PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joseph
vs
Davis

181 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
27
208 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Joseph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Davis with a jab.
Joseph with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Joe Joseph has been cut.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Joseph's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis misses with a hook.
Joseph walks into a jab.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Joseph, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Joseph had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Joseph shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Joseph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joseph doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis jabs Joseph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phil Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis thuds his right hand into Joseph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Joseph should have avoided that one.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davis throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joseph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Davis.

Joe Joseph's cut is getting worse.
Joseph misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joseph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Joseph's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Phil Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joseph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joseph.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis catches Joseph with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Joseph, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Davis scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Joseph's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Jab from Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Davis stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Joseph walks into a straight right hand from Davis.

Joe Joseph's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joseph fails with the takedown
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joseph's head.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Joseph shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Joseph keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Joseph's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis lands with a good body shot.
Joseph slips a straight right by Davis.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Joseph might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Joseph fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joseph.
Joseph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis scores with a jab. Joseph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Joseph's defenses.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Davis digs a good body shot into Joseph's ribs.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.

Jeez, Joe Joseph's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Davis lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Joseph's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Davis!
Phil Davis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KINGDOM for their support in the buildup to the fight.