PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blair Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spiff Bennigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davis
vs
Bennigan

168 cm
18
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blair Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Spiff Bennigan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis wants to clinch up but Bennigan keeps it at a distance.
Davis wants to clinch up but Bennigan keeps it at a distance.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch there but Bennigan circles away.
Davis tries to clinch there but Bennigan circles away.

Davis moves into range and clinches up with Bennigan.
The referee calls for Davis to work.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Bennigan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Bennigan's ribcage.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Bennigan fails to pull guard.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Bennigan looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bennigan up against the cage.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Bennigan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Blair Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spiff Bennigan.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Bennigan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis tries to clinch but Bennigan moves out of range.
Bennigan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bennigan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Blair Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to clinch but Bennigan moves out of range.

Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Bennigan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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 working Bennigan over with knees to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bennigan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davis working Bennigan over with knees to the body.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennigan won't want to take too many of those.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bennigan 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. Bennigan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Davis clinches.
Bennigan jumps guard but Davis stands there with Bennigan around his waist. Bennigan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Bennigan's ribcage.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Davis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Bennigan tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Bennigan drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blair Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bennigan keeps the fight on the outside.

Davis rushes Bennigan and presses him up against the cage.
Davis taking a breather.
Bennigan avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Bennigan is trying to pull guard but Davis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bennigan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennigan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.

Davis moves into the clinch.
Bennigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Blair Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bennigan is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Blair Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spiff Bennigan.
Davis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bennigan 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. Bennigan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis is looking to clinch but Bennigan is avoiding it.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennigan circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but Bennigan is having none of it.
Bennigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Bennigan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis tries to clinch but Bennigan moves out of range.

Davis rushes Bennigan and presses him up against the cage.
Davis is stalling here.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennigan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bennigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bennigan is breathing heavily.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Bennigan jumps guard but Davis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennigan won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis working Bennigan over with knees to the body.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Davis.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennigan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennigan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Davis has Bennigan pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis slows down the pace here.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennigan is defending well for now.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Bennigan's ribcage.
Bennigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bennigan tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Bennigan drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blair Davis dominated that second round.
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!

Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up but Bennigan circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Bennigan jumps guard but Davis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bennigan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blair Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spiff Bennigan.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Bennigan is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bennigan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennigan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Bennigan's ribcage.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bennigan up against the cage.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennigan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis just leaning against Bennigan, taking a breather.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bennigan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Bennigan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Davis.

Bennigan jumps guard.
Bennigan trying to control the position.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bennigan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bennigan pushes a forearm under Davis's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Davis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spiff Bennigan!