PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bart Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Valenzuela has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Valenzuela
vs
Davies

187 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Valenzuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Davies!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies scores with a hook to the body. Valenzuela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valenzuela misses with a takedown attempt
and Davies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davies fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Valenzuela does no damage.
Good leg kick by Davies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davies tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valenzuela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valenzuela misses with a head kick.
Davies shoots in looking for a takedown but Valenzuela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valenzuela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davies has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela dives in and grabs Davies's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davies pushes down on Valenzuela's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Valenzuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davies drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davies working away.
Davies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valenzuela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valenzuela is looking for a sweep.
Davies tries to stand but Valenzuela is controlling his head.

Davies decides to stand back up.
Valenzuela leaves Davies with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davies scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davies manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Valenzuela on his heels. He'll look to pass Valenzuela's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Valenzuela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davies doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davies manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valenzuela controlling Davies's posture.
Valenzuela controls Davies momentarily but Davies frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davies engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Mitchell Davies has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Valenzuela misses with a combination
and Davies counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Davies closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Valenzuela's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valenzuela is looking for a triangle but Davies pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valenzuela looking for a sweep. Not yet Valenzuela, not yet.
Valenzuela is breathing heavily.
Valenzuela looking to control.
Valenzuela wants to stand but Davies is controlling the position.
Davies wants to stand and escape but instead Valenzuela has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valenzuela prevents Davies from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Davies dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valenzuela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Valenzuela counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela tries for a takedown. No joy.

Valenzuela successfully pulls guard.
Davies is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Valenzuela looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Davies passes into half guard.
Valenzuela looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is thwarting Valenzuela's attempts to control the position.
Valenzuela is looking for a sweep. Davies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valenzuela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davies with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mitchell Davies hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Valenzuela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davies misses with a double jab
and Valenzuela counters with a big head kick but Davies shrugs it off.
Valenzuela shoots in for a takedown but Davies shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Valenzuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but Valenzuela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but Valenzuela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Davies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valenzuela, pushing him back against the cage.
Valenzuela has Davies pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davies manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valenzuela has Davies pressed against the cage, preventing Davies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is trying to force a seperation but Valenzuela has the dominant position.

Valenzuela has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davies uses from the top position.
Davies is stalling in the full guard.
Valenzuela keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Valenzuela keeping full guard, as Davies tries to pass.
Valenzuela can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davies controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell Davies has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Davies moves into range and clinches up with Valenzuela.
Davies working hard to break the clinch.
Davies goes for a takedown attempt but Valenzuela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valenzuela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Davies shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valenzuela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davies has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valenzuela is proving hard to escape from.
Valenzuela wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Valenzuela looking for a sweep. Not yet Valenzuela, not yet.

Valenzuela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davies doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davies manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davies's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mitchell Davies.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
Valenzuela tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
Valenzuela shoots for a takedown but Davies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valenzuela tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davies defends well and Valenzuela ends up having to push Davies into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davies prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Valenzuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davies is trying to trip Valenzuela. He has hold of a leg but Valenzuela is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Davies persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Valenzuela keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davies's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davies must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies landing some decent shots from guard.
Valenzuela keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Davies looking to sit in guard and control but Valenzuela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Davies has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valenzuela can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davies has an active guard here but Valenzuela has managed to pass into half guard.

Valenzuela decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Davies drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Valenzuela bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davies's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela slips nicely into half guard.
Valenzuela tries to pass to full mount but Davies defends it.
Valenzuela is taking a breather. Davies says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Davies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Davies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davies 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

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