PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Wars Of Islam. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Davies
vs
Crash

170 cm
27
149 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

166 cm
26
145 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Crash throws a leg kick but Davies checks it.
Crash lands with a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davies checks a leg kick.
Davies takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Davies fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crash on the side of the head.
Davies checks a leg kick nicely.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Crash's shoulder, as Crash tries to avoid the shot.
Crash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crash is looking to slow Davies down with leg kicks.
Davies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as Crash lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davies doesn't seem phased though.
Skull Crash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies misses with a hook to the body

and Crash counters with a head kick that drops Davies to the mat! Davies scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Davies is rocked!
Davies avoids a kick to the body.
Oh Davies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies avoids the head kick by Crash.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies is just out of range.
Davies seems to have got his legs back now.
Crash pushes Davies away with a front kick.
Davies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crash.
Crash misses with a wild body shot.
Crash lands a slapping body shot.
Crash tries to land a leg kick but Davies saw it coming and moves away.
Crash scores with a hook to the body. Davies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davies just misses with a punch to the body.
Crash fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crash digs a good hook to Davies's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davies's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies blocks a leg kick.
Crash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davies rather than just go for the knockout.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Crash throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davies's head.
Davies throws an off balance right hand
and Crash counters with a head kick. That will keep Davies thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crash throws a body punch but Davies moves out of range.
Crash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crash counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crash throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davies's head.
Davies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash looks for the body kick but Davies saw that one coming.
Crash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davies checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davies checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crash misses with a leg kick
and Davies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crash connects with a body shot that sends Davies's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davies, as that shot connected.
Crash thows a body kick. Davies tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crash lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Crash misses.
Crash connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Crash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crash.
Crash fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crash defending well as Davies loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Davies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Crash.
Davies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crash.
A big right from Davies misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Crash lands a left and a right that send Davies crashing to the mat, dazed. Crash thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Crash scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davies doesn't seem bothered though.
Crash throws a body kick that misses.
Crash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skull Crash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davies blocks a head kick by Crash.
Crash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
Davies throws out a loose jab but Crash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crash throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davies throws out the jab.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davies was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash throws a lazy body kick
and Davies counters with a stiff right hand.
Davies's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davies duly obliges.
Crash shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crash.
Davies throws a series of punches but Crash avoids them all with ease.
Davies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crash has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Crash tries to work over Davies's front leg with a kick but Davies checks it.
Davies blocks a head kick by Crash.
Davies clobbers Crash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crash looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davies loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a head kick that Davies semi-blocks.
Crash fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Crash misses with a body punch
and Davies counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davies throws out a loose jab but Crash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davies.
Davies avoids the head kick by Crash.
Crash lands a lovely overhand right.
Davies blocks a head kick by Crash.
Davies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crash. Crash obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Davies as he checks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Davies might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Crash misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash looks for the body kick but Davies saw that one coming.
Davies misses with an uppercut. Crash saw that one coming.
Davies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davies keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
Crash connects with a body shot.
Davies is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davies scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crash looks to land a combination but Davies avoids it well.
Davies moves out of range as Crash throws a body kick.
Davies misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crash throws a leg kick but Davies checks it.
Crash tries to work over Davies's front leg with a kick but Davies checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Davies misses.
Davies checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davies is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davies checks it well.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick
and Davies counters with a nice body shot.
Crash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skull Crash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Crash cracks Davies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crash.
Crash connects with a leg kick. Davies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davies lands a two punch combo.
Crash thows a body kick. Davies tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crash throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crash pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davies is out of range and Crash settles back down.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Crash avoids the body shot from Davies.
Crash finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crash misses with a jab to the body
and Davies counters with a left and a right that stings Crash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies missing with a left hand there. Crash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crash 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 Davies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Davies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Crash.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crash.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Crash slips a jab from Davies.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Crash throws a right hand that Davies ducks under and follows up with a left that Davies also avoids with ease.
Crash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davies takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Davies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davies throws a combination that misses
and Crash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davies thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Davies blocks the low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crash takes a swing at Davies's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Davies misses its intended target.
That kick from Crash tenderised Davies's leg. Davies is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davies's calf.
Crash gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Davies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crash looks to land a body kick but Davies moved away.
Crash slips under a jab from Davies.
Crash throws a wild body kick that Davies sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash takes a swing at Davies's ribcage but misses.
Davies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crash.
Davies on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crash tried to score with a low kick but Davies checks it.
Donk. Crash catches Davies right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crash 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 Davies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skull Crash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crash pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davies is out of range and Crash settles back down.
Crash darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Crash throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davis Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crash slips a jab from Davies.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crash 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
Skull Crash thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Davis Davies spoke after the fight, saying 'I apologise for being an ass.'.