PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Katchenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Phil Davis
vs
Katchenko

182 cm
23
222 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

195 cm
21
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Resistance

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a body shot
and Katchenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Katchenko lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Katchenko lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Katchenko is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Katchenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Katchenko walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davis throws a sloppy body shot
and Katchenko counters with a body kick that stops Davis in his tracks momentarily.
Good leg kick by Katchenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Katchenko.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Katchenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Katchenko. Katchenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis misses with a body shot
and Katchenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katchenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis tries for a takedown but Katchenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Katchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.

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.
Davis misses with a shot to the body
and Katchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis digs a good body shot into Katchenko's ribs.
Mr Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Katchenko momentarily.
Katchenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Davis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Katchenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davis misses with a right hand
and Katchenko counters with a big head kick but Davis shrugs it off.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Katchenko.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katchenko moves away.
Katchenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Katchenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Katchenko on the side of the head.
Katchenko throws a combination that misses

and Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Katchenko's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Katchenko is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko managing to control the position.
Katchenko controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrei Katchenko.
Katchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis is looking to wear down Katchenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Katchenko.
Andrei Katchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Katchenko moved out of range.
Davis takes a swing at Katchenko's ribcage but misses.
Katchenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katchenko moves away.
Katchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Katchenko.
Davis slips a jab from Katchenko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Katchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Phil Davis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Katchenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Katchenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Katchenko throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis checks a low kick from Katchenko.
Katchenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Davis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Katchenko's guard.
Davis trying to control but Katchenko is working from the bottom.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Katchenko keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Mr Phil Davis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Katchenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Katchenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Andrei Katchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis shoots in but Katchenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Katchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis looks for a takedown but Katchenko sprawls well.

That's four 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.
Katchenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Katchenko sprawls well.
Katchenko throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Andrei Katchenko just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Davis misses the body punch
and Katchenko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Davis jabs Katchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Katchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Katchenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Davis misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis looks for a takedown but Katchenko sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Katchenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Katchenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko pulls Davis in close to his closed guard and prevents Davis from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Katchenko has his hands on Davis's head, controlling the position.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Katchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko is adopting a defensive guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Katchenko has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrei Katchenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katchenko but Katchenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davis misses with a body shot
and Katchenko counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Katchenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Katchenko counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katchenko misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Katchenko dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Davis misses with a body punch
and Katchenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Davis wants to clinch up but Katchenko keeps it at a distance.
Katchenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katchenko. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Katchenko did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Katchenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the action but Katchenko is working from the bottom.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Katchenko wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Katchenko tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Katchenko's hands, connecting with Katchenko's forehead.
Davis throwing shots but Katchenko is blocking nicely.
Mr Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko trying to control from the bottom.
Davis uses his free foot to push down on Katchenko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Katchenko.

Davis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Katchenko regains half guard.
Katchenko has his hands clasped together around Davis's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko won't allow Davis to pass to mount.
Mr Phil Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Katchenko trying to control but Davis postures up.
Katchenko trying to get back to full guard but Davis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Davis raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Davis working for a guillotine from mount but Katchenko is in no mood to give up.
Katchenko blocking the ground and pound.
Andrei Katchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katchenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Katchenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Phil Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Katchenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Katchenko!
Andrei Katchenko is the new light heavyweight champion!