PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sirimongkol Niyotrong (ranked 2701 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 5193 p4p, 492 weight class). Davis has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Niyotrong
vs
Davis

172 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
142 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

IniTech Nutrition
Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niyotrong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Niyotrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niyotrong wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Niyotrong takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
As Niyotrong backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Niyotrong manages to avoid it all.

Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niyotrong, pushing him back against the cage.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Niyotrong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niyotrong scores with a spinning back kick!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Niyotrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Niyotrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niyotrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Niyotrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Niyotrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis misses the body punch

and Niyotrong counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niyotrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niyotrong lands a shot to the body.
Niyotrong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Niyotrong throws a head punch that misses.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
Niyotrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Niyotrong has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Niyotrong.
Davis blocks the elbow strike.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niyotrong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Niyotrong misses with a looping right.
Davis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Niyotrong swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Niyotrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis is looking to clinch but Niyotrong is avoiding it.
Niyotrong throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis throws out a counter right but Niyotrong avoids it with no problem.

Niyotrong has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Niyotrong tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Niyotrong back against the cage.
Niyotrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis blocks a body shot from Niyotrong.
A head punch on the inside from Niyotrong fails to land.
Niyotrong prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Niyotrong has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niyotrong lands a nice uppercut.
Niyotrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niyotrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niyotrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niyotrong cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Niyotrong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis is trying to break free.
Niyotrong misses with some punches.
Niyotrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niyotrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niyotrong misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Niyotrong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Niyotrong misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Niyotrong has double underhooks.
Niyotrong working aggressively here.
Davis blocks the elbow strike.
Davis prevents a body shot from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Niyotrong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niyotrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirimongkol Niyotrong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niyotrong.
Niyotrong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Niyotrong misses.
Niyotrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Davis wants to clinch.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niyotrong misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niyotrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Niyotrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davis misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niyotrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niyotrong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niyotrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niyotrong.
A left lands for Davis.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Niyotrong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Niyotrong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis avoiding damage as Niyotrong throws knees to the body.
Niyotrong has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niyotrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Niyotrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niyotrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Niyotrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niyotrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Niyotrong keeps him there for the moment.
Niyotrong tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niyotrong has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from Niyotrong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niyotrong.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Niyotrong lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Niyotrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niyotrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Niyotrong as Davis tries to tie him up.
Niyotrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niyotrong tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Niyotrong has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niyotrong misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong misses with an elbow strike.
Niyotrong misses with an elbow over the top.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Niyotrong keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Niyotrong.
Davis'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.
Niyotrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Niyotrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Niyotrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Niyotrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
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 Sirimongkol Niyotrong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niyotrong lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Niyotrong tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Niyotrong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niyotrong throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis tries to clinch there but Niyotrong circles away.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis defending well as Niyotrong loads up on a big left hand.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niyotrong.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a nice hook to Niyotrong's body. Niyotrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niyotrong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niyotrong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Niyotrong throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Niyotrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Niyotrong missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis blocks a jab.
Niyotrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niyotrong moves to clinch but Davis breaks away
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niyotrong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Niyotrong misses.
Niyotrong throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Niyotrong throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Davis lands a jab to Niyotrong's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Niyotrong misses the target.
Davis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Davis avoids the body shot from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong misses the shot to the body.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niyotrong throws out the jab.
Niyotrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis lands a jab to Niyotrong's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niyotrong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Niyotrong's head back.

Niyotrong clinches up against the cage.
Davis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Niyotrong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Davis can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Niyotrong fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Niyotrong has him pressed against the cage.
Niyotrong tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Niyotrong misses with a punch to the body.
Niyotrong working aggressively here.
A short left from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis effectively controlling the action here.
Niyotrong pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niyotrong has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis prevents a body shot from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Davis.
Davis wants to break free but Niyotrong has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niyotrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Niyotrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis tries to break free but Niyotrong pushes him back against the cage.
Niyotrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niyotrong prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niyotrong.
Niyotrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Niyotrong lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Niyotrong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davis.
Jonathan Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niyotrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niyotrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Niyotrong misses with a punch on the inside.

Davis breaks from the clinch.

Davis moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sirimongkol Niyotrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niyotrong, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
Jonathan Davis was interviewed post fight and said 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.