PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Blake (ranked 8042 p4p, 637 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 6708 p4p, 586 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonathan Davis enters the cage!

Blake
vs
Davis

186 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rico Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blake dives in for a single leg takedown but Davis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jab from Davis.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Blake shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake is looking to counter the offense by Davis and move into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake pushes Davis away with a front kick.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake lands a jab-cross combination.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Blake swinging wildly here.
Davis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blake throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
As Blake backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Blake manages to avoid it all.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.

It looks like Rico Blake has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.

Blake shoots in and bounces Davis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Davis pushes Blake off and scrambles back to his feet.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Davis throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blake - the referee stops the clock and Davis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blake. Davis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Blake takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blake throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake feints a jab promting Davis to slip. Blake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Davis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!

Davis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blake to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Blake passes into half guard.

Davis pushes Blake off looking to stand but Blake dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Blake lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rico Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Davis throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.
Davis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blake with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jonathan Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Davis throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Blake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Blake is now in Davis's guard.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blake 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Davis, up you get!
Davis misses with a hook.
Blake looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Davis misses with the combination.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Blake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
Jonathan Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis misses with a double jab

so Blake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blake trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

Blake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rico Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Blake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Blake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Blake throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blake.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Blake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis throws a counter combo.
Davis thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Blake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Blake connects with a looping right hand.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.

Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blake pushes down on Davis's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davis is looking to escape.
Blake wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Blake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis is staying active underneath Blake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is looking to escape.
Rico Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Blake postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Davis to stand up.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

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