PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tamland
vs
Davenport

185 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brick Tamland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Davenport!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davenport scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davenport throws a right hand that Tamland ducks under and follows up with a left that Tamland also avoids with ease.
Davenport throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamland.
A shot to the body from Tamland misses
and Davenport makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davenport misses with a wild combination.
Tamland ducks right into an uppercut from Davenport.
Davenport fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davenport displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davenport lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Davenport misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Tamland. That snapped Davenport's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davenport bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tamland's head.
Tamland lands a jab to the nose.
Davenport moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tamland throws a body punch but Davenport moves out of range.
Davenport throws a jab when Tamland was well out of range.
Davenport connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tamland scores with a body shot.
Davenport tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davenport throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamland.
Tamland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davenport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davenport to score with a decent uppercut.
Tamland misses with a jab to the body
and Davenport counters with a right hand to the body.
Tamland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davenport fails to land with a series of punches.
Tamland slips a straight right by Davenport.
Davenport misses the shot to the body.
Tamland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davenport.
Tamland misses with a double jab
and Davenport counters with a one-two to the body.
Davenport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamland.
Davenport throws a combination that misses
and Tamland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davenport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamland.
Tamland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davenport counters with a series of strikes. Tamland will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tamland misses with a double jab
and Davenport counters with a left and a right that stings Tamland.
Davenport is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davenport swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davenport throws a looping overhand right but Tamland ducks down to avoid it.
Davenport lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davenport with a jab.
Luke Davenport seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davenport closes the distance but Tamland moves to the side
and Tamland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davenport thinking.
Tamland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tamland misses with a wild combination.
Tamland misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamland misses with a hook. Davenport ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Tamland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tamland.
Davenport tries to clinch but Tamland moves away
and Tamland counters with a nice body shot.
Tamland scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Luke Davenport has been cut.
Tamland misses with a straight right.
Tamland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davenport.
Tamland misses the shot to the body.
Davenport scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davenport scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tamland doesn't seem bothered though.
A left and a right from Davenport both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamland misses the target.
Davenport throws a hook but Tamland blocks it.
Davenport has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tamland misses with a few strikes there.
Tamland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tamland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Tamland there.
Davenport throws a lazy right hand but Tamland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davenport takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davenport looks gassed!
Tamland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamland looks to land a left hand but Davenport moved out of range nicely.
Tamland staying out of range there.
Davenport works over Tamland's head and body with a nice combination.
Davenport is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tamland had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tamland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tamland is looking to wear down Davenport with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tamland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tamland misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport throws out a loose jab but Tamland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davenport ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamland throws an overhand right that lands on Davenport's shoulder, as Davenport tries to avoid the shot.
Davenport doesn't manage to clinch there - Tamland circles away.
Tamland ducks under a wild hook from Davenport.
Davenport throws a hook but Tamland blocks it.
Tamland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamland jabs at Davenport's body.
A slow jab from Davenport misses its intended target.
A jab from Davenport misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Davenport as he connects with a hook.
Davenport keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamland misses the jab.
Davenport throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamland with a hook.
Tamland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davenport.
Davenport thuds his right hand into Tamland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tamland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamland throws a shot from downtown. Davenport moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luke Davenport will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Davenport's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tamland looks to land a right hand but Davenport moved out of range.
Davenport gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tamland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davenport manages to avoid it.
Tamland digs a good body shot into Davenport's ribs.
Tamland misses with a straight left.
Tamland digs a good body shot into Davenport's ribs.
The fighters circling - Davenport throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tamland misses the jab.
Tamland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Davenport looks to land a right hand but Tamland moved out of range.
Brick Tamland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davenport walks into a left hand.
Davenport pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tamland thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Tamland.
Tamland takes a swing at Davenport's ribcage but misses.
Davenport is breathing heavily.
Davenport throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamland lands a slapping body shot.
Davenport wants to clinch but Tamland slips to the side
and Tamland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamland lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland scores with a sloppy right hand. Davenport should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Tamland misses.
Davenport closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davenport might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tamland swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davenport counters with a left and a right that stings Tamland.
Tamland tests Davenport's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Tamland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brick Tamland is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Davenport.
Tamland swinging wildly here.
Tamland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davenport throws a good cross that connects.
Davenport takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tamland throws a series of punches but Davenport moves out of range.
Davenport keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Tamland misses.
Tamland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davenport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davenport takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tamland lands a slapping body shot.
Tamland throws a body punch but Davenport moves out of range.
Tamland scores with a one two! Davenport had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tamland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davenport sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamland lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Davenport can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Tamland and Davenport drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Tamland.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Tamland!