PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Davis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cartwright
vs
Davis

175 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Davis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright swinging wilding here.
Cartwright moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Lance Davis has been cut.
No joy there for Cartwright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis moves out of range as Cartwright throws a body kick.
Davis throws a right and a left that Cartwright avoids nicely.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartwright misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cartwright misses with a combination
and Cartwright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Cartwright drops Davis with a left right combo! Cartwright follows him down to the ground into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Cartwright wants to stand but Davis has his arm trapped.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
Cartwright tries to get to his feet but Davis is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Cartwright in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davis is proving hard to escape from.
Davis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Davis is looking to stand up but Cartwright isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis trying to control the position.

Davis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cartwright off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cartwright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis stalks Cartwright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cartwright's face. Cartwright staggers backwards, shaken.

Davis drives through and clinches with Cartwright against the cage.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Cartwright has double underhooks.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Cartwright misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cartwright thinking.
Donk. Davis catches Cartwright right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cartwright.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cartwright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cartwright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cartwright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cartwright, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lance Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lance Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cartwright misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cartwright misses with a body punch
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cartwright connects with a body shot.
Cartwright gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Cartwright.
Davis connects with a right hand. Cartwright shakes it off.
Cartwright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Cartwright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartwright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe Cartwright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cartwright forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cartwright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cartwright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Cartwright is controlling him.
Davis can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Cartwright is controlling him.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Cartwright keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cartwright is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage.
Davis wants to break free but Cartwright has control.
Cartwright is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis prevents Cartwright from breaking the clinch.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Cartwright is controlling the position.
Davis keeps control of Cartwright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Davis.
Cartwright could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cartwright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cartwright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Cartwright has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright can't break the clinch.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage.
Cartwright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lance Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lance Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cartwright's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Davis tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lance Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Cartwright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Cartwright slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis swinging wilding here.
Cartwright blocks a head kick by Davis.
Cartwright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Cartwright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis stalks Cartwright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cartwright's face. Cartwright staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Cartwright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Cartwright misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cartwright misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Cartwright missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Cartwright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Cartwright waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Cartwright backing up. Cartwright nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis wants to clinch.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Cartwright backing up. Cartwright nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis scores with the left hand. Cartwright knows he should have avoided that one.
Cartwright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Davis throws a series of punches but Cartwright avoids them all with ease.
Cartwright throws a lazy head kick
and Davis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cartwright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Cartwright misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cartwright is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cartwright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cartwright on the side of the head.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Cartwright backing up. Cartwright nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartwright misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with an inside leg kick.
Cartwright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Joe Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis defending well as Cartwright loads up on a big left hand.
Lance Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

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