PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gray Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood Brothers-USA Nails. Gray Davis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Davis
vs
Wallace

170 cm
23
134 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

176 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace staying out of range there.
Davis looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis throws a front kick aimed at Wallace's knee but Wallace avoids it well.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wallace doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Wallace thows a body shot but no joy.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace checks a leg kick nicely.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wallace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
Wallace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wallace lands a high kick!
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Wallace blocks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis wants to stand up but Wallace is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace content to stall in guard here.
Wallace working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is trying to keep Wallace in close.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyrone Wallace will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wallace.
Wallace staying out of range there.
Davis takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis misses with an uppercut
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wallace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wallace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wallace can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wallace sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Davis.
Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Wallace goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallace.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallace swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wallace finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Wallace throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wallace.

Wallace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wallace lands in his opponent's guard.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wallace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wallace controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Davis misses.
Wallace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis scores with a jab.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wallace. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wallace.
A cross from Wallace lands.
Wallace digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs.
Good leg kick by Wallace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Wallace cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.

Wallace feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Wallace changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wallace trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gray Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wallace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tyrone Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallace content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wallace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bishop scores the fight for Tyrone Wallace!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Tyrone Wallace!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Tyrone Wallace!

Tyrone Wallace wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Tyrone Wallace took to the microphone: 'When I got offered this fight, I quickly accepted, Terry got me the first time and I was more than happy to prove it wouldn't happen again, in our first fight, I got over confident in the last round and slipped up to a submission, not this time though (Wallaces corner lift him into the air, che'.