PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chicken George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camil Davids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chicken George has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

George
vs
Davids

175 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chicken George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Camil Davids!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and George wants it to stay on the feet.
George lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by George.
George misses the shot to the body.

George drops Davids with a nice combination! George dives into Davids's guard, looking to finish!

Davids is rocked!

It looks like Camil Davids has been cut.
Davids looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George wants to get up but he can't break Davids's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
George stopping the sweep attempt from Davids.
Davids trying to keep a closed guard but George is proving a slippery customer.
George trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davids's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

George decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Davids, up you get!
George lands with a nice body punch.
George thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from George.
Davids takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
George misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from George finds it's target.
George throws a head kick that Davids semi-blocks.
Nice jab there from George.
George lands a jab to Davids's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and George duly obliges.
George throws a head kick that Davids semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davids.
Davids fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chicken George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camil Davids.
George punishes Davids's body with a nice straight punch.
George stuns Davids with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
George throws a series of punches but Davids avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from George. No joy for Davids on that attempt.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davids was well out of range. Poor timing from George.

George gets caught flat footed, as Davids shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davids is controlling him.
George trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Davids drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davids jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davids throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as George works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
George wants to stand and escape but Davids is having none of it.

Davids 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.
George keeping moving, preventing Davids from controlling successfully.

Davids drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davids jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
George knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davids on the ground.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
George fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davids looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
George misses with a two punch combination.
Davids fails with a takedown attempt.
Chicken George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Davids scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
George is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davids asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davids sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but George is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chicken George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Camil Davids's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

George uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davids has time to react.
A punch combination from George misses.
George throws a right hand that Davids ducks under and follows up with a left that Davids also avoids with ease.
Davids shoots in but George avoids the takedown attempt easily.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George is looking to wear down Davids with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davids ducks under a wild hook from George.
George throws a head kick but Davids moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Davids tries for a takedown but George sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a sloppy head kick and Davids moves out of range easily.
A shot to de liver by George. Beautiful body shot.
George stuffs the takedown.
Chicken George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camil Davids.
Davids slips a jab from George.
George throws a head kick that misses.

Davids scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davids tries to advance to mount but George denies him.
George is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Davids is controlling him well.
Davids trying to control the position but George is working away.
Davids throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davids landing strikes.

Davids tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
George is trying to get back to his feet.

Davids is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. George knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
George is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davids asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Davids shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches George napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The strikes coming from Davids are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Davids works to advance to full mount. George defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Davids fails to move to back control.

Davids wants to finish this one by submission but George is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Davids.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davids won't let George get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George tries to hold on but Davids postures up.
Davids looking to control but George is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davids is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
George squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davids trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davids pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Camil Davids showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Camil Davids's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davids avoids the head kick by George.
George misses with a double jab.
Chicken George is winning the standup battle so far.

George gets caught flat footed, as Davids shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davids postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
George is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davids wants to control from the top but George keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davids wants to control from the top but George keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davids.

That's two 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.
George lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Davids decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Davids slips a nice elbow through George's hands, connecting with George's forehead.
George is looking to escape.
Davids trying to control the action but George is working from the bottom.
George is in trouble now - Davids has advanced to mount!
George is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Davids forces the positional change into back control.
Davids misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davids patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
George looking very determined here, making life difficult for Davids.

Davids is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but George has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
George wants to get back to his feet.
Davids tries to get the hooks in deep but George pushed the leg off.
George wants to get back to his feet.
Davids is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften George up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George staying busy and making it hard for Davids to control.
George covering up well and avoiding damage.
George looking very determined here, making life difficult for Davids.

George is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

George showing good submission defense here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Camil Davids comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davids has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Camil Davids!