PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macon Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferson comes to the cage accompanied by Gnarls Barkley - Going On. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jefferson
vs
Davis

185 cm
24
222 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macon Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jefferson's head backwards.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Jefferson lands a two punch combo.
Jefferson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.

Jefferson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jefferson has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jefferson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Jefferson cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Jefferson swinging wildly here.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis motions for Jefferson to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Jefferson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jefferson working aggressively here.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jefferson moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Jefferson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jefferson tries to avoid it.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Macon Jefferson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jefferson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jefferson has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jefferson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jefferson lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jefferson.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the cage.
Jefferson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jefferson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Jefferson tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Jefferson back against the cage.
Jefferson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefferson can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Jefferson leaning against his opponent.
Jefferson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jefferson scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jefferson tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jefferson to the ground. Jefferson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Jefferson.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.

Jefferson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jefferson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jefferson.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jefferson blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jefferson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macon Jefferson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Davis jabs Jefferson right on the nose. Jefferson blinks but takes it well.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jefferson works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jefferson was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Some bone on bone action there as Jefferson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis tries for a takedown but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Jefferson moved out of range nicely.
Jefferson is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Macon Jefferson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jefferson throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jefferson tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Jefferson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jefferson slips a jab from Davis.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Jefferson.
Jefferson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jefferson avoids the head kick by Davis.
Jefferson is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Jefferson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis looks for a takedown but Jefferson sprawls well.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Macon Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Davis.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jefferson is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Jefferson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jefferson misses with a low kick.
Davis misses with a hook.
Jefferson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a jab when Jefferson was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jefferson clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Jefferson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Jefferson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Jefferson misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jefferson.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Jefferson won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Jefferson moves his leg out of the way.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Jefferson moved out of range nicely.
Jefferson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Davis misses.
Jefferson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Davis counters with a good, hard body kick but Jefferson shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jefferson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Davis misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Jefferson moves out of range.
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 Macon Jefferson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phil Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jefferson scores with a nice strike.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macon Jefferson is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jefferson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Jefferson gets an underhook and turns Davis into the cage.
Davis blocking some punches.
Jefferson taking a breather.
Jefferson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefferson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jefferson has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jefferson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
A punch lands to the side of Jefferson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jefferson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jefferson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Davis is looking to slow Jefferson down with leg kicks.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jefferson.
Davis throws the left hand but Jefferson avoids the punch easily.
Jefferson moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson checks the leg kick.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jefferson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Jefferson checks it.
Jefferson throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid body kick from Jefferson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Davis thows a huge punch but Jefferson dodges it nicely.
Davis is looking to stall here but Jefferson recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Jefferson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Jefferson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phil Davis.
I think Jefferson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macon Jefferson!