground and pound from side control.
Davis tries to advance to mount but Ardona denies him.
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working the body and head with strikes.
Ardona takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ardona wants to get back to his feet but Davis is dominant here and he's now got Ardona's back!
Davis cracks Ardona with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ardona from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ardona trying to control the hands but Davis breaks the grip.
Ardona grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ardona's head.
Davis is landing with strikes. Ardona can't take much more of this.
Davis is landing with strikes from the back.
Ardona covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Davis scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a shot to the head.
Davis lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ardona's head.
Davis is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ardona up.
Ardona covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ardona covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Davis is working the ground and pound. Can Ardona escape?
Davis is punishing Ardona with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ardona tries to escape but Davis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ardona is covering up but some of the strikes from Davis are getting through and doing damage.
Davis connects with a big shot to the side of Ardona's head.
Davis punishes Ardona with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ardona did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ardona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ardona is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Ardona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ardona's head.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis lands a big elbow.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Davis.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Davis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mikoy Ardona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ardona is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardona is in a horrible position here. Davis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Ardona is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis with shots to the head and body - Ardona looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ardona seems to have got his legs back now.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Davis looking to finish Ardona with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ardona!
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Ardona is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ardona is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Davis unloading with bombs!
Davis looking to finish Ardona with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ardona!
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Davis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis looking to finish Ardona with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ardona!
Ardona in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Davis unloading with bombs!
Davis unloading with bombs!
Davis avoids the attempt from Ardona to control.
Davis looking to finish Ardona with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ardona!
You get the feeling that Ardona really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ardona tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis cracks Ardona with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis lands with some strikes.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Alfred Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Davis!