PBP Commentary

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

Davis
vs
Patel

187 cm
25
198 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

187 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashadabad Patel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis checks a low kick from Patel.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patel swivels and escapes.
Davis takes a swing at Patel's ribcage but misses.
Patel is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Patel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Patel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Patel slips under a jab from Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel misses with a low kick.
Patel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Patel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patel.
Patel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rick Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Patel looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Patel is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patel. Patel obviously looking to wear him down.
Patel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patel scores with a kick to the body.
Patel swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Patel.
Patel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Patel looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Patel throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Patel throws a body kick that misses.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Patel's head and hops out.
Patel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patel swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Patel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Patel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Patel.
Patel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Patel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Patel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel.
Davis misses with a combination
and Patel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patel scores with a spinning back kick!
Davis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Patel lands with a kick to the ribs.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patel throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patel. That's going to slow Davis down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashadabad Patel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Patel scores with a leg kick.
Patel throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Patel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Patel moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Patel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis avoids the head kick by Patel.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Patel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patel misses with a low kick.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Patel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Patel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rick Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patel, right into the meat.
Ashadabad Patel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Patel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a combination
and Patel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Patel throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis throws a hook but Patel blocks it.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Patel counters with an inside leg kick.
Patel thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Patel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Rick Davis has been cut.
Patel misses with a head kick.
Patel is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Patel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel scoring well with a low kick there.
Patel motions for Davis to come forward. Patel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patel tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
A solid body kick from Patel.
Patel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Patel.
Davis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Patel.
Patel lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Patel misses.

Patel cracks Davis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Patel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Davis to stand back up!

Davis is rocked!
Patel cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patel.
Patel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Patel lands a brutal head kick. Davis looks out on his feet and Patel throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ashadabad Patel!