PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ellroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Davidson
vs
Ellroy

179 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ellroy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellroy checks a low kick from Davidson.
Davidson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellroy moves out of range as Davidson strikes.
Ellroy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to avoid it but Ellroy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davidson to the ground. Davidson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davidson lands a two punch combo.

It looks like James Ellroy has been cut.
Ellroy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ellroy looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ellroy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ellroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ellroy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Davidson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson works over Ellroy with some ground and pound from guard.
Davidson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ellroy wants to sweep but no luck.
Davidson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson with a nice head shot there.
Davidson scoring with some ground and pound.
Davidson preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson cracks Ellroy with a solid left hand.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ellroy has momentary wrist control but Davidson slips an elbow through the middle.
Davidson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ellroy looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellroy, not yet.
Davidson landing some decent shots from guard.
Davidson 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.
Davidson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davidson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ellroy's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellroy is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
Davidson is in close to Ellroy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson trying to control but Ellroy is working from the bottom.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Ellroy.
Davidson postures up and lands a big shot to Ellroy's brow.
Davidson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davidson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davidson scoring with some ground and pound.
Ellroy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there.
Davidson distracts Ellroy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ellroy's head.
Davidson working some strikes from top position.
Davidson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davidson working some strikes from top position.
Davidson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davidson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ellroy's head.

Ellroy looking for a guillotine here but Davidson defends easily.
Davidson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davidson cracks Ellroy with a solid left hand.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ellroy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there.
Davidson trying to control but Ellroy is working from the bottom.
Ellroy controls Davidson momentarily but Davidson frees himself.
Davidson is working Ellroy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davidson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ellroy's head.
Ellroy looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellroy, not yet.
Davidson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellroy is keeping the position for now.
Ellroy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ellroy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davidson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Davidson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Ellroy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Davidson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peter Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davidson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davidson, right into the meat.
Davidson lands a head shot.
Davidson lands with a shot to the body.
Davidson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ellroy counters with a shoot takedown. Davidson fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellroy stops Davidson from standing up.

Davidson kicks Ellroy off and gets to his feet.
Peter Davidson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ellroy is breathing heavily.
Davidson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellroy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson lands with a shot to the body.
Davidson scoring well with a low kick there.
Davidson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellroy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davidson connects with a single shot there.
Ellroy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davidson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davidson.
Davidson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davidson stalks Ellroy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ellroy's face. Ellroy staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davidson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellroy to the mat! Ellroy manages to get full guard.
Davidson distracts Ellroy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ellroy looking for a sweep. Not yet Ellroy, not yet.
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson landing with the ground and pound.
Ellroy wants to sweep here but Davidson controlling him for the moment.
Peter Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ellroy's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ellroy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davidson's guard.
Davidson striking off his back.
Ellroy passes Davidson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ellroy blocks the strikes from Davidson.
Ellroy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ellroy wants to take Davidson's back but he can't do it this time.
Davidson is looking to improve his position but Ellroy isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson regains half guard.
Davidson missing with punches from the bottom.
Davidson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Davidson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellroy can do to turn this around?
Davidson gets back to full guard.
Davidson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ellroy manages to get himself to full guard.
Ellroy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davidson's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellroy postures up.
Davidson is striking off his back. Ellroy thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Davidson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Davidson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Ellroy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Davidson jabs at Ellroy's body.
Ellroy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ellroy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ellroy swats away the attempt to clinch by Davidson.
Ellroy tries for a takedown but Davidson circles away easily

and Davidson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ellroy's guard.
Davidson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davidson landing some decent shots from guard.
Davidson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellroy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ellroy wants to sweep but no luck.
Davidson stands up over Ellroy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ellroy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davidson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Davidson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davidson drops an elbow to the side of Ellroy's head.
Davidson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davidson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ellroy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davidson working Ellroy over with strikes.
Davidson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davidson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ellroy tries to roll over but Davidson keeps him under control.
Peter Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson passes to side control.
Davidson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ellroy tries to bench press Davidson off him but Davidson keeps the position.
Davidson just content to control the position.
Ellroy wants to control but Davidson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Davidson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davidson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ellroy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davidson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Peter Davidson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Davidson lands a head kick. Ellroy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

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.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellroy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davidson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davidson throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davidson.
Davidson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ellroy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davidson lands a with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Davidson misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davidson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Davidson!