PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Torquemada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torquemada comes to the cage accompanied by High On Fire - Rumors of War. Taylor Davis has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Torquemada
vs
Davis

185 cm
31
200 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

187 cm
28
205 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Torquemada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torquemada throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Torquemada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torquemada throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.

Torquemada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torquemada misses with a body punch.
Torquemada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis pushes Torquemada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torquemada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis lands a right hand.
Torquemada lands a nice uppercut.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torquemada's elbow.
Davis blocking some punches.
Torquemada misses with a hook to the ribs.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Torquemada misses with a body shot.
Torquemada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis swings for the body but Torquemada moves out of range.
Torquemada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torquemada's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torquemada.
Torquemada defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Torquemada throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torquemada. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torquemada throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torquemada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Torquemada. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torquemada.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Torquemada throws a head kick that misses.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Torquemada off balance momentarily.
Davis misses with a leg kick

and Torquemada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Torquemada prevents Davis from improving his position.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torquemada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is pulling down on Torquemada's head. It's preventing any offense from Torquemada, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torquemada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torquemada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torquemada trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Taylor Davis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torquemada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada checks a leg kick.
Donk. Torquemada catches Davis right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torquemada.
Davis lands a front kick.
Torquemada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Torquemada throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Torquemada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torquemada thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
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!
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torquemada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torquemada moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torquemada.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torquemada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Torquemada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torquemada.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Torquemada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.

Davis gets tackled into the cage by Torquemada. Torquemada maintains the clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torquemada throws a nice head kick!
Davis is looking to land body kicks.

Davis tries to sprawl but Torquemada drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Torquemada is working for a submission of some sort.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Torquemada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torquemada controlling the action here.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torquemada 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.
Torquemada trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis wants to control but Torquemada is keeping busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to roll over but Torquemada keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis throws a leg kick but Torquemada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Torquemada counters with an inside leg kick.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torquemada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torquemada's head.
Torquemada clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torquemada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Torquemada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torquemada moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Torquemada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torquemada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torquemada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xavier Torquemada is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Torquemada avoids it.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Torquemada swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Torquemada avoids a kick to the body.
Davis blocks a head kick by Torquemada.
Taylor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torquemada tries to clinch up.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torquemada.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torquemada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torquemada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range as Torquemada strikes.
An inside leg kick from Torquemada misses.
Torquemada throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis works the jab nicely.
Torquemada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davis is looking to slow Torquemada down with leg kicks.
Torquemada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis wants to slow Torquemada down by chopping away at his legs.
A left lands for Davis.
Davis connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Torquemada moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Torquemada throws a head kick that half lands.
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 Xavier Torquemada will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torquemada misses with a wild body shot.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Torquemada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis blocks a head kick by Torquemada.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis throws out a loose jab but Torquemada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torquemada.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Torquemada moves away and avoids it.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
A punch combination from Davis misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Torquemada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torquemada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Torquemada avoids a kick to the body.
Torquemada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis throws a leg kick but Torquemada checks it.
Torquemada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torquemada throws a shot to the body.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis misses with a body shot.
Torquemada throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Torquemada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Torquemada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torquemada throws a good cross that connects.
Torquemada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Torquemada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Torquemada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Davis tries to reverse the position but Torquemada maintains control.
Torquemada is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Torquemada controlling from mount.
Taylor Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to hold on but Torquemada postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torquemada with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torquemada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torquemada seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Torquemada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torquemada prevents Davis from improving his position.
Torquemada wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Davis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torquemada trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
Torquemada thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torquemada takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Torquemada passes the guard and advances to mount!
Xavier Torquemada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torquemada looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Torquemada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torquemada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Xavier Torquemada!
A victorious Xavier Torquemada thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.