PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gronkowski's choice of entrance music: Glory. Jon Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Gronkowski

186 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

173 cm
28
151 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Jon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Gronkowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gronkowski scores with a nice strike.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gronkowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gronkowski duly obliges.
Davis takes one to the chin there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Gronkowski lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gronkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Gronkowski ducks down to avoid it.
Gronkowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gronkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gronkowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Gronkowski's head but Gronkowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gronkowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski connects with a body shot that sends Davis's belly button to the back.
Gronkowski lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gronkowski misses with a two punch combination.

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into Gronkowski's guard.
Davis forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling the pace.
Gronkowski wants to get back to his feet.
Gronkowski wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Davis.
Gronkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gronkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gronkowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gronkowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gronkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Gronkowski looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Gronkowski.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gronkowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Gronkowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gronkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Gronkowski.
Robbie Gronkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gronkowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gronkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gronkowski throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gronkowski slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Gronkowski does no damage.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Gronkowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gronkowski misses with a few strikes there.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gronkowski.
Gronkowski misses with a wild combination.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robbie Gronkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Jon Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gronkowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling from the top position.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski is pulling down on Davis's head. It's preventing any offense from Davis, at least for the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Robbie Gronkowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A right-left combo lands from Gronkowski.
A big right from Davis misses.
Gronkowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gronkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gronkowski scores with a one two! Davis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gronkowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Gronkowski.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Gronkowski throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Gronkowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gronkowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Gronkowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis stops Gronkowski from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robbie Gronkowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gronkowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gronkowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Gronkowski sprawls well.

Gronkowski tries to sprawl but Davis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gronkowski trying to control but Davis postures up.
Gronkowski wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis prevents Gronkowski from standing back up.
Davis stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Davis.
Gronkowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gronkowski swinging wildly here.
Jon Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Gronkowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis misses with a straight left.

Gronkowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davis prevents Gronkowski from getting back to his feet.
Gronkowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis stays in close to Gronkowski's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Davis.
Gronkowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Nice sprawl there from Gronkowski as Davis shoots in.
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Gronkowski shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gronkowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gronkowski gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Davis stops Gronkowski from standing up.
Gronkowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Robbie Gronkowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robbie Gronkowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gronkowski looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gronkowski 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Gronkowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Robbie Gronkowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.