PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Kirkland's choice of entrance music: Ludacris - Act A Fool. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Van Kirkland

186 cm
20
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis misses the jab.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland thumps Davis with a low kick.

Van Kirkland gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Van Kirkland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Kirkland is wriggling around but Davis manages to pass to half guard.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Kirkland defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Davis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Van Kirkland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Kirkland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kirkland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Kirkland pushes Davis off and gets back to his feet.
Van Kirkland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Davis down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Kirkland throws out a powerful jab.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Van Kirkland had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland jabs at Davis's body.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores with a spinning back kick!
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Kirkland pinned against the cage. Van Kirkland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jon Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jon Davis has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Davis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Kirkland connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Davis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland pushes Davis away with a front kick.
Van Kirkland with a hook.
Van Kirkland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a combination
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Kirkland counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Van Kirkland scores with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a right and a left that Van Kirkland avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis moves forwards but Van Kirkland connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Kirkland scores with a shot to the body.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Van Kirkland.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Kirkland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Kirkland finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland 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.
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Kirkland lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Kirkland lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scores with a push kick.
Davis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid body kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
Van Kirkland keeps Davis at a distance using the push kick.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Davis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Van Kirkland thumps Davis with a low kick.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Kirkland delivers a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Van Kirkland 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.
Van Kirkland lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Davis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland pushes Davis away with a front kick.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kirkland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Van Kirkland had a free shot at his head there.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Kirkland throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Kirkland is looking to escape.
Van Kirkland preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Davis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Kirkland sprawls well. Van Kirkland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jon Davis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Kirkland counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to the nose.
Crunch! Van Kirkland slams his shin into Davis's torso.
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Van Kirkland thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Van Kirkland connects with a jab.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jon Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Van Kirkland.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davis will feel that in the morning.
Van Kirkland thows a body kick. Davis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Van Kirkland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Nice body kick from Van Kirkland.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Kirkland scores with a kick to the body.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Van Kirkland counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Kirkland thows a body kick. Davis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Davis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Kirkland winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 42:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 42:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Vladimir Van Kirkland is the new lightweight champion!
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