PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rey Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Davies has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rey Larson's chin.

Larson
vs
Davies

184 cm
23
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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, Rey Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Davies!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Larson with that takedown attempt.
Davies tries to clinch up
and Larson counters with a nice uppercut.

Davies closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larson to the mat! Larson manages to get full guard.
Larson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davies is one step ahead there.
Larson keeping full guard, as Davies tries to pass.
Davies would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davies stops Larson from standing up.
Davies wants to stand and escape but instead Larson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson preventing the sweep.
Larson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Larson'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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rey Larson.
Davies keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davies closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larson counters with a nice body kick.
Travis Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davies counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Larson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davies.
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!

Davies gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larson dodges the punch combination from Davies.
Davies throws a nice looking combination but Larson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Davies manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Larson on his heels. He'll look to pass Larson's guard now, I'm sure.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies wants to pass the guard but Larson is keeping the position.
Davies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to stand but Larson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Larson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davies.
Davies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davies has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Larson is proving hard to escape from.
Davies has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hand 2 Hand Combat $50 !!!. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Davies is looking to work some ground and pound but Larson has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davies is looking to work some ground and pound but Larson has wrist control.
Larson managing to control the position.
Davies scoring with some ground and pound.
Larson looking for a sweep. Not yet Larson, not yet.
Davies wants to stand and escape but instead Larson 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.
Davies doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Larson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davies works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Davies dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Davies misses with a wild combination.

Davies shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davies showed some decent athleticism there.
Larson trying to control but Davies postures up.

Davies wants to work for an arm triangle but Larson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Larson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davies scores with a couple of nice shots.
Travis Davies has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Davies is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Davies tries to pass to full mount but Larson defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larson wants to stand and escape but Davies is having none of it.
Davies postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Davies gets to his feet. Larson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larson.

Davies looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larson defending well though.
Davies missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davies sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larson defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larson manages to get to full guard.
Larson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davies.
Davies is stalling in the full guard.
Davies pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larson is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davies must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davies with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davies wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.
Davies is looking to work some ground and pound but Larson has wrist control.
Davies has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Larson is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies wants to stand and escape but instead Larson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Larson 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.
Larson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis 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!

A head kick misses from Davies.
Davies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davies is looking to clinch but Larson is avoiding it.
Davies tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies tries to land a front kick but Larson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larson shoots in but no luck this time.
Larson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davies but Davies pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Davies scores with a takedown into Larson's guard.
Larson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larson is pulling down on Davies's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson controls Davies momentarily but Davies frees himself.
Davies throws a strike but Larson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Larson gets to his feet - Davies follows without any prompting.
Davies feints a jab promting Larson to slip. Davies then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Larson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Rey Larson has been cut.
Larson checks a low kick from Davies.
Larson blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larson gets caught flat footed, as Davies shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Larson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Larson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davies is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Davies stands up from Larson's guard - Davies perhaps looking for a knockout.
Larson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davies's waist but Davies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Larson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larson seems to have got his legs back now.
Davies misses with a double jab.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Davies scores with a four punch combination!
Davies throws a right hand that Larson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larson also avoids with ease.
Larson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Davies shoots in and bounces Larson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davies lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Larson looking to control.
Davies trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to get up but he can't break Larson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Davies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Larson pushes Davies off and scrambles back to his feet.
Travis Davies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Davies closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larson keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Larson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

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