PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demver Laurenz Dacoycoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Davis
vs
Laurenz Dacoycoy

185 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitchell Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demver Laurenz Dacoycoy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dacoycoy.
Mitchell Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dacoycoy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dacoycoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis scores with a head kick.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Dacoycoy pushes him off.
Dacoycoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchell Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demver Laurenz Dacoycoy.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dacoycoy circles away.
Dacoycoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Dacoycoy persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.

Davis clinches up with Dacoycoy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dacoycoy is looking for a takedown.
Dacoycoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis wants to take the fight to the mat but Dacoycoy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis tries for a takedown but Dacoycoy manages to get underhooks.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Dacoycoy won't want to take too many of those.
Dacoycoy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Dacoycoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Dacoycoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davis landing knees to the body.

Davis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dacoycoy uses from the top position.

Dacoycoy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davis dives on top into guard.
Davis wants to stand but Dacoycoy is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Dacoycoy is keeping the position.
Dacoycoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dacoycoy has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
Dacoycoy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dacoycoy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dacoycoy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Davis trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dacoycoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dacoycoy controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy slips nicely into half guard.
Dacoycoy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dacoycoy is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dacoycoy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Davis clinches up with Dacoycoy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Dacoycoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Dacoycoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dacoycoy dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Dacoycoy's head and hops out.
Mitchell Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demver Laurenz Dacoycoy.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis scores with a push kick.
Davis tries to clinch but Dacoycoy is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacoycoy fails with the takedown
and Davis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dacoycoy tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis connects with a high kick.

Davis closes the distance and pushes Dacoycoy back into the ropes.
Dacoycoy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dacoycoy is breathing heavily.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Dacoycoy blocks a head kick by Davis.
Dacoycoy shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.

Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Dacoycoy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis stalling against the ropes.
Dacoycoy is looking for a takedown.
Davis just leaning against Dacoycoy, taking a breather.
Dacoycoy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davis working Dacoycoy over with knees to the body.
Mitchell Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dacoycoy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dacoycoy or not.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dacoycoy.
Davis is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mitchell Davis.
Dacoycoy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dacoycoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dacoycoy.
Dacoycoy looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis tries to clinch
and Dacoycoy counters with a low kick, right behind Davis 's knee.
Dacoycoy shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dacoycoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dacoycoy circles away.
Davis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dacoycoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Davis clinches up with Dacoycoy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Davis landing knees to the body.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Dacoycoy. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Dacoycoy shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dacoycoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Dacoycoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dacoycoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demver Laurenz Dacoycoy.
Dacoycoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dacoycoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Dacoycoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Dacoycoy scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dacoycoy on the ground.
Dacoycoy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dacoycoy trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.

Dacoycoy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to bench press Dacoycoy off him but Dacoycoy keeps the position.
Dacoycoy wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Dacoycoy controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dacoycoy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dacoycoy not doing much here.
Davis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dacoycoy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dacoycoy's back!
Dacoycoy is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy is really stuck here.
Davis not allowing Dacoycoy to control his hands.
Davis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Davis is trying to control but Dacoycoy is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Mitchell Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dacoycoy is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis avoids the attempt from Dacoycoy to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mitchell Davis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Davis!