PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nancy Sings - Jandek. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Davis
vs
Anderson

188 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
205 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Anderson tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Davis raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Luke Anderson has been cut.
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 with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis breaks from Anderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anderson wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Davis prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Davis is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That has opened up Luke Anderson's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a punch from half guard.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.

The cut above Luke Anderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davis is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davis lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands with a punch from half guard.
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis lands a big elbow.
Anderson wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.

Luke Anderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luke Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Davis!