PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cripple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rancid-Last one to Die. Cripple has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Davis
vs
Cripple

177 cm
22
167 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

179 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

154 Degrees in Sydney (154 Quality Stamina)

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Cripple!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cripple shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Cripple 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.
Cripple shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
Cripple shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Nate Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Cripple.
Cripple tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cripple fails with a takedown attempt.
Cripple blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Cripple with that takedown attempt.
Cripple shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cripple gets slowly back to his feet.
Cripple moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cripple fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Cripple, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis tries a low kick but Cripple avoids it.
Cripple fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis wants to slow Cripple down by chopping away at his legs.

Cripple gets the takedown into side control.
Cripple working away.
Davis holding on.
Davis struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cripple's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Davis controlling the position for now.
Davis trying to control but Cripple postures up.
Davis is controlling Cripple's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Nate Davis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cripple shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Cripple 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 leaves Cripple with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cripple changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Cripple manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Cripple drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cripple puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Davis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Davis gets full guard.
Davis has his hands on Cripple's head, controlling the position.
Cripple wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis has control of Cripple's left arm, preventing Cripple from doing any damage.
Davis looking to control.
Cripple trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cripple's guard.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Cripple has wrist control.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Cripple is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
Cripple looks gassed!
Cripple is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cripple fails with a takedown attempt.
Cripple shoots in but no luck this time.
Cripple shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Nate Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Cripple.
Cripple shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Cripple closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cripple's sensitive parts.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cripple's calf.
Cripple looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Cripple is breathing heavily.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Chris Cripple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cripple's sensitive parts.
Nate Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Cripple's front leg but catches the back leg as Cripple tries to avoid it.
Cripple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cripple's sensitive parts.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cripple fails to land the takedown.
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 throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cripple dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Cripple's head and hops out.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cripple chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cripple looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Cripple persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis is looking to slow Cripple down with leg kicks.
Cripple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cripple shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cripple's calf.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cripple's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cripple tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Davis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cripple.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cripple fails with a takedown attempt.
Cripple fails with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Cripple's front leg but catches the back leg as Cripple tries to avoid it.
Cripple closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Nate Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Cripple.
Cripple takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cripple's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Cripple shoots in but no luck this time.
Cripple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Cripple takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cripple. That did some damage!
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Cripple down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Nate Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cripple's calf.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cripple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cripple can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Cripple's front leg but catches the back leg as Cripple tries to avoid it.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cripple. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cripple shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cripple gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cripple.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cripple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cripple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cripple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chris Cripple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Davis feints and then cracks Cripple's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cripple down.
Davis thumps Cripple with a low kick.
Cripple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chris Cripple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cripple's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25

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