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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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188 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by French.
French misses with a right hand
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
French steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
A shot to the body from French misses
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
French throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
French tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
French misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind French 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
French tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a head kick. That will keep French thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
French will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
French avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have French backpedaling.
It looks like Clay French has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis rushes French and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Davis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis working French over with knees to the body.
French is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davis obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from French.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but French is blocking nicely.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into French's ribcage.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis working French over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but French avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
French on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into French's ribcage.
Davis keeps control of French as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but French avoids the damage to the body.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into French's ribcage.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
French blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
French throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by French.
Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in French's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a strike but French rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis is controlling French's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay French's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis wants to clinch up but French keeps it at a distance.
French throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
French misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a head kick.
French throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a good low kick that French was not able to check.
French throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
French tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
French tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from French.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite French's efforts to push away.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from French.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. French is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
French takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. French is defending well for now.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis prevents French from breaking the clinch.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from French.
French is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and French avoids it.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but French blocks with his arms.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
French is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
French on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
French avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
French is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
French blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
French is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Phil Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
French being controlled against the cage.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
French on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
French is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and French counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis lands a jab to French's midsection.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. French moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by French!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis slips a straight right by French.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
French misses with the combination.
Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
French avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clay French's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
French tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
French bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis scores with a jab.
French scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
French misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses French's front leg but catches the back leg as French tries to avoid it.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
French throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. French is defending well for now.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but French avoids the damage to the body.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. French is defending well for now.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Phil Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
French has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
Davis cracks French with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Davis scores with a head kick. French tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
French on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davis is looking to slow French down with leg kicks.
French is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through French's defenses.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
French avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis drives through and clinches with French against the cage.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite French's efforts to push away.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis has French pressed against the cage.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis is stalling here.
French is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Clay French has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
French managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but French avoids the damage to the body.
French wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Phil Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis digs a right hand into French's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on French's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Davis!
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