PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne LePierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crash by 12 Stones. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Davis
vs
LePierre

175 cm
26
145 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

165 cm
21
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne LePierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
LePierre gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Davis tries for a takedown but LePierre manages to get underhooks.
LePierre tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but LePierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis tries for a takedown but LePierre manages to get underhooks.
Davis wants a takedown.

LePierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LePierre.
LePierre takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
LePierre misses the shot to the body.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LePierre.
LePierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
LePierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LePierre cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
LePierre connects with a solid leg kick.
LePierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LePierre swinging wildly here.
LePierre darts in trying to clinch

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. LePierre won't be happy with that.
LePierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davis off and has taken his back!
LePierre not allowing Davis to control his hands.

LePierre looking for the RNC.
A lull in the action here.

LePierre is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Davis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Davis looking very determined here, making life difficult for LePierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LePierre is looking for the choke from the back position but Davis is controlling his hands well.
LePierre wants to control but Davis manages to buck him off and is now in LePierre's guard! Nice work there by Davis!

LePierre is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
LePierre looks gassed!

Davis stands up.
LePierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Davis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks LePierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
LePierre has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
LePierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for LePierre.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but LePierre is retaining full guard.

LePierre has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis is working LePierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but LePierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as LePierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davis wants to control from the top but LePierre keeps moving.

LePierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.
LePierre keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.

LePierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

LePierre looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Davis has picked LePierre up and slammed him! LePierre can't keep hold of the triangle and Davis manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LePierre misses with an elbow from the bottom.
LePierre taking a bit of punishment here - Davis scoring with strikes.
Davis landing strikes.
A lull in the action here as Davis stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. LePierre is trying to defend but Davis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Davis trying to control from half guard but LePierre is working away.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

LePierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davis drops an elbow to the side of LePierre's head.
Davis working over LePierre with some ground and pound. LePierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis trying to control from half guard but LePierre is working away.
LePierre is trying to control but can't.

LePierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
LePierre is breathing heavily.
LePierre trying to control here.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but LePierre defends it.
LePierre wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through LePierre's defenses.
Wayne LePierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by LePierre!
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Davis working over LePierre with some ground and pound. LePierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LePierre moves into full guard.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Davis pushes down on LePierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Davis drops an elbow to the side of LePierre's head.
LePierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

LePierre kicks Davis off and gets back to his feet.
LePierre fails to land with a series of punches.

Davis rushes LePierre and presses him up against the cage.
LePierre stops a takedown attempt from Davis.

LePierre breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LePierre.
LePierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
LePierre wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.

Davis rushes LePierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis has picked LePierre up - he's going for a ride! Davis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
LePierre keeping control of the position.
LePierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. LePierre defending well though.

LePierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnny Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
LePierre trying to control but Davis postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Davis seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Davis there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LePierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.
LePierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
LePierre is trying to get back to full guard.

LePierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Davis is trying to control. LePierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis winds up and cracks LePierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
LePierre is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but LePierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Davis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Davis works his way into full mount!
LePierre is working to get back to half guard.
LePierre wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
LePierre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Davis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
LePierre working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
LePierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee warns LePierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
LePierre wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
LePierre is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. LePierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis avoids the attempt from LePierre to control.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
LePierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis wants to control the pace but LePierre is squirming around nicely.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. LePierre looks a forlorn figure.
LePierre wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
LePierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
LePierre squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Davis is landing with some decent strikes but LePierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Davis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

LePierre is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
LePierre is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can LePierre hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LePierre is in a horrible position here. Davis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
LePierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LePierre is looking to escape.
LePierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis cracks LePierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
LePierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Davis keeping full guard, as LePierre tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LePierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

LePierre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Davis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Davis has escaped and now he's on top!
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Wayne LePierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and LePierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between LePierre's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Davis!