PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edzard Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling has chosen Gemüseeintopf as his entrance music. Don Davies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davies
vs
Ling

190 cm
22
270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

200 cm
28
286 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Powerful

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White Gorilla Nutrition

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Edzard Ling!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ling misses.
Ling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davies.
Some wild striking there from Ling.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ling throws an overhand right that lands on Davies's shoulder, as Davies tries to avoid the shot.

Davies scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davies scores with a couple of short elbows.
Davies works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Davies is working Ling over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ling is trying to improve his position.
Davies cracks Ling with a big elbow.
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!
Davies throwing strikes but Ling manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies parries the strikes from Ling easily there. Ling is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davies to escape.
Davies gets back to half guard.
Ling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies is looking to improve his position.
Davies misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davies wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ling chips away with some ground and pound.
Davies is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davies thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ling's head.
Davies not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davies missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davies looks to land a strike but Ling avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davies with a flurry of punches that miss.

Davies postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ling is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Davies, into his guard.

Davies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ling is aware though and is defending well.
Ling is looking to stand up but Davies won't let him.

Davies is looking for a triangle here but Ling uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Davies manages to get back to half guard.
Ling wants to get back to his feet.

Davies is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ling pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.

Ling escapes and gets back to his feet.
Davies defending well as Ling loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Ling.
A big right from Ling misses.
Davies misses with a takedown attempt - Ling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davies defending well as Ling loads up on a big left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Ling.
A telegraphed right hand from Ling misses the target.
A big right from Ling misses.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davies.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies walks into a stiff left hand from Ling.
Davies slips a straight right by Ling.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Davies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ling 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 Davies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ling connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ling looks to land a left hand but Davies moved out of range nicely.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ling misses with a straight right.
Ling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies slips a jab from Ling.
A jab lands there for Ling.
Jab by Ling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Davies dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ling throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
Ling swings for the body but Davies moves out of range.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Davies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davies takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Don Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ling misses with a hook.
Ling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davies looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Ling misses.
Ling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ling throws a hook to the side of Davies's head but Davies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Davies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davies takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling scores with a nice head shot.
Ling is looking to land body kicks.
Davies is looking to clinch.
Ling stalks Davies and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davies's face. Davies staggers backwards, shaken.
Ling thuds his right hand into Davies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davies staying out of range there.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ling throws a shot from downtown. Davies moves away and avoids it.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
Ling digs a good body shot into Davies's ribs.
Ling looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Ling as Davies shoots in.
Ling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ling does no damage.
A big right from Ling misses.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ling.
Ling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davies.
Davies swats away the attempt to clinch by Ling.
Ling throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
Ling jabs Davies right on the nose. Davies blinks but takes it well.
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Ling misses with a straight left.
Ling throws a hook to the side of Davies's head but Davies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ling lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a jab to Davies's midsection.
Ling with a hook.
Ling misses with a low kick.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
Davies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ling.
Ling misses with a hook. Davies ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Ling misses its intended target.
Davies shoots in but no luck this time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ling.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ling pushes Davies up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davies lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ling wants to improve his position but Davies is controlling well.
Ling tries to kick Davies off but Davies keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Davies not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Davies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Don Davies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ling manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davies.
Ling looking for a sweep. Not yet Ling, not yet.
Davies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ling lands with an overhand left.
Ling tries a low kick but Davies avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edzard Ling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ling swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Good leg kick by Ling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ling misses the jab.

Davies moves into the clinch.
Ling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Don Davies has been cut.
Davies dodges an elbow strike from Ling.
Ling lands a body punch in the clinch.

Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ling digs a good hook to Davies's body.
Ling looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Ling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davies.
Ling misses with a body shot.
Ling throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies slips under a jab from Ling.
Ling tests Davies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ling looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Ling tries to clinch but Davies moves away

and Davies counters by clinching up.

Davies lands a takedown into guard.
Davies with a nice head shot there.
Davies postures up in Ling's guard and throws a big left but Ling blocks it.
Ling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davies throwing strikes but missing.
Davies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ling is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davies tries to clinch but Ling moves out of range.
Edzard Ling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Ling misses.
Edzard Ling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ling throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davies slips a jab from Ling.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt.
Ling swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling wants to clinch.
Ling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davies takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Davies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ling misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davies looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ling lands an overhand right.
Davies checks a leg kick nicely.
Ling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ling throws a solid leg kick but Davies takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Edzard Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling looks to land a right hand but Davies moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Davies.
Ling connects with a crisp jab.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ling throws a sloppy body shot

and Davies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Davies tries for a takedown but Ling manages to get underhooks.
Ling throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Davies jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ling walks away with a smile on his face. Davies gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ling misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Ling lunges at Davies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davies's hand.
Ling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davies on the side of the head.
Ling changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ling momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edzard Ling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ling 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edzard Ling!