PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Coldplay - Clocks blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bjarno Lackenmeier was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Phil Davis
vs
Lackenmeier

182 cm
34
222 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

188 cm
33
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lackenmeier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lackenmeier is keeping the position for now.
Lackenmeier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lackenmeier pulls Davis in close to his closed guard and prevents Davis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Davis wants to control from the top but Lackenmeier keeps moving.
Lackenmeier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Lackenmeier.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lackenmeier is keeping the position for now.

Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis postures up in Lackenmeier's guard and throws a big left but Lackenmeier blocks it.
Lackenmeier wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Lackenmeier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
Lackenmeier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lackenmeier tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.
Davis is looking to sweep but instead, Lackenmeier has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier is controlling the pace.

Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Lackenmeier wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it.
Davis wants to improve his position but Lackenmeier is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Lackenmeier 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.

Bjarno Lackenmeier has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Lackenmeier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lackenmeier stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Lackenmeier prevents the takedown attempt.
Lackenmeier is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lackenmeier down to the mat. Lackenmeier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lackenmeier can pounce on him.

Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lackenmeier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lackenmeier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lackenmeier keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Lackenmeier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bjarno Lackenmeier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lackenmeier scoring well with a low kick there.
Lackenmeier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.

Lackenmeier has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lackenmeier looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Lackenmeier scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mr Phil Davis has been cut.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the head.
Lackenmeier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davis is trying to stall.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lackenmeier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lackenmeier lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lackenmeier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lackenmeier enables Davis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lackenmeier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lackenmeier keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Lackenmeier is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.
Lackenmeier lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Lackenmeier trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis is looking to improve his position but Lackenmeier isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier looking to control and managing it successfully.
Davis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lackenmeier controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Let's hope that Lackenmeier has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lackenmeier is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lackenmeier sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lackenmeier looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bjarno Lackenmeier wasn't active enough on the ground.

Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lackenmeier is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lackenmeier has his back to the cage.

Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.

Lackenmeier clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow.
Davis gets through Lackenmeier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjarno Lackenmeier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Phil Davis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lackenmeier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lackenmeier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lackenmeier scores with a leg kick.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lackenmeier as he jumps to the side.
Lackenmeier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lackenmeier.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by Lackenmeier.
Davis shoots in but Lackenmeier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lackenmeier closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Lackenmeier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lackenmeier trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lackenmeier into the cage.
Lackenmeier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lackenmeier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lackenmeier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lackenmeier lands a nice elbow.
Davis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lackenmeier is defending well.
Lackenmeier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lackenmeier is stalling here.
Lackenmeier scores a nice knee to the body.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Lackenmeier taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lackenmeier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lackenmeier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lackenmeier manages to break the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Lackenmeier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis is looking for a takedown.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lackenmeier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lackenmeier's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lackenmeier scores a nice knee to the body.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lackenmeier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier connects with a knee to the head.
Lackenmeier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lackenmeier is struggling to control the position.
Lackenmeier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lackenmeier up against the cage.

Lackenmeier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lackenmeier closes the distance but Davis moves to the side

and Davis moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lackenmeier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.
Lackenmeier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lackenmeier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lackenmeier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.
Lackenmeier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mr Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjarno Lackenmeier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Lackenmeier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarno Lackenmeier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lackenmeier 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjarno Lackenmeier!
Bjarno Lackenmeier thanked the fans post fight for their support.