PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gray Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Aint No Sunshine. O Brien has chosen Rocky Road to Dublin as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Davis
vs
O Brien

170 cm
22
134 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

172 cm
26
142 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.

Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davis prevents O Brien from improving his position.
O Brien controlling the position well.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Brien defending well though.

Davis seems to be working for a kimura but O Brien defends the submission attempt.
O Brien is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to stand and escape but O Brien is controlling the position.
Davis trying to control the action but O Brien is working from the bottom.

O Brien is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.

Davis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Brien defends it well.
O Brien wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.

Davis wants to work for an arm triangle but O Brien is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davis wants to stand up but O Brien is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien trying to control but Davis postures up.
O Brien controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Davis is looking for a kimura but O Brien is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but O Brien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davis is really struggling to control O Brien but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Davis wants to work for an arm triangle but O Brien is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien won't allow Davis to pass to mount.

O Brien actively working from the bottom here.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Brien defending well though.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Brien slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Brien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Brien is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis wants to control from the top but O Brien keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis wants to control from the top but O Brien keeps moving.
O Brien controlling Davis's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gray Davis just wasn't active enough.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

O Brien gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien is trying to keep Davis in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging O Brien to the ground. Davis is now in O Brien 's guard.
O Brien lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Davis is squirming around, avoiding O Brien 's attempts to control the action.
Gray Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

O Brien goes for an armbar but Davis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Davis.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Brien 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Brien throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Brien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis passes O Brien 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Davis wants to take a breather but O Brien is having none of it.

Davis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O Brien has managed to free his arm - good work.
O Brien has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
O Brien is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is not content to let Davis control the position.
O Brien works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Brien is pulling down on Davis's head. It's preventing any offense from Davis, at least for the moment.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but O Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Brien is keeping the position for now.

O Brien is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien has control of Davis's left arm, preventing Davis from doing any damage.
Davis trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gray Davis just wasn't active enough.
Davis throws a series of punches but O Brien moves out of range.

O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Brien content to control rather than advance.
O Brien stops Davis from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davis keeping control of the position.
O Brien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis throws a leg kick but O Brien moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Davis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Brien doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gray Davis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by O Brien or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
A leg kick checked by O Brien .
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Davis is working for a kimura but O Brien is defending it quite comfortably.
O Brien keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.

Davis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
O Brien is trying to get back to full guard.
O Brien trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

Davis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! O Brien is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! O Brien has escaped and now he's on top!
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Brien .
O Brien trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
O Brien missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Brien .
O Brien trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Brien controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Brien .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but O Brien manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Davis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Brien quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

O Brien actively working from the bottom here.
Davis trying to pass the guard but O Brien defending well.

Davis seems to be working for a kimura but O Brien defends the submission attempt.
Davis is nestled in close to O Brien , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien is trying is best to control the position here.
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 wants to control but O Brien is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Gray Davis!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Gray Davis!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Gray Davis!

Gray Davis wins by unanimous decision!