PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Hera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Hera

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Chris Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Hera!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hera swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Hera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hera swinging wildly here.

Davis has Hera up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hera tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the ropes.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the ropes.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hera just stands there and leans against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Davis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hera's brow.
A short left from Davis.
Hera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hera is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hera has him pressed against the ropes.
Hera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Hera has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Davis is trying to keep an underhook but Hera manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Davis wants to control but Hera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Hera has control of the leg.

Davis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hera trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hera is looking to advance position but Davis won't allow it.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hera is thwarting Davis's attempts to control the position.
Hera wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Chris Davis has been cut.
Hera scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hera throws a head kick that misses.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hera connects with a body shot.
Davis is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hera lands a nice looking body shot.
Hera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Hera swinging wildly here.
Davis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hera lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Hera swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Hera lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Hera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hera.
A combination from Hera does no damage.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hera doesn't seem bothered though.
Hera scores with a body shot.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Hera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hera lands with a shot to the body.
Davis moves forwards but Hera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Hera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hera leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hera misses with a few strikes there.
Hera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis jabs Hera right on the nose. Hera blinks but takes it well.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hera defends it nicely.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hera moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hera is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hera at a distance.
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Hera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Hera lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hera slips under a jab.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hera's hands.
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Hera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Davis scores with the left hand. Hera knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis lands a nice hook to Hera's body. Hera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Hera does no damage.
Hera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Hera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hera.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hera as he jumps to the side.
Davis tries to bum rush Hera with a series of wild strikes but Hera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hera works the jab nicely.
Hera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hera tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hera to the ground. Hera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Hera backpedaling.
Hera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hera just misses with a punch to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Davis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hera.
Davis misses with a combination
and Hera counters with a nice uppercut.
Hera swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hera sprawls well. Hera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hera swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Hera slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.

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.
Hera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hera walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Hera thows a body shot but no joy.
Hera takes one to the side of the head.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hera on the side of the head.
Chris Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Hera avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hera but Hera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook but Hera blocks it.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Hera sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Igor Hera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Hera.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Hera's shoulder, as Hera tries to avoid the shot.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hera. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hera swinging wildly here.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Hera moves out of range easily.
Hera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
Davis closes the distance but Hera moves to the side
and Hera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four 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.
Hera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hera defends it nicely.
Hera avoids a kick to the body.
Hera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Hera moves out of range easily.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Hera moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Hera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Hera sprawls well.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Hera with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Hera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Hera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hera swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Hera throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Hera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hera wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Hera throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hera's corner calls for a 1-2. Hera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hera looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis tries to clinch there but Hera circles away.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hera counters with a left to the body.
Hera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hera lands a right hook to the body.
Hera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hera thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis throws a head kick but Hera moves out of range.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Hera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hera walks into a left hand.
Igor Hera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hera lands a jab to the nose.
Davis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis misses with a takedown
and Hera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Hera misses with a head kick.
Hera slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis cracks Hera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Hera with an open hand slap.
Davis with a nice cross.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hera on the side of the head.
Hera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Hera slips the punch.
Hera lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Hera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Hera shows good takedown defense.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Hera's head.
Hera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hera misses the jab.

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.
Hera throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Hera lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Igor Hera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hera lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hera in his tracks.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Hera moves out of range easily.
Davis avoids the body shot from Hera.
Davis connects with the punch.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hera keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis misses with a shot to the body
and Hera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chris Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis moves out of range as Hera throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Hera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hera 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Hera!