PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurcio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davenport comes to the cage accompanied by Ruff Ryders - World War III. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davenport
vs
Rua

176 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Davenport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maurcio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davenport decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Davenport takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davenport working the head and body with strikes.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davenport looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davenport wants to pass the guard but Rua is defending well.
Davenport lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Davenport seems content to control.
Rua is refusing to be controlled, as Davenport sits in half guard.
Rua is looking to escape.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davenport lands a nice short elbow.
Davenport throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Davenport is controlling him
Davenport frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davenport putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rua wants to hold on but Davenport pushes him away.
Davenport thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davenport lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Davenport misses with a head shot.
Davenport looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Davenport jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rua manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Davenport is breathing heavily.
Davenport working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davenport has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davenport postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rua is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davenport asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Rua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davenport will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rua misses with a takedown

and Davenport counters with a shoot takedown. Rua fights it but they end up in guard.

Rua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rua trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davenport working away.
Rua wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Davenport dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Davenport scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rua wants to control but Davenport is keeping busy.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davenport. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Davenport is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rua doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davenport.
Davenport sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua is pressing down on Davenport's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davenport throws a strike aimed at the side of Rua's head but Rua avoids it well.
Davenport postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rua dodges the ground and pound from Davenport.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Davenport fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Davenport looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rua is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Davenport counters with a shoot takedown. Rua fights it but they end up in guard.
Davenport is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davenport accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davenport trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davenport is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to improve his position but instead Davenport has moved into half guard.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davenport.
Ground and pound from Davenport.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Davenport sprawls well.
Jason Davenport is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davenport dodges the punch combination from Rua.

Davenport closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davenport wants to control but Rua is keeping him busy.
Davenport in side control, throwing shots but Rua defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua being controlled for a moment.
Davenport tries to advance position but instead Rua slips a leg back in to half guard.
Rua wants to improve his position but Davenport is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Davenport dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rua moves in looking to clinch but Davenport pushes him off.
Rua misses with a takedown

and Davenport counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davenport.
Davenport working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davenport trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davenport is one step ahead there.
Davenport working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davenport advances to half guard.
Davenport working Rua over with strikes.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Davenport uses his free foot to push down on Rua's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davenport is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davenport controlling the position easily from mount.
Davenport punching from mount but Rua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rua can't escape the position.
Rua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davenport avoids the attempt from Rua to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davenport won't let Rua get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Davenport trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davenport scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Davenport looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davenport throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rua because Davenport loaded up on that one.
Rua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rua really wants to buck Davenport off and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maurcio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Davenport is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davenport lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Davenport showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davenport has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Davenport!