PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Badda Den Dem blaring out of the sound system. Janio Carvalho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Davis
vs
Carvalho

173 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janio Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Dennis Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis tries to work over Carvalho's front leg with a kick but Carvalho checks it.
Carvalho tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.

Carvalho clinches.
Carvalho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho is controlling him.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carvalho with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carvalho.
Carvalho lands an elbow inside.
Davis pushes Carvalho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Carvalho keeps him there for the moment.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Carvalho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Carvalho scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carvalho has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Carvalho lands with a light punch inside.
Carvalho lands a knee to the head.
Carvalho working Davis over with knees to the body.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carvalho trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carvalho into the cage.
Carvalho stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a body punch.
Carvalho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carvalho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis wants to break free but Carvalho has control.
Carvalho lands a knee to the body.
Carvalho connects with a knee to the head.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Carvalho.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Carvalho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Carvalho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carvalho with a knee to the head.
Carvalho lands a damaging elbow.
Carvalho scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carvalho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carvalho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carvalho connects with a knee to the head.
Carvalho lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carvalho lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Carvalho lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands with a light punch inside.
Carvalho lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Carvalho.
Carvalho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carvalho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Carvalho has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis wants to break free but Carvalho has control.
Carvalho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carvalho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carvalho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carvalho.
Carvalho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Carvalho.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a left hand.
Carvalho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carvalho tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.

Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Davis throws a series of punches but Carvalho moves out of range.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Carvalho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvalho.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.

Carvalho takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Carvalho scores with a nice short uppercut.

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 has had enough of the clinch but Carvalho keeps him there for the moment.
Davis wants to stall.
Davis is leaning against Carvalho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carvalho lands a knee to the body.
Carvalho lands an uppercut.
Carvalho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carvalho has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Carvalho putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carvalho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis avoiding damage as Carvalho throws knees to the body.
Carvalho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis swinging wilding here.
Carvalho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carvalho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carvalho throws a head kick that half lands.
Davis lands with a nice combination. Carvalho backs away looking to recover.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Carvalho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janio Carvalho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis misses with a hook. Carvalho ducked under it nicely.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Dennis Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Carvalho is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Carvalho lands a high kick!

Carvalho moves into the clinch successfully.
Carvalho connects with a knee to the head.
Carvalho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carvalho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carvalho.
Carvalho landing knees to the head.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho is controlling him.
Carvalho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carvalho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carvalho is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there

and Carvalho moves into the clinch.
Carvalho working Davis over with knees to the body.
Carvalho keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carvalho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Carvalho keeps him there for the moment.
Davis tries to circle away but Carvalho has him pinned against the cage.
Carvalho lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Carvalho scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carvalho lands a knee to the head.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Carvalho won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carvalho keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carvalho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Carvalho to work.

Davis breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Carvalho.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carvalho counters with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Carvalho tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Carvalho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a right and a left that Carvalho avoids nicely.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Carvalho.
Carvalho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carvalho. Davis shrugs it off though.
Carvalho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Carvalho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carvalho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carvalho keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carvalho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis being controlled against the cage.
Carvalho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carvalho is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.

Carvalho moves into the clinch.
Carvalho blocks the elbow strike.
Carvalho lands a damaging elbow.
Carvalho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis wants to break free but Carvalho has control.
Davis is trying to break free.
Carvalho lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Carvalho scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Carvalho keeps him there for the moment.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carvalho scores with a knee to the head.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Carvalho counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carvalho counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Carvalho seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janio Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carvalho counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Carvalho counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Carvalho takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Carvalho keeps him there for the moment.
Carvalho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carvalho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carvalho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carvalho has him pressed against the cage.
Janio Carvalho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carvalho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis wants to break free but Carvalho has control.
Carvalho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carvalho content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carvalho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carvalho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carvalho doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis scores with a one two! Carvalho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carvalho is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Carvalho.
Carvalho doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carvalho counters with a head kick.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Carvalho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Carvalho wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis tries to bum rush Carvalho with a series of wild strikes but Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Carvalho forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Carvalho lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carvalho trying to stall but Davis improves his position.

Davis breaks the clinch.

Carvalho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carvalho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
Davis looks to land a combination but Carvalho avoids it well.
Carvalho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carvalho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvalho.
Carvalho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Carvalho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Carvalho fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janio Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis looks to land a combination but Carvalho avoids it well.
Carvalho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis tries to work over Carvalho's front leg with a kick but Carvalho checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carvalho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis throws a combination that misses

and Carvalho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis tries to break free but Carvalho pushes him back against the cage.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho is controlling him.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carvalho lands a nice elbow.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carvalho connects with a knee to the head.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Carvalho is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Janio Carvalho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carvalho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carvalho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carvalho misses with a knee strike.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Carvalho won't allow it.
Carvalho scores with a knee to the head.
Carvalho lands an elbow inside.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carvalho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Carvalho has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Dennis Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janio Carvalho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carvalho 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janio Carvalho!