PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. Jimi Patrick has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Davis
vs
Patrick

187 cm
24
198 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Patrick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Rick Davis has been cut.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Patrick.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.

Davis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Patrick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Davis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Patrick takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Patrick dodges the ground and pound from Davis.
Davis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Patrick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Patrick is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Patrick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Patrick works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Patrick gets back to full guard.
Davis postures up in Patrick's guard and throws a big left but Patrick blocks it.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.

That's two 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.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Patrick is keeping the position.
Patrick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Patrick wriggles free and stands up.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patrick tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patrick tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patrick moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Patrick moved out of range nicely.
Patrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patrick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davis somewhat.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Patrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis tries to bum rush Patrick with a series of wild strikes but Patrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Davis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Patrick sprawls well initially but Davis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patrick defending well though.
Patrick tries to kick Davis off but Davis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Patrick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Patrick has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patrick is on top in guard.
Patrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Patrick misses with a looping right.
Patrick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patrick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patrick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Patrick scores with a nice right hand.
Patrick misses with a two punch combination.
Patrick scores with a three punch combo!
Patrick tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Patrick's defenses.
Patrick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patrick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimi Patrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick moves away from the strike by Davis.
Patrick misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Patrick takes one to the chin there.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Patrick.
Patrick scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Patrick as he connects with a hook.
Davis cracks Patrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patrick but Patrick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis tries for a takedown but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patrick throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patrick connects with a nice looking jab.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Jimi Patrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patrick lands a two punch combo.
Patrick works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.

Davis is rocked!
Patrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patrick throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
Patrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Patrick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Patrick moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Patrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patrick tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patrick lands a jab.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis throws a right hand that Patrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Patrick also avoids with ease.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Patrick saw that one coming.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Patrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patrick tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Patrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patrick tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Davis misses.
Jimi Patrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Patrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Davis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Patrick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Patrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patrick wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patrick swivels and escapes.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis avoids the body shot from Patrick.
Patrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.

Davis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis prevents Patrick from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis with the ground and pound but Patrick regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Patrick is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Patrick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davis thows a huge punch but Patrick dodges it nicely.

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.
Patrick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Patrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Patrick.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
Patrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Patrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Patrick.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Patrick moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patrick misses with a few strikes there.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patrick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Patrick drives through and clinches with Davis against the ropes.

Patrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Patrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimi Patrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Patrick 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimi Patrick!