PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Sieler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Sieler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Sieler

165 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

169 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

ORANJE
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Sieler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Sieler tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Sieler shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.

Sieler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sieler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sieler looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.

Sieler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davis prevents Sieler from getting back to his feet.
Sieler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sieler has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Sieler is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Willy Davis just wasn't active enough.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Sieler dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sieler tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Sieler fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sieler clinches with his opponent.
Sieler jumps guard but Davis turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Sieler lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sieler breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Sieler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Sieler persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Willy Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Sieler.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sieler.

Sieler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Davis struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis parries the strikes from Sieler easily there. Sieler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davis to escape.
Davis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sieler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sieler throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
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!
Sieler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sieler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Sieler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Sieler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Sieler misses.

Davis gets tackled into the ropes by Sieler. Sieler maintains the clinch.
Sieler tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
Sieler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sieler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Sieler looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Sieler's takedown attempt.
Willy Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Sieler.
Sieler looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.

Sieler pulls Davis into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieler is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sieler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sieler keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Willy Davis just wasn't active enough.
Sieler doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis throws a series of punches but Sieler moves out of range.
Willy Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sieler moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Sieler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sieler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Sieler trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Sieler wants to take the fight to the mat but Davis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sieler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Davis is pushing Sieler up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sieler is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the ropes.
Sieler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sieler misses with an elbow over the top.
Sieler is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the ropes.

Sieler manages to pull guard.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davis stays in close to Sieler's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Sieler is keeping the position.
Davis stops Sieler from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sieler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Willy Davis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sieler staying out of range there.
Sieler is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Sieler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Sieler.
Sieler slips a straight right by Davis.
Sieler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Sieler tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Sieler slips the punch.
Sieler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Sieler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sieler.
Davis works over Sieler's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Sieler.
Davis misses with a left hand

and Sieler counters by moving into the clinch.
Sieler looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sieler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davis after a bit of a struggle.
Sieler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Willy Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Sieler.
Sieler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Willy Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sieler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Sieler moves away and avoids it.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Sieler.
Sieler throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Sieler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sieler sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sieler was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Sieler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis misses with a body shot.

Davis gets tackled into the ropes by Sieler. Sieler maintains the clinch.
Davis is trying to stall.
Sieler has Davis pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sieler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Sieler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Sieler clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sieler can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sieler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis prevents a takedown attempt there.

Sieler gets control of Davis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sieler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Willy Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ron Sieler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis trying to control but Sieler is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ron Sieler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

We're going to have a standup here because Willy Davis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Sieler's ribs.
Davis misses with an uppercut

and Sieler moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sieler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Sieler!
Ron Sieler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.