PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davo Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Eduardo
vs
Giles

193 cm
22
253 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davo Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Giles!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eduardo.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
Eduardo fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Giles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Giles moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eduardo tries to clinch up but Giles circles away and keeps his distance.
Giles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Giles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eduardo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davo Eduardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dave Giles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giles lands with an uppercut that bounces Eduardo off the ropes and back into rage.
Eduardo misses the shot to the body.

Giles closes the distance and clinches.
Eduardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eduardo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giles walks away with a smile on his face. Eduardo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Giles moves into the clinch.
Giles misses with a knee strike.
Giles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Giles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giles lunges at Eduardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eduardo's hand.
Giles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eduardo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Giles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giles throws a sloppy head kick and Eduardo moves out of range easily.
Giles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Eduardo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Eduardo is looking for a kimura here.

Eduardo seems to be working for a kimura but Giles defends the submission attempt.
Eduardo is breathing heavily.

Eduardo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eduardo is looking for a kimura here.
Giles is trying to control but can't.
Giles moves into full guard.
Giles looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Eduardo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Giles working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Giles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eduardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Giles misses with a head kick.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Giles moves away
and Giles counters with a three punch combo that has Eduardo backing up. Eduardo nods at Giles to acknowledge the strikes.
Giles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eduardo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eduardo's hands.

Giles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eduardo, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eduardo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eduardo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eduardo jumps guard but Giles stands there with Eduardo around his waist. Eduardo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davo Eduardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giles tries to land knees in the clinch but Eduardo avoids the damage to the body.
Eduardo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Eduardo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Eduardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing Giles from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Giles thows a big elbow that misses.
Eduardo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Giles's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eduardo advances position into side control!

Eduardo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Giles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Eduardo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Giles wants to control but Eduardo postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles is looking to regain half guard here but Eduardo keeps moving and retains side control.

Eduardo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Giles has escaped the position, nice work there.
Giles can't do much from the bottom here.

Eduardo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Giles has escaped the position, nice work there.
Giles tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Giles throws a head kick that half lands.
Giles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Giles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eduardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eduardo avoids the head kick by Giles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giles throws a head kick that half lands.
Giles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eduardo circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Giles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Eduardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Giles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dave Giles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eduardo tries to clinch up

and Giles counters by moving into the clinch.
Eduardo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eduardo fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Giles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giles has had enough of the clinch but Eduardo keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davo Eduardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giles tries to land a knee to the head but Eduardo blocks with his arms.
Giles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eduardo is defending well for now.
Giles tries to land a knee to the head but Eduardo blocks with his arms.
Giles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eduardo is defending well for now.
Eduardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giles misses with a knee to the head.
Eduardo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eduardo is defending well for now.

That's two 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.
Eduardo tries to pull guard but Giles won't allow it.
Eduardo avoiding damage as Giles throws knees to the body.

Eduardo pulls guard successfully.
Giles looking to sit in guard and control but Eduardo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Eduardo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eduardo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Eduardo looking to pass the guard.
Eduardo passes Giles's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eduardo is working for a kimura but Giles is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Eduardo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Giles trying to hold on to Eduardo's head to control him but Eduardo postures up.

Eduardo is working for an americana but Giles has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Eduardo was thinking about the submission.
Giles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Giles keeping full guard, as Eduardo tries to pass.

Eduardo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Giles is trying to keep Eduardo in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Giles tries to clinch but Eduardo is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eduardo.
Davo Eduardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davo Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Giles.
I've got Giles winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Giles!