PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark McGillivary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Davies
vs
McGillivary

185 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark McGillivary!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies throws a push kick but McGillivary slaps the foot to one side.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGillivary scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGillivary lands a really nice looking cross but Davies seems unphased.
Davies tries to clinch up.
Travis Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies fails to land the takedown.
Davies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Davies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davies tries to pull guard but McGillivary holds him up against the cage and eventually Davies drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davies gets control of McGillivary's arms and successfully pulls guard. Davies will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davies had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGillivary defends it easily.
McGillivary really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davies. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGillivary trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davies's guard.
Davies looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to stand up but McGillivary is controlling him.
Davies tries to strike from the bottom.
Davies trying to keep a closed guard but McGillivary is proving a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Travis Davies wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davies.

It looks like Mark McGillivary has been cut.
Davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davies dodges the punch combination from McGillivary.
McGillivary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillivary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davies.
McGillivary throws a lazy head kick
and Davies counters with a straight right hand.
Davies will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGillivary stalks Davies and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davies's face. Davies staggers backwards, shaken.
McGillivary lands a high kick!
Davies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGillivary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Davies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from McGillivary.
Davies prevents McGillivary from breaking the clinch.
McGillivary is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davies pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Davies.
Davies changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McGillivary fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McGillivary connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Travis Davies will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark McGillivary's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davies tries for a takedown but McGillivary circles away easily
and McGillivary counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davies misses with an uppercut
and McGillivary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mark McGillivary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies tries to clinch up

and McGillivary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGillivary is trying to stall.
McGillivary prevents Davies from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGillivary wants to break the clinch but can't.

Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGillivary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGillivary stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGillivary wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from McGillivary. No joy for Davies on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - McGillivary scores with a four punch combination!
Davies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGillivary. That's going to slow Davies down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies fails with the takedown.
McGillivary fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGillivary leaves Davies with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davies takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGillivary swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Davies misses with a right hand

and McGillivary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGillivary to keep the fight standing.

McGillivary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davies blocks a head kick by McGillivary.
McGillivary throws a wild body kick that Davies sees coming a mile off.
McGillivary thows a body kick. Davies tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Davies tries to clinch there but McGillivary circles away.
Davies shoots in for a double leg but McGillivary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McGillivary shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davies eats them both and turns towards McGillivary to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McGillivary leaves Davies with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillivary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGillivary tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGillivary throws a wild body kick that Davies sees coming a mile off.
Davies fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGillivary leaves Davies with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGillivary swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark McGillivary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark McGillivary's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McGillivary moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGillivary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Travis Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGillivary moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGillivary stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGillivary wants it to stay on the feet.
Davies shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGillivary pinned against the cage. McGillivary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davies looks for a takedown but McGillivary sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGillivary's waist but McGillivary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davies off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillivary stuffs the takedown attempt from Davies. Davies gets slowly back to his feet.
McGillivary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but McGillivary shows good takedown defense.
McGillivary throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McGillivary works Davies's body with a nice hook.
McGillivary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGillivary tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillivary scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGillivary lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGillivary throws a series of strikes that have Davies backpedaling.
McGillivary stalks Davies and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davies's face. Davies staggers backwards, shaken.
McGillivary's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGillivary duly obliges.
McGillivary scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGillivary is fending him off so far but Davies persists. Nope, McGillivary circles away and we're back to standing.
McGillivary scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGillivary throws a combination. Davies tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by McGillivary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies looks for a takedown but McGillivary sprawls well.
Nice body kick there by McGillivary.
A head kick misses from McGillivary.
McGillivary lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt.
Davies takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillivary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davies lands a head kick. McGillivary smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davies.
McGillivary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
Davies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McGillivary cracks the inside of Davies's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGillivary throws a series of punches but Davies avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark McGillivary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGillivary has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark McGillivary!