PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cem Schantl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Davis
vs
Schantl

200 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cem Schantl!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schantl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Schantl tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Schantl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schantl takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis throws a series of punches but Schantl avoids them all with ease.
Schantl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schantl throws out the jab.
Schantl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Schantl throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Schantl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schantl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Schantl misses with a double jab.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schantl loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Schantl scores with a shot to the body.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Schantl is just out of range.
Davis tries to bum rush Schantl with a series of wild strikes but Schantl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schantl takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis throws a body punch but Schantl moves out of range.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schantl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis works Schantl's body with a nice hook.
Harry Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a series of punches but Schantl avoids them all with ease.
Schantl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Schantl.
Schantl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schantl looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Schantl looks winded!
Davis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schantl eats them both and turns towards Davis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schantl misses with a body kick.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schantl manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schantl fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schantl throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Schantl avoids the body shot from Davis.
A jab from Schantl misses.
Schantl misses the jab.
Davis punishes Schantl's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Schantl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis throws a series of punches but Schantl moves out of range.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schantl moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schantl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis avoids the head kick by Schantl.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis digs a good body shot into Schantl's ribs.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schantl on the side of the head.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schantl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Davis is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Schantl throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schantl.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis punishes Schantl's body with a nice straight punch.
Schantl throws a head kick that misses.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schantl circles away quickly and effectively.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schantl.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schantl back to the ropes. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schantl takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis lands with a hook. Schantl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schantl circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Schantl misses with a wild combination.
Schantl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Schantl avoids the body shot from Davis.
Schantl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schantl needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Davis is looking to wear down Schantl with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schantl blocks a jab.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Schantl is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Schantl walks into a jab.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schantl.
Schantl throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis moves away from the strike by Schantl.
Schantl loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schantl counters with a straight right hand.
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 misses with a looping right.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Schantl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schantl tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Schantl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis misses with a combination
and Schantl counters with a nice body shot.
Schantl dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Schantl misses with a looping left.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Schantl is just out of range.
Schantl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Schantl.
Schantl dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Schantl's head and hops out.
Davis lands with a right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schantl was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Davis throws a right and a left that Schantl avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Schantl's head back.
Schantl looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Schantl takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schantl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis looks to land a combination but Schantl avoids it well.
Schantl avoids the body shot from Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schantl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schantl looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schantl.
Davis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schantl eats them both and turns towards Davis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schantl has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schantl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davis avoids the body shot from Schantl.
Schantl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schantl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Schantl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Davis stuns Schantl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schantl throws a body kick that misses.
Schantl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schantl.
Schantl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Harry Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis misses with a combination
and Schantl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schantl is breathing heavily.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schantl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Schantl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harry Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Schantl.
Davis moves out of range as Schantl strikes.
Schantl misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Schantl fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schantl. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schantl was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
A big right from Schantl misses.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Schantl slips the punch.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis swings for the body but Schantl moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schantl slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Schantl off the ropes and back into range.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schantl dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Sloppy strikes from Schantl. Those never looked like landing.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Schantl slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Schantl slips under a jab from Davis.
Harry Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis avoids the head kick by Schantl.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Schantl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Schantl takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schantl takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davis moves away from the strike by Schantl.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Schantl clinches.

Schantl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schantl moves away.
Davis moves away from the strike by Schantl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schantl moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis misses with a hook to the body

and Schantl moves into the clinch.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Schantl uses good head movement to avoid it.

Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schantl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schantl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schantl missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Schantl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis swings for the body but Schantl moves out of range.
Schantl looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schantl throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Schantl moves out of range.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schantl.
Schantl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schantl throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Schantl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Harry Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cem Schantl.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis throws a series of punches but Schantl avoids them all with ease.
Schantl is trying desperately to land a takedown but Davis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Schantl.
Schantl scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schantl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schantl misses with a wild body shot.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schantl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis connects with the punch.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schantl.
Schantl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis cracks Schantl with an open hand slap.
Davis takes a swing at Schantl's ribcage but misses.

Schantl closes the distance and clinches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schantl is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis is pushing Schantl up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Schantl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Schantl misses the target.
Davis jabs at Schantl's body.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schantl manages to avoid it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schantl throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schantl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schantl moves away.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schantl back to the ropes. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Schantl moves out of range easily.
Davis tries to bum rush Schantl with a series of wild strikes but Schantl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schantl slips under a jab from Davis.
Schantl throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
A slow jab from Schantl misses its intended target.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schantl was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Schantl.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Schantl blocks the low kick.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schantl.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schantl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cem Schantl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis looks to land a combination but Schantl avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Harry Davis!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Harry Davis!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Harry Davis!

Harry Davis wins by unanimous decision!