PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Young
vs
Davis

202 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Davis!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis misses with a combination
and Young finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Young gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Young decides to stand up, so the ref orders Davis to his feet.
Davis looks winded!
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a head kick.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Davis prevents a body shot from Young.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Young can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Young is trying to stall.
Young is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis misses with a combination

so Young counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Young has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Young won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

We're going to have a standup here because Keith Young wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Young darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a solid body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Young dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Young tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Young tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis misses with a combination
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Young tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis misses with an uppercut

and Young counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Young controlling the pace.
Young prevents Davis from improving his position.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Young is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Young is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Keith Young has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Davis misses.

Young throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Young is in Davis's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young postures up.
Young engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Keith Young wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis throws a combination that misses

and Young moves into the clinch.
Young is stalling here.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Young slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Young counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Young with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Young is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Young is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Young gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Young slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a combination
and Young counters with a nice kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Davis misses with a double jab

and Young counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Young in particular looking to stall.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young trying to control the pace.
Young is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young prevents Davis from improving his position.

Young gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Richard Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Young drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Young not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Richard Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Young!