PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Davis (ranked 3459 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Nevez Amadaus (ranked 206 p4p, 233 weight class). Nevez Amadaus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Amadaus

175 cm
24
140
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
28
136
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nevez Amadaus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Davis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amadaus! But no joy.
Amadaus throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.

Amadaus drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Davis has Amadaus pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Amadaus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis tries to break free but Amadaus pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Amadaus.
Amadaus being controlled against the cage.
Amadaus lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis tries to work over Amadaus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Amadaus.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Davis.

Davis has clasped his hands together around Amadaus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Davis trying to control the action but Amadaus is working from the bottom.
Davis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Amadaus's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the action but Amadaus is working from the bottom.
Amadaus dodges the ground and pound from Davis.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amadaus keeps working.
Davis landing strikes.
Amadaus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.
Davis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Amadaus blocking the ground and pound.
Amadaus has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Davis's lack of action.
Amadaus felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Amadaus defending well though.
Davis trying to control the action but Amadaus is working from the bottom.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Amadaus is defending the position.
Davis 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control. Amadaus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amadaus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amadaus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Amadaus defending well though.
Davis wants to control but Amadaus is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Davis seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davis misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Amadaus.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Amadaus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Amadaus.
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis with the inside leg kick.
Amadaus tries to clinch up.
It looked like Davis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amadaus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis is looking to counter punch.
Amadaus misses with a straight right.
Amadaus misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
Amadaus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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 jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Davis misses.
Nevez Amadaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Amadaus doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis drops his hands momentarily and Amadaus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Amadaus looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Amadaus lands a front kick.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amadaus can do to turn this around?
Davis avoids the head kick by Amadaus.
Amadaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis takes a swing at Amadaus's ribcage but misses.
Amadaus misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
A left lands for Davis.
Amadaus scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Amadaus's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Amadaus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Amadaus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
Amadaus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Amadaus thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Amadaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amadaus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Amadaus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis misses with a hook. Amadaus ducked under it nicely.
Amadaus misses with a body kick.

Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Amadaus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Davis manages to move to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.
Amadaus avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Amadaus because Davis loaded up on that one.
Amadaus is in a horrible position here. Davis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis landing shots from mount.

Amadaus is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amadaus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Amadaus is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
The referee warns Amadaus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Davis! Amadaus is hurt baaadly! Davis is firing away with more strikes - Amadaus is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Davis!