PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Davis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Era. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Douglas

185 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

183 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Bruce Davis has been cut.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Douglas with a knee to the head.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Douglas pushes Davis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Davis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Douglas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Douglas crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Douglas with a knee to the head.
Douglas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Douglas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Douglas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Douglas lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Douglas.
Davis avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Douglas scores with a knee to the head.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas scores with a knee to the head.
Douglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Douglas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas scores with a knee to the head.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Douglas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Douglas - that landed with a thud.
Douglas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Douglas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas lands a knee to the head.
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Davis is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Douglas working Davis over with knees to the body.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Douglas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Douglas landing knees to the head.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Douglas.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Douglas just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Douglas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
Douglas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Douglas prevents it.
Douglas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Douglas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Douglas with a knee to the head.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas working Davis over with knees to the body.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Davis avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Douglas.
Douglas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Douglas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Douglas is working Davis over against the ropes.
Douglas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Douglas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Douglas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Douglas gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Douglas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Douglas lands a knee to the body.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Douglas walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas working Davis over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Douglas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Douglas pushes Davis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Douglas crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Douglas connects with a knee to the head.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Davis tries for a takedown but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That kick from Douglas tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.

Douglas clinches.
Douglas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Douglas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas working Davis over with knees to the body.
Douglas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Douglas is working Davis over against the ropes.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Douglas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Douglas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Douglas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Davis avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis is working for takedown but Douglas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Douglas presses Davis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Brian Douglas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Douglas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Douglas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis has Douglas pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Douglas.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.

Davis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Douglas wants to sweep but no luck.
Douglas is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Douglas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Douglas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Davis manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Douglas has control of the leg.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Douglas is controlling him
Davis wants to control but Douglas is keeping busy.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Douglas wants to get back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Douglas decides to stand and escape the position.
Douglas tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.

Douglas has Davis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Douglas.
Douglas crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Douglas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Douglas pushes Davis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Douglas lands a knee to the body.
Douglas prevents the takedown attempt.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas working Davis over with knees to the body.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Douglas pulls his leg out and moves away.

Douglas moves into the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Davis tries to pull guard but Douglas holds him up against the ropes and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Douglas.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Douglas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Douglas.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.

That's eight 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.
Douglas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis tries for a takedown but Douglas manages to get underhooks.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Douglas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brian Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Douglas.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Davis is trying to drag Douglas to the mat but Douglas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Bruce Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Douglas 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Brian Douglas!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Brian Douglas!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Brian Douglas!

Brian Douglas wins by unanimous decision!