PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Watson Carrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Watson Carrera
vs
Davis

187 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

187 cm
26
198 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Watson Carrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watson Carrera misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watson Carrera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson Carrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson Carrera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watson Carrera has his takedown stuffed

and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
Davis wants to control but Watson Carrera is keeping him busy.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Carrera is letting Davis control him for a moment.
Davis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Watson Carrera to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Davis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davis working the ground and pound but Watson Carrera is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Watson Carrera works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Davis winds up and cracks Watson Carrera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a strike but Watson Carrera avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watson Carrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Watson Carrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson Carrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a strike but Watson Carrera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Watson Carrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson Carrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is trying to keep Watson Carrera in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Rick Davis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Watson Carrera lands with a shot to the body.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Watson Carrera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson Carrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson Carrera misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson Carrera shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Watson Carrera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Davis 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.

Davis ducks under a wild hook from Watson Carrera.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watson Carrera. That's going to slow Davis down.
Watson Carrera throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watson Carrera misses the shot to the body.
Davis slips a straight right by Watson Carrera.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watson Carrera counters with a right hand to the body.
Watson Carrera misses with a hook to the body
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson Carrera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Watson Carrera tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson Carrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Watson Carrera looks to clinch
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Watson Carrera scores with a jab to the body.
Davis leaves Watson Carrera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson Carrera.
Watson Carrera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson Carrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rick Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson Carrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good shot there by Davis.
Rick Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Watson Carrera moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson Carrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Watson Carrera misses.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson Carrera counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Watson Carrera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Watson Carrera takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis digs a good body shot into Watson Carrera's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Watson Carrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
No luck for Watson Carrera with that takedown attempt.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson Carrera is just out of range.
Watson Carrera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Watson Carrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson Carrera walks into a left hand.
Watson Carrera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Watson Carrera is looking to wear down Davis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera is looking to clinch.
Davis 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.
Watson Carrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Watson Carrera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Watson Carrera wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Watson Carrera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watson Carrera throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Watson Carrera misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watson Carrera pinned against the cage. Watson Carrera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watson Carrera moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis misses the jab.
Watson Carrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson Carrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson Carrera throws a sloppy body shot

so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Watson Carrera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis won't allow Watson Carrera to sweep him here.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson Carrera is retaining full guard.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson Carrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson Carrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis throws a strike but Watson Carrera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watson Carrera trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis looking to control.
Watson Carrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson Carrera lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Watson Carrera is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bradley Watson Carrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Watson Carrera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davis wants to control but Watson Carrera is keeping busy.
Rick Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rick Davis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watson Carrera misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.

Davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Davis is looking to advance position but Watson Carrera won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Davis!