PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lind has chosen Ice Cube & Dr Dre - Natural Born Killaz as his entrance music. 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
Lind

187 cm
33
205 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

182 cm
30
216 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton Lind!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis gets tackled into the cage by Lind. Lind maintains the clinch.
Davis is trying to stall.
Lind struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Lind working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lind throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lind misses with a hook from the clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Lind ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind is looking to score with low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Davis clobbers Lind with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lind wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Lind connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Lind counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Lind bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lind tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis jabs at Lind's body.
Davis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Lind throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis avoids the body shot from Lind.
Lind fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lind crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Davis - the referee stops the clock and Lind gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Davis. Lind manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lind moves out of range of the body kick.
Lind scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Lind saw it coming and moves away.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Lind counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Lind is out of range.
A cross from Lind lands.
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lind walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lind throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lind is able to avoid easily.
Lind chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lind misses with a hook.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Lind misses.
Lind tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lind swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Lind lands a right hook to the body.
Lind shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis blocks a leg kick.
Davis clobbers Lind with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lind moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Lind.
Davis is looking to slow Lind down with leg kicks.
Davis lands with a cross.
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lind looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis blocks a leg kick.
Lind on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lind just misses with a punch to the body.
Lind swinging wildly here.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Lind moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lind. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis scores with the left hand. Lind knows he should have avoided that one.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lind thows a body shot but no joy.
Lind scores with a jab to the body.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Davis throws a front kick that sends Lind stumbling back into the cage.
Lind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Lind dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davis misses the shot to the body.
Lind swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Lind takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lind on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Lind counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lind has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Lind moves out of range.
Davis throws a jab when Lind was well out of range.
Lind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lind throws a front kick that sends Davis stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lind takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lind tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lind.
Lind tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Lind scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Lind lands a head kick!
Lind attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lind looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lind. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lind's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Lind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lind moves out of range of the body kick.
Lind connects with a looping right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lind has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lind and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lind lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis throws a leg kick but Lind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Lind off balance momentarily.
Lind is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
Lind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lind if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lind counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lind's sensitive parts.
Davis moves out of range as Lind throws a body kick.
Davis throws a leg kick but Lind moved away.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Lind slips under a jab.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lind.
Lind scores with a jab.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis avoids the body shot from Lind.
A good leg kick by Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lind walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
That kick from Davis tenderised Lind's leg. Lind is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis misses with a combination
and Lind counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lind takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis works Lind's body with a nice hook.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lind thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Davis dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Lind throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Davis misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
That kick from Lind tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lind's head.
Davis lands a jab.
Lind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Lind staying out of range there.
Lind lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis throws a series of punches but Lind moves out of range.
Lind throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lind misses.
Lind scores with a jab to the head.
Lind connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lind is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lind looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis throws a low kick but Lind moves out of range easily.
Lind's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis catches Lind with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Lind darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lind keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lind tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Lind lands a shoulder strike.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lind fails to land.
Lind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Lind lands a left hand.
Lind wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lind misses with a body punch.
Lind lands with a right to the head.
Davis blocks a body shot from Lind.
Lind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lind lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind misses with a punch on the inside.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Lind misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lind has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lind and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Lind staying out of range there.
Lind moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Lind fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lind tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a low kick but Lind moves out of range easily.
Davis misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Lind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
Davis throws a low kick, looking for Lind's leg but Lind calmly moves out of range.
Lind scores with a punch to the head.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Lind avoids it.
Lind blocks a jab.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lind has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lind. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind blocks a low kick nicely.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Lind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lind has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Lind!
An out of breath Quinton Lind thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.