PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe comes to the cage accompanied by The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Rob Mugabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mugabe
vs
Davis

195 cm
20
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs

Knock Out Artistry

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mugabe scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mugabe scores with a jab to the head.

Davis is rocked!
Mugabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Mugabe does no damage.
Mugabe misses with a wild combination.
Mugabe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mugabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Rob Mugabe has been cut.
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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mugabe misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mugabe misses with a wild combination.
Mugabe avoids the head kick by Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis moves out of range as Mugabe strikes.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mugabe is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mugabe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mugabe misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis is looking to slow Mugabe down with leg kicks.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Mugabe with an uppercut!

Rob Mugabe's cut is getting worse.

Davis lands a big head kick that sends Mugabe tumbling to the mat! Davis takes a step backwards and waves Mugabe back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Mugabe is rocked!
Mugabe throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Mugabe slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Davis sends Mugabe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Davis is motioning to the referee to let Mugabe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Mugabe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mugabe misses with a combination
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Mugabe seems to have got his legs back now.

Davis lands a big right hand that sends Mugabe crashing to the mat! Davis stays standing though and waves Mugabe back to his feet!

Rob Mugabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mugabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mugabe.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Mugabe's shoulder, as Mugabe tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws a head kick but Mugabe moves out of range.
Mugabe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mugabe throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Mugabe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Mugabe misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a good low kick that Mugabe was not able to check.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Mugabe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis is looking to clinch but Mugabe is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws the left hand but Mugabe avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Mugabe slips the punch.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Jeez, Rob Mugabe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A punch combination from Mugabe misses.
Mugabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mugabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis throws a hook but Mugabe blocks it.
Mugabe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis cracks Mugabe with a good jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Mugabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taylor Davis!