PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remi Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Davinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Remi Beauvais has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Beauvais
vs
Davinson

173 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Remi Beauvais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Davinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauvais misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beauvais throws a head kick that misses.

Davinson has managed to clinch.

Davinson manages to break the clinch.
Davinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Beauvais manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davinson fails to land the takedown.
Beauvais is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beauvais wants to clinch but Davinson slips to the side

and Davinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Davinson trying to control but Beauvais is working from the bottom.
Davinson throwing strikes but missing.
Davinson wanted to stand there but Beauvais had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beauvais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davinson throwing strikes but missing.
Davinson trying to control but Beauvais is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Davinson.
Davinson scores with a head kick. Beauvais tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beauvais is defended easily by Davinson.
Beauvais misses with a double jab

and Davinson moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beauvais wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davinson has him pressed against the cage.
Davinson gets underhooks to prevent Beauvais's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Beauvais. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davinson tightens his grip and picks Beauvais up, before dumping him to the ground. Beauvais manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beauvais looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davinson is one step ahead there.
Beauvais utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beauvais throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beauvais is keeping the position for now.
Davinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beauvais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davinson's guard.
Beauvais has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davinson is proving hard to escape from.
Beauvais trying to control but Davinson is working from the bottom.
Davinson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davinson looks gassed!
Davinson looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davinson is keeping the position for now.
Davinson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Remi Beauvais.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davinson.
Beauvais looks for a takedown but Davinson sprawls well.

Davinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beauvais is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Davinson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beauvais fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beauvais moves to clinch but Davinson breaks away

and Davinson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beauvais. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James Davinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beauvais is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beauvais wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davinson keeps working.
Davinson wants to get back to full guard.
Davinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beauvais is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beauvais is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davinson keeping control of the position.
Davinson is breathing heavily.
Davinson is trying to control but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Davinson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Beauvais fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davinson connects with a leg kick. Beauvais looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beauvais misses with a wild combination.
Davinson scores with a head kick. Beauvais tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Davinson works Beauvais's body with a nice hook.
Beauvais will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Beauvais. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Beauvais gets tackled into the cage by Davinson. Davinson maintains the clinch.
Davinson landing knees to the body.
Beauvais drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davinson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davinson breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beauvais.
No luck for Davinson with that takedown attempt.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown but Davinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beauvais wants to clinch but Davinson slips to the side

and Davinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Davinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beauvais tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davinson counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown but Davinson shows good takedown defense.

Beauvais gets caught napping as Davinson dives in and scores a takedown. Beauvais manages to retain guard.
Davinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beauvais scores with a nice shot.

Davinson is sitting in close to Beauvais's body. Beauvais has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Davinson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Davinson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Beauvais.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Remi Beauvais!