PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilo Charo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Davison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who wants to live forever. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davison
vs
Charo

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vilo Charo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davison.
Charo throws a lazy right hand but Davison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charo.
Charo lands with a nice body punch.
Davison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davison tries to clinch up.
Charo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davison at a distance.
Davison dodges the punch combination from Charo.
Davison moves out of range as Charo strikes.
Charo moves out of range as Davison strikes.
Charo scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charo, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Charo's hands.
Charo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davison moves away.
Davison misses with a jab to the body
and Charo counters with a nice uppercut.
Davison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charo.
Vilo Charo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Charo lands a left and a right that send Davison crashing to the mat, dazed. Charo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Davison is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Davison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charo swinging wildly here.
Davison seems to have got his legs back now.
Sloppy strikes from Charo. Those never looked like landing.
Charo misses with a series of wild punches.
Charo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charo misses with a straight left.
Charo missing with a left hand there. Davison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davison is looking to clinch.
Davison dips to his left and cracks Charo with an uppercut!
Davison feints and then cracks Charo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charo down.
Davison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charo throws out the jab.
Davison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Davison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Charo tries to keep at a distance but Davison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davison tries to pull guard but Charo won't allow it.

Davison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilo Charo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Davison does no damage.
Davison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Charo as he avoids it easily.
Charo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charo looks gassed!
Davison tries to bum rush Charo with a series of wild strikes but Charo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davison throws a right hand that Charo ducks under and follows up with a left that Charo also avoids with ease.
Davison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davison throws a combination that misses
and Charo counters with a series of strikes. Davison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Davison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charo.
Charo throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davison.
Davison lands with a nice combination. Charo backs away looking to recover.
Davison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charo circles away.

Davison clinches up with Charo and pushes him back against the cage.
Davison is pushing Charo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Davison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davison was well out of range. Poor timing from Charo.
Davison works over Charo's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick from Davison lands but Charo takes it in his stride.
Davison connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Davison does no damage.
Davison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison scores with a three punch combo!
Charo throws a body punch but Davison moves out of range.

Davison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Charo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davison wanted to stand there but Charo had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Davison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vilo Charo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Davison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Davison misses.
Davison throws a combination that misses
and Davison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charo misses with a wild combination.
Davison looks for a takedown but Charo sprawls well.
Davison swinging wildly here.
Charo misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charo throws a jab but it's blocked by Davison.
Charo throws a body punch but Davison moves out of range.
Davison throws a right hand that Charo ducks under and follows up with a left that Charo also avoids with ease.
Davison works over Charo's head and body with a nice combination.
Davison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Charo is breathing heavily.
Davison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Davison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davison fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davison.
Davison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Victor Davison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Charo as he avoids it easily.
Charo misses with a combination
and Davison counters with a one-two to the body.
Davison throws a series of punches but Charo avoids them all with ease.

Davison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Davison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davison lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charo slaps away a takedown attempt from Davison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davison defending well as Charo loads up on a big left hand.

Davison clinches up against the cage.

Davison breaks the clinch.
Davison shoots in for a double leg but Charo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davison lands a slapping body shot.
Charo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Charo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Davison feints and as Charo raises his hands in defense, Davison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Charo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Davison wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charo misses the shot to the body.
Davison lunges at Charo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charo's hand.
Davison looks for a takedown but Charo sprawls well.
Davison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Davison has managed to clinch.

Davison breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Davison gets a clinch.
Davison tries to pull guard but Charo won't allow it.
Davison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davison is working the combinations to good effect here.

Davison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Davison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Charo misses with a jab, cross combination.

Davison darts in and clinches Charo up against the cage.

Davison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Davison misses.
Charo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davison.
Charo leaves Davison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Charo throws a shot from downtown. Davison moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davison lands a head shot.
Davison scores with a one two! Charo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davison!
Davison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Charo will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Davison dominated that second round.
That's time! Davison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Davison looks for a takedown but Charo sprawls well.
Davison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davison throws a one two combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davison.
Davison dives in and grabs Charo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charo pushes down on Davison's head and hops out.
Davison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charo tries to avoid it but Davison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charo to the ground. Charo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Davison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davison clinches up against the cage.
Come on Davison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Charo tries to break the clinch but Davison is controlling the position.
Davison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davison tries to pull guard but Charo holds him up against the cage and eventually Davison drops back down to his feet.
Davison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charo just stands there and leans against the cage.

Davison breaks the clinch.
Charo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charo lands with an uppercut that bounces Davison off the cage and back into rage.
Davison cracks the inside of Charo's front leg.
Davison moves in looking to clinch but Charo pushes him off.

Davison has taken the fight to the clinch.

Davison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charo misses with a body shot
and Davison counters with an outside leg kick.
Davison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Davison closes the distance and clinches.
Davison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Davison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davison shoots in but no luck this time.
Davison lands a jab-cross combination.
Davison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Davison has managed to clinch.

Davison breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charo pinned against the cage. Charo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Davison clinches up with Charo and pushes him back against the cage.

Davison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charo.
Davison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davison throws a combination. Charo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davison.
Davison shoots in for a takedown but Charo shows good takedown defense.
Charo with a hook.
Davison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison throws a nice looking combination but Charo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charo throws a jab when Davison was well out of range.
Davison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Charo slaps away a takedown attempt from Davison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Victor Davison is winning the standup battle so far.
Davison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davison lands with a right hand.
Davison shoots in and drives through. Charo sprawls well.
Davison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Davison. Charo shrugs it off though.
Davison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charo.

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.
Davison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Charo misses with a wild body shot.
Charo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davison misses with a two punch combination.
Charo misses with a looping right.
Davison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Charo misses with a hook. Davison ducked under it nicely.
Davison throws a nice looking combination but Charo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davison shoots for a double leg takedown but Charo sprawls well. He's pushed Davison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davison wants to clinch.
Davison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charo.
Davison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Davison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davison 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Davison!