PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loe comes to the cage accompanied by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "bulls on parade". Taylor Davis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Loe
vs
Davis

187 cm
22
216 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loe's calf.

Loe gets a clinch.
Loe blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loe is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Loe has his back to the cage.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.

Loe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loe tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Loe counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Loe moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loe counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis looks gassed!
Loe throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Loe misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loe forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Loe.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Loe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Loe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Loe scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loe throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Loe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Loe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loe tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Loe coming out on top.
Loe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Loe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis slips a straight right by Loe.
Loe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Loe!
Loe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis avoids the head kick by Loe.
Loe throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Loe throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a right and a left that Loe avoids nicely.
Davis blocks a leg kick.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loe tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Davis tries to work over Loe's front leg with a kick but Loe checks it.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Loe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Loe clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis throws the left hand but Loe avoids the punch easily.
Davis swinging wilding here.
Jab, jab by Loe - just one landing.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loe tries to land a body kick
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Loe forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Loe.
Loe landing knees to the head.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
The is referee keeping an eye on Loe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Loe breaks from the clinch.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Loe's shoulder, as Loe tries to avoid the shot.
Loe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis throws and low kick but Loe moves out of range easily.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Loe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Loe scores with a spinning back kick!
Loe tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Loe.
Loe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Loe!
Loe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis jabs at Loe's body.
Loe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Loe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Loe.
Loe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Loe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis blocks a leg kick.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis misses with a leg kick
and Loe counters with a thumping low kick.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harald Loe is winning the standup battle so far.
Loe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loe looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Loe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Loe tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loe. That's going to slow Davis down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Loe slips the punch.
Loe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Loe throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Loe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Loe ducks down to avoid it.
Davis throws a head kick that misses
and Loe counters with a two punch combo.
Loe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Loe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Loe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Loe moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Davis.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis avoiding damage as Loe throws knees to the body.
Loe tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Loe has him pressed against the cage.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Loe is controlling the position.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Loe pushes Davis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Davis.
A right hook to the body lands for Loe.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loe.
A nice left hand lands by Loe.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Loe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis working aggressively here.
The is referee keeping an eye on Loe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Loe blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loe breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there

and Loe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davis!
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Loe with good strikes from the mount here!
Loe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Davis is squirming around, avoiding Loe's attempts to control the action.
Loe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Loe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davis hang on?
Loe 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Loe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Davis throws the left hand but Loe avoids the punch easily.
Loe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Loe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Loe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harald Loe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Loe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Loe.
Davis throws a right and a left that Loe avoids nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Loe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Loe shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
A good leg kick by Loe.
Loe tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Loe moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Loe throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Loe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Loe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Loe clinches with his opponent.
Loe scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Loe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Loe tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Loe manages to break the clinch.
Loe lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Loe's head but Loe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Davis slips under a jab from Loe.
Loe cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Loe's shoulder, as Loe tries to avoid the shot.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Loe moved out of range.
Loe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis misses the jab.
Loe throws a head kick that misses.
Davis tries to bum rush Loe with a series of wild strikes but Loe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis checks a low kick from Loe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loe.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loe.
Loe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davis's head.
Davis throws a right hand that Loe ducks under and follows up with a left that Loe also avoids with ease.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Loe closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Loe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Loe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Loe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Loe pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loe lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Loe.

Loe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Loe cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Loe is out of range.
Loe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harald Loe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Loe.
Loe throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Loe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loe misses with a low kick.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Loe's shoulder, as Loe tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Loe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Loe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loe 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Loe!