PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Probst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wars Of Islam. Probst has chosen Ballad of Worms as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davies
vs
Probst

170 cm
23
153 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

177 cm
26
155 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Probst!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a looping overhand right but Probst ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Davies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davies ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Probst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Probst is looking to clinch but Davies is avoiding it.
Davis Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Davies tries to keep at a distance but Probst has taken the fight into the clinch.

Davies has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Probst is trying to keep an underhook but Davies manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Davies scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Probst is looking for a sweep. Davies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davies seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Probst does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Davies is looking for a kimura but Probst is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davies to get the leverage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probst is trying to stand back up but Davies is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Probst on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst is looking for a sweep. Davies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davies throwing shots but Probst is blocking nicely.
Davies stops Probst from getting back to his feet.
Probst wants to get back to full guard.
Davies wants to control but Probst is keeping him busy.
Probst keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davies looks to land a strike but Probst avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Davies looking to sit in guard and control but Probst gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Davies looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Davies escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Probst gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probst controls from within his opponent's guard.

Davies looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Probst stands and steps away. Davies gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Davies throws out a loose jab but Probst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Probst bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Probst clinches.
Probst looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Probst.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Davies as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davies is trying to break free.
Probst prevents a takedown attempt there.
Probst leaning against his opponent.
Probst tries to land knees in the clinch but Davies avoids the damage to the body.
Davies struggles to land a body shot inside as Probst controls his hands.
Davies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Probst has him pressed against the cage.
Probst has Davies pressed against the cage, preventing Davies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Probst displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davies up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies blocks an elbow strike from Probst.
Davies wants a takedown.

Davies breaks the clinch.
Probst shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Davies.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probst dodges the ground and pound from Davies.
Davies trying to control the position but Probst is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probst pushes Davies away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Davies gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Davies dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Davies falls off balance throwing a combination

and Probst holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Probst pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Davies misses with a punch on the inside.

Davies breaks the clinch.
Davies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Probst swivels and escapes.
Probst moves in looking to clinch but Davies pushes him off.
Davies looks to score with a jab to the body but Probst is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Probst!
Probst tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
Probst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies swings for the body but Probst moves out of range.
Davies darts in trying to clinch
and Probst counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst throws the kick towards the body but Davies avoids it.
Probst tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Probst wants to clinch.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Probst avoids the body shot from Davies.
Probst tries to clinch
and Davies counters with a series of strikes. Probst will be more careful next time no doubt.
Probst tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Davies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Davies gets a clinch.
Probst controlling the action here for a moment.
Davies lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Probst backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Davies.

Davies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davies slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Probst blocks a jab.
Probst tries a head kick but it misses.
Davies throws a lazy right hand but Probst sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davies bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Probst's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies throws a jab when Probst was well out of range.
A big right from Davies misses.
Probst jabs Davies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davies throws a hook but Probst avoids it easily.
Davies takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probst takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davies moves into range and connects with a jab.

Davies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Probst is trying to maintain a safe position but Davies gets an underhook and turns Probst into the cage.
Davies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probst connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Probst as Davies tries to tie him up.
Davies stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Probst blocks a body shot from Davies.
Davies avoids the elbow strike from Probst, against the cage.
Probst looking to stall.
Davies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davies tries to work over Probst's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davies avoids a wild elbow strike from Probst.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Probst.
Davies has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Davies fails to land.
Davies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Probst's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davies tries to score a body lock takedown but Probst shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davies misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Davies.
Davies can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies can't break the clinch.
Davies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davies struggles to land a body shot inside as Probst controls his hands.
Probst is trying to maintain a safe position but Davies gets an underhook and turns Probst into the cage.
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 Davis Davies will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A looping hook to the body misses from Davies. Probst does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probst drops his hands momentarily and Davies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davies blocks a leg kick.

Probst takes the fight into the clinch.
Probst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probst creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davies working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davies.
Probst tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davies avoids it.
Davies scores with a shot to the side of Probst's head.
Davies tries to work over Probst's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probst wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davies breaks from the clinch.
Davies misses with a left hand
and Probst counters with a slapping leg kick.
Probst tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davies manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis Davies is winning the standup battle so far.
Davies throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Probst.
Davies chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Probst can pounce on him.
Probst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Probst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Probst goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jeff Probst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Probst displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davies throws out the jab.
Davies uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Davies finds it's way through Probst's defenses.
Jeff Probst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probst throws a series of punches but Davies avoids them all with ease.
Probst throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davies misses with a looping left.
Davies swinging wildly here.
Probst tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies swings widly with a right hand

and Probst holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Davies has Probst pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Probst manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Probst trying to land knees to the body.
Probst is looking to control Davies's arms but Davies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Probst has his back to the cage.
Probst taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Probst is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Probst lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davies avoids the elbow strike from Probst, against the cage.
Probst lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probst gets underhooks to prevent Davies's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Probst misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davies.
Davies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davies drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probst lands a nice elbow.
Probst blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davies as Probst tries to tie him up.
Davies takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jeff Probst seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Probst is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Probst unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies working aggressively here.
Davies blocks an elbow strike.
Davies stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Probst slowing the pace effectively.
Probst throws an elbow that misses.
Probst missing with knees to the body.
Probst gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probst tries to land knees in the clinch but Davies avoids the damage to the body.
Davies lands a shoulder strike.
Davies misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probst pushes off an throws an elbow but Davies leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Probst looking to stall.
Jeff Probst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis Davies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Probst lands an elbow just above Davies 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Probst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davies 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Davies!
A relieved looking Davis Davies thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.