PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Chris Davison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cardon
vs
Davison

190 cm
21
255 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

188 cm
24
225 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Cardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Davison misses.
Cardon throws a good cross that connects.
Davison misses with a hook. Cardon ducked under it nicely.

Cardon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cardon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cardon throwing shots but Davison is blocking nicely.
Cardon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cardon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Davison's thigh. Davison counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cardon 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.
Cardon stands up over Davison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davison keeping moving, preventing Cardon from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cardon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cardon thows a big elbow that misses.
Cardon slips nicely into half guard.
Cardon wants to take a breather but Davison is having none of it.
Cardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cardon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cardon looks to land a strike but Davison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardon slips nicely into half guard.

Davison is defending against the submission attempts here by Cardon.

Cardon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cardon.
Cardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardon.
Davison is refusing to be controlled, as Cardon sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cardon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cardon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Davison's thigh. Davison counters though and makes it back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cardon wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Cardon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davison is keeping the position for now.
Davison being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardon wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Cardon works over Davison with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Davison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cardon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cardon is looking to work some ground and pound but Davison has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Cardon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cardon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cardon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cardon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davison walks into a straight right hand from Cardon.

Cardon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Davison did well to prevent Cardon getting side control.
Cardon thows a huge punch but Davison dodges it nicely.
Cardon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davison's head.
Cardon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cardon stalling.
Cardon trying to control the action but Davison is working from the bottom.
Cardon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardon wants to take a breather but Davison is having none of it.
Cardon throws a strike but Davison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cardon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cardon manages to get himself to full guard.
Cardon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cardon controlling the action here.
Cardon trying to control the action but Davison is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Cardon is looking for submissions but instead, Davison has regained full guard.
Cardon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cardon pushing down on Davison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cardon is looking to take a break and control but Davison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davison is breathing heavily.
Davison won't allow Cardon to pass to mount.

Cardon is trying to work for a kimura but Davison is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardon wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
Cardon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Danny Cardon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cardon is trying to control the action in half guard but Davison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Cardon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davison gets full guard.

Cardon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cardon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davison looking for a sweep. Not yet Davison, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cardon trying to control but Davison is working from the bottom.
Cardon tries to free his leg and advance position but Davison is retaining full guard.
Cardon stays in close to Davison's body and controls the position.
Cardon forces his way into half guard.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardon.

Cardon is working for a submission of some sort.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Cardon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cardon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardon. Davison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardon misses the shot to the body.
Davison walks into a left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cardon throws the left hand but Davison avoids the punch easily.
Cardon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cardon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cardon scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Cardon does it's job there.
Cardon lands an overhand right.
Cardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardon cracks a nice hook into Davison's ribs.
Cardon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Cardon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cardon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison has hold of Cardon's hands but Cardon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cardon wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardon.
Cardon is trying to control. Davison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cardon connects with a nice short shot to Davison's temple.
Cardon works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cardon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cardon looking to finish Davison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davison!
Cardon with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davison taking shots to the head.
Cardon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davison is looking to escape.
Cardon landing strikes from the mount and Davison is in trouble!
Chris Davison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardon landing punches.

Cardon has hold of Davison's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Davison manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
BOOM! Cardon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cardon controlling from the full mount.
Danny Cardon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Cardon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Davison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Cardon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Cardon!