PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Dalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Dalit

170 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Dalit!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dalit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dalit wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dalit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis tries for a takedown but Dalit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dalit as he avoids it easily.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dalit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dalit pinned against the ropes. Dalit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dalit just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis tries for a takedown but Dalit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dalit stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Dalit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dalit wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis tries for a takedown but Dalit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dalit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dexter Dalit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalit takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Dalit shows good takedown defense.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalit.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dalit's waist but Dalit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Dalit lands a nice shot to the body.
Dalit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Dalit looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dalit drops his shoulder and cracks Davis with a huge uppercut! Davis goes down! Can Dalit finish him?

Davis is rocked!

It looks like Eric Davis has been cut.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dalit tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.
Oh Davis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dalit as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalit thows a body shot but no joy.
Dalit looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Dalit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dalit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by Dalit.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Dalit sprawls well.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Dalit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Dalit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalit thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dalit sprawls well. Dalit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Dalit scores with a nice head shot.
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 fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dalit avoids it really well and circles away.

Dalit cracks Davis with a big right hand and Davis goes down!
Dalit wants to get up but he can't break Davis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis is looking to stand up but Dalit isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Dalit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dalit's waist but Dalit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalit. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dexter Dalit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dalit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Dalit shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dalit leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dalit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dalit jabs Davis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalit lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dalit just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dalit sprawls well. Dalit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Dalit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalit just misses with a punch to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Davis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dalit throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalit throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis shoots in but Dalit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dalit swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Dalit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Dalit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Dalit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dalit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalit throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalit. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dalit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davis somewhat.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Dalit and Davis goes tumbling to the canvas! Dalit follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Dalit wants to stand up but Davis is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dalit is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis kicks Dalit off and gets back to his feet.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalit.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Dalit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Dalit shows good takedown defense.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Dalit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dalit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalit.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Dalit which made him look bad.
Eric Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dalit throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Dalit sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Dalit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Davis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalit stuffs the takedown.
Dalit just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalit misses with a looping right.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dalit pinned against the ropes. Dalit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Dalit steps into range and cracks Davis with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Davis flops backwards and Dalit dives into his guard looking to finish!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davis is looking to stand up but Dalit isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.
Dalit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dalit stops Davis from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis shoots in but Dalit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dalit avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis avoids the body shot from Dalit.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Dalit sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dalit swivels and escapes.
Dalit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Dalit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dalit misses with a wild body shot.
Davis fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dalit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dalit misses with a wild body shot.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dalit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalit misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Dalit which made him look bad.
Dalit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalit.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Dalit sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dalit circles away.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Dalit shows good takedown defense.
Dalit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis avoids the body shot from Dalit.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Davis tries for a takedown but Dalit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dalit misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dalit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalit.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dalit defends it nicely.
Eric Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Dalit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dalit 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Dalit!
Dexter Dalit thanked the fans post fight for their support.