PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davison
vs
Alves

188 cm
20
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

202 cm
22
277 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs
Team S.W.A.T.

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Alves!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alves shoots and misses

and Davison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davison wants to stand but Alves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Davison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Alves is looking for a triangle but Davison pushes his legs off easily.
Davison wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davison wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Davison sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Davison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Alves working for a triangle but Davison defends it easily.
Davison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alves looks gassed!
Davison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alves's guard.

Alves has his foot on Davison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davison works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davison is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
Davison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing Davison from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davison clinches up against the cage.
Davison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davison wants to break the clinch but can't.

Alves pulls Davison into guard.
Davison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davison wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.

Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davison wants to stand but Alves is controlling his posture from full guard.

Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davison wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Davison trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Davison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Davison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves won't allow Davison to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Davison dominated that round.
That's time! Davison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves with a poor takedown

and Davison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alves is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Davison there.

Davison stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Alves to get to his feet.
Davison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chris Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Davison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davison here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Davison doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alves counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davison's guard now.

Davison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.

Alves drops back looking for a leg! Davison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davison manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Davison's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
Alves won't allow Davison to get back to his feet.
Alves trying to control but Davison is working from the bottom.
Chris Davison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves stops Davison from standing up.

Davison pushes Alves off and scrambles back to his feet.
Davison wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Davison didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davison has Alves pulled in close to control his posture.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Davison.
Davison has his hands on Alves's head, controlling the position.
Alves prevents Davison from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.

Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Davison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davison looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Davison will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Davison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alves is trying to improve his position.
Davison working the ground and pound from side control.
Alves is looking to reverse the position.

Davison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Alves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to bench press Davison off him but Davison keeps the position.
The referee asks Davison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davison prefers to stall for the moment though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Davison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davison lands in his opponent's guard.
Davison wants to stand but Alves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davison controls the pace.

Davison stands and steps away. Alves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Davison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alves is looking to improve his position but Davison isn't that keen on the idea.
Davison content just to control the position here.
Davison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alves tries to lock up and control but Davison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davison landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alves tries to lock up and control but Davison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davison content just to control the position here.
Alves tries to lock up and control but Davison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Davison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Davison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
Alves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

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.
A nice elbow there by Davison.
Alves wants to hold on but Davison pushes him away.
Davison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alves swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Davison raining down shots from the mount!
Alves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davison with a couple of short strikes.
Davison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Davison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Chris Davison!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Chris Davison!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Chris Davison!

Chris Davison wins by unanimous decision!