PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peanut Jelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Phil Davis
vs
Jelly

182 cm
20
222 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peanut Jelly!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis swings for the body but Jelly moves out of range.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis tries to clinch but Jelly is having none of it.
Jelly dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Jelly's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Peanut Jelly has been cut.
Davis wants to clinch up but Jelly keeps it at a distance.

Jelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jelly scores with a couple of short elbows.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Jelly keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelly creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Davis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jelly working the ground and pound but Davis is defending the strikes.
Jelly working the head and body with strikes.
Jelly cracks Davis with a big right hand but Davis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jelly sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Davis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jelly throws a strike aimed at the side of Davis's head but Davis avoids it well.
Jelly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jelly working the head with strikes.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
Jelly cracks Davis with a big elbow.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
Jelly in side control lands a decent elbow.
Davis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Davis defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelly throws a strike aimed at the side of Davis's head but Davis avoids it well.
Davis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jelly moves into full guard.
Jelly trying to strike off his back.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jelly wants to sweep but no luck.

Jelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Jelly.
Jelly looks gassed!

Jelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis stands up over Jelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Davis cracks Jelly with a solid left hand.

Jelly 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 chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis is pushing down on Jelly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jelly is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jelly won't allow Davis to pass to mount.
Jelly moves into full guard.
Jelly keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Jelly trying to strike off his back.

Jelly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jelly is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peanut Jelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peanut Jelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Jelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis throws a combination that misses

and Jelly counters with a takedown into side control.
Jelly throws a strike aimed at the side of Davis's head but Davis avoids it well.
Jelly cracks Davis with a big elbow.
Jelly working the ground and pound.
Davis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jelly lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jelly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jelly's best efforts.

Jelly is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jelly to get the leverage.

Jelly is looking for a kimura here.
Jelly is breathing heavily.
Davis tries to roll over but Jelly keeps him under control.
Jelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Davis keeping hold of Jelly's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are battling for position here. Davis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping full guard, as Jelly tries to pass.
Jelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jelly lands a couple of digs.
Jelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jelly throws and elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jelly's guard. Nice move by Davis!
Jelly throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Jelly 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davis lands a couple of digs.

Jelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
Jelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Jelly, not yet.
Jelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Jelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jelly is keeping the position for now.
Jelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davis is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jelly.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jelly throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Jelly thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Jelly thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Davis to regain full guard.
Davis is pulling down on Jelly's head to control his posture.
Davis avoiding any damage from 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jelly is defended easily by Davis.
Jelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peanut Jelly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jelly avoids the body shot from Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jelly is just out of range.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jelly is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jelly misses with a body punch
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis is looking to wear down Jelly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Mr Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peanut Jelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis misses with a body shot

so Jelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Jelly is keeping the position.
Jelly has control of Davis's left arm, preventing Davis from doing any damage.
Jelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Jelly is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Jelly pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
Davis cracks Jelly with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jelly pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
Jelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Jelly.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is in close to Jelly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peanut Jelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jelly controlling the position.
Davis wants to stand but Jelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mr Phil Davis.
I think Jelly 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peanut Jelly!