PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mac Davile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Davile has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Davile
vs
Brock

185 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

162 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Dangerous knees
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mac Davile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock misses with a wild combination.
Davile swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Brock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davile misses with the head strike.
Davile gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davile taking a breather.

Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Brock blocks the leg kick.
Brock throws a chopping leg kick but Davile manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Brock forces Davile back against the ropes and clinches.
Davile can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davile can't break the clinch.
Davile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Brock breaks the clinch.
Davile lands a jab-cross combination.
Davile checks a low kick from Brock.
Brock tries to land a leg kick but Davile saw it coming and moves away.
Davile misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brock counters with a straight right hand.

Brock has Davile up against the ropes in a clinch.
Davile working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davile looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brock avoids a wild elbow strike from Davile.
Davile throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock dodges an elbow strike from Davile.
Davile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davile fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Brock manages to break the clinch.
Brock moves out of range of the strikes.

Brock clinches.
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!
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Davile avoids the damage to the body.
Brock missing with knees to the body.
Davile really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brock missing with knees to the body.
Brock stalling in the clinch but Davile improves position.
Davile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Davile on the inside.
Davile lands an elbow just above Brock 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Davile breaks from the clinch.
Davile checks the leg kick.
Brock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Davile keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davile misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Brock.
Davile cracks Brock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mac Davile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock doesn't manage to clinch there - Davile circles away.
Brock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davile. Davile obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Davile.
Davile takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davile throws a low kick, looking for Brock's leg but Brock calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brock clinches up against the ropes.
Brock takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Davile just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brock's brow.
Brock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Davile has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.
Davile stalling in the clinch but Brock improves position.
Brock avoiding damage.
Davile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brock misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Davile dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brock moves in looking to clinch but Davile pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davile.
Davile throws the left hand but Brock avoids the punch easily.
Brock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Davile misses.
Brock is looking to clinch but Davile is avoiding it.
Mac Davile is winning the standup battle so far.
Davile throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Brock to counter with a crisp jab.
Brock works the jab nicely.
Davile misses the shot to the body.
Davile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brock moves in looking to clinch but Davile pushes him off.

Davile tries to keep at a distance but Brock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davile makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davile lands an elbow inside that Brock shrugs off.
Davile throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
A short right from Davile.
Come on Brock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davile lands with a short shot to the head.
Davile working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brock leaning against his opponent.
Davile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davile taking a breather.
Brock is working Davile over against the ropes.

Brock breaks from the clinch.

Brock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davile working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Davile misses.
Brock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davile circles away quickly and effectively.
Brock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brock moves out of range as Davile strikes.
Brock throws a right and a left that Davile avoids nicely.
Davile pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brock is out of range and Davile settles back down.
Davile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davile misses with a looping right.
Brock avoids the head kick by Davile.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock wants to clinch up but Davile keeps it at a distance.

Brock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davile misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brock lands a knee to the body.
Brock is trying to stall.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock wants to clinch up but Davile keeps it at a distance.

Brock closes the distance and clinches.
Davile is trying to force a seperation but Brock has the dominant position.
Brock avoids a wild elbow strike from Davile.
Davile missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davile throws an elbow that misses.
Brock takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davile wants to get back to striking at distance but Brock won't allow it.
Brock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davile has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davile trying to stall but Brock improves his position.
Davile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Brock keeps control of Davile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davile tries to bum rush Brock with a series of wild strikes but Brock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davile.
Davile throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Davile throws a leg kick which misses Brock's front leg but catches the back leg as Brock tries to avoid 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!
Davile checks a leg kick.
Brock throws a series of punches but Davile moves out of range.
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 Mac Davile will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davile's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Davile misses with a low kick.

Brock clinches up against the ropes.
Davile misses with a punch on the inside.
Davile throws an elbow that misses.
Brock blocks the elbow strike.
Brock avoids a wild elbow strike from Davile.

Brock breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Davile checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davile misses with a head kick.
Davile throws a right and a left that Brock avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Brock.
Davile misses with the combination.
Brock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock doesn't manage to clinch there - Davile circles away.
Davile throws a shot from downtown. Brock moves away and avoids it.
Mac Davile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brock.
Brock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brock throws a leg kick but Davile moved away.
Davile throws out a leg kick but Brock moves out of range and Davile only half commits.

Brock drives through and clinches with Davile against the ropes.
Brock scores a nice knee to the body.

Davile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock throws a right hand that Davile ducks under and follows up with a left that Davile also avoids with ease.
Brock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davile blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davile loads up on a big right hand but Brock slips the punch.
Davile wants to land a leg kick but Brock is out of range.
No joy there for Brock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brock lands with a nice combination. Davile backs away looking to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davile.
Brock throws a right and a left that Davile avoids nicely.
Brock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davile looks to land a left hand but Brock moved out of range nicely.
Davile is looking to land body kicks.
Davile jabs Brock right on the nose. Brock blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davile looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davile getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brock tries to clinch up but Davile circles away and keeps his distance.
Brock throws a right hand that Davile ducks under and follows up with a left that Davile also avoids with ease.
Brock is looking to clinch but Davile is avoiding it.
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davile.
Davile pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brock is out of range and Davile settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Davile checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Brock has Davile up against the ropes in a clinch.
Brock tries to break the clinch but Davile is controlling the position.
Davile tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Mac Davile has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davile misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Davile finds it's target.
Davile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Davile throws a leg kick but Brock moved away.

Brock takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brock.
Mac Davile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brock lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Davile has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Davile just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brock's brow.
A shot in the inside from Davile.
Eddie Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Brock.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Brock.
I think Davile has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mac Davile!