PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grommas Hellscrem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Davison
vs
Hellscrem

181 cm
18
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Steel Penn's All 160

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grommas Hellscrem!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hellscrem manages to avoid it.
Davison throws a solid leg kick but Hellscrem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davison.

Davison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hellscrem manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hellscrem wants to get back to full guard.
Davison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hellscrem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hellscrem wants to control but Davison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Davison just wasn't active enough.
Davison stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellscrem tries for a takedown but Davison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Davison feints and as Hellscrem raises his hands in defense, Davison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davison wants to pass the guard but Hellscrem is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davison is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscrem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Davison.
Hellscrem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chris Davison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grommas Hellscrem.

Hellscrem gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hellscrem looks winded!
Davison controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davison stays in close to Hellscrem's body and controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellscrem is keeping the position for now.

Chris Davison has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Davison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hellscrem did well to prevent Davison getting side control.
Hellscrem is looking for a sweep. Davison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Davison seems content to control.
Davison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hellscrem trying to hold on to Davison's head to control him but Davison postures up.
Davison content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscrem wants to control but Davison is keeping busy and won't allow it.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Davison wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davison throws out a leg kick but Hellscrem moves out of range and Davison only half commits.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davison advances to mount.
Davison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davison lands a big elbow.
Davison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hellscrem is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davison controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscrem can't escape the position.
Davison controlling the pace for now.
Davison cracks Hellscrem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davison controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Davison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hellscrem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davison sprawls well. Davison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hellscrem gets slowly back to his feet.
Hellscrem looks for a takedown but Davison sprawls well.
Davison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Davison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Davison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hellscrem has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gladiators **ELITE** Steel Penn. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hellscrem controls Davison momentarily but Davison frees himself.

Chris Davison has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Davison.
Hellscrem is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellscrem is trying to control Davison's posture but Davison avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison happy to just control the position for now.
Davison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hellscrem for as long as he can get away with.
Hellscrem wants to control but Davison postures up.
Hellscrem is looking for a sweep.
Davison is chipping away with strikes.
Davison just content to control the position.
Chris Davison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hellscrem defending against the ground and pound.
Davison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Davison takes a little break here. Hellscrem wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscrem struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellscrem is letting Davison control him for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Davison wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Davison scores with a takedown into Hellscrem's guard.
Davison stays in close to Hellscrem's body and controls the position.
Hellscrem looking for a sweep. Not yet Hellscrem, not yet.
Davison throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Chris Davison has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Davison.
Hellscrem is being controlled here.
Davison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hellscrem regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Davison there.
Davison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Davison.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hellscrem is defended easily by Davison.
Chris Davison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grommas Hellscrem.

Davison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hellscrem did well to prevent Davison getting side control.
Davison is taking a breather. Hellscrem 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.
Davison is looking to advance position but Hellscrem won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davison is taking a breather. Hellscrem 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Davison dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Davison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hellscrem did well to prevent Davison getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hellscrem is looking to improve his position.
Davison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Davison wants to pass to mount but Hellscrem is defending the position.
Hellscrem is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Davison is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Davison.

Davison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellscrem keeping full guard, as Davison tries to pass.
Hellscrem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chris Davison has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Davison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davison content to control rather than advance.
Davison prevents Hellscrem from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davison in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscrem has hold of Davison's hands but Davison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Davison.

Hellscrem gets caught napping as Davison dives in and scores a takedown. Hellscrem manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellscrem is trying to control the position but Davison postures up.
Hellscrem keeping full guard, as Davison tries to pass.
Hellscrem can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davison controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Davison.

Davison feints and as Hellscrem raises his hands in defense, Davison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscrem working a defensive guard here.
Davison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hellscrem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Davison wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Davison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hellscrem tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davison is in Hellscrem's guard.
Davison sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison looking to pass the guard.
Chris Davison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davison postures up.
Davison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chris Davison has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellscrem was well out of range. Poor timing from Davison.
Chris Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Davison dives in and scores a takedown into Hellscrem's guard.
Davison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellscrem working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Davison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Davison!