PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Who - Baba O'Riley. Craig Davis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Davis
vs
Barkley

190 cm
26
218 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

200 cm
27
270 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley is looking to clinch.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barkley's calf.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Barkley.
A jab lands there for Davis.

Barkley scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.

Davis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davis keeping full guard, as Barkley tries to pass.
Davis wants to sweep here but Barkley controlling him for the moment.
Barkley wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Barkley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis with a nice cross.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barkley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Barkley's head.
Davis walks into a jab.

It looks like Craig Davis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Barkley looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Barkley scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Barkley fails with a takedown attempt.
Barkley looks gassed!
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Davis misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barkley doesn't seem phased though.
Barkley throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barkley's sensitive parts.
Barkley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barkley looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barkley takes a step back to recover.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.
Davis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis feints and then cracks Barkley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barkley down.

Davis moves into the clinch successfully.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis jabs Barkley right on the nose. Barkley blinks but takes it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Barkley just misses with a punch to the body.
Barkley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis is looking to slow Barkley down with leg kicks.
Davis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barkley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Barkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Barkley tries to avoid it.
Davis lunges at Barkley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barkley's hand.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barkley momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
Davis lands the left hand.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Barkley is rocked!
Davis connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Barkley out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Davis!