PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neville Davis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Davis
vs
McAllister

200 cm
20
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

186 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Neville Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim McAllister!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAllister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from McAllister.

McAllister feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, McAllister changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McAllister looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McAllister working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McAllister postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McAllister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McAllister postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
McAllister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McAllister is working Davis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McAllister's guard.
Davis prevents McAllister from getting back to his feet.
Davis wants to control from the top but McAllister keeps moving.
McAllister looking for a sweep. Not yet McAllister, not yet.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but McAllister is working from the bottom.

McAllister pushes Davis off and gets back to his feet.
Davis wants to clinch up but McAllister keeps it at a distance.
McAllister defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but McAllister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McAllister.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up.
McAllister moves away from the strike by Davis.
McAllister scores with a jab to the head.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAllister was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Neville Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McAllister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but McAllister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McAllister stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McAllister keeps the fight on the outside.
McAllister drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Jim McAllister has been cut.

McAllister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister throws a big right hand that misses.
McAllister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McAllister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McAllister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McAllister thows a big elbow that misses.
Davis pulls McAllister in to control the position.
McAllister throwing strikes but missing.
McAllister postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis tries to clinch up but McAllister circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McAllister paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to clinch.
McAllister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAllister is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but McAllister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch up but McAllister circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis tries to clinch but McAllister moves out of range.
McAllister blocks a head kick by Davis.
McAllister looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neville Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim McAllister's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but McAllister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McAllister shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McAllister thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but McAllister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAllister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis misses with a hook. McAllister ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
McAllister swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McAllister has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McAllister and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAllister swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister avoids the head kick by Davis.
McAllister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Jim McAllister's cut even more.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McAllister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

McAllister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McAllister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McAllister distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McAllister content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McAllister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis is trying to control the position but McAllister postures up.
McAllister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis keeping full guard, as McAllister tries to pass.
McAllister working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McAllister fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

McAllister shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Davis defending against the ground and pound.
McAllister throws a strike aimed at the side of Davis's head but Davis avoids it well.
McAllister working the strikes but Davis uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
McAllister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAllister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis has hold of McAllister's hands but McAllister slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McAllister wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
McAllister is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McAllister wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it.
Davis taking some punishment here, with McAllister in his half guard.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McAllister.

McAllister looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McAllister is breathing heavily.
McAllister is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim McAllister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim McAllister's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by McAllister.
McAllister misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Davis wants to control but McAllister postures up.

McAllister tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McAllister.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAllister trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McAllister off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister can't escape the position.
Davis struggling to land strikes to the head as McAllister covers up.
Davis struggling to land strikes to the head as McAllister covers up.
Davis lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
McAllister is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Davis misses with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAllister finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
McAllister avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McAllister because Davis loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is stalling here but it's allowed McAllister to get half guard.
Jim McAllister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McAllister has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
Davis is trying to control. McAllister wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McAllister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis thows a huge punch but McAllister dodges it nicely.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McAllister's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis looks to land a combination but McAllister avoids it well.

McAllister drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McAllister looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis wants to pass the guard but McAllister is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but McAllister blocks nicely.

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 Neville Davis.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Neville Davis!