PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing Grace by The Celtic Woman. Furlong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Say it Ain't So. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Furlong

187 cm
33
182 lbs
30 - 19 - 1

182 cm
32
165 lbs
22 - 21 - 1

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The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Furlong's head.
Furlong slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Furlong is out of range.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Furlong counters with a nice body shot.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Furlong counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis lands with a hook. Furlong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Furlong throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Furlong only half commits.
Furlong misses with a series of wild punches.
Furlong misses with a wild body shot.
Furlong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Furlong scrambles back to his feet.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Furlong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furlong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Furlong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furlong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Furlong misses with a double jab
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furlong.
Furlong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Furlong circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Davis throws a series of punches but Furlong avoids them all with ease.
Furlong ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Antonio Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furlong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Furlong tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antonio Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Furlong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Furlong. Furlong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davis throws a hook but Furlong avoids it easily.
Davis throws a series of punches but Furlong avoids them all with ease.
Furlong loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Furlong misses the target.
Furlong misses with a wild combination.
Furlong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Furlong.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Furlong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Furlong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Furlong moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from Furlong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong stalling in the clinch.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Furlong.
Furlong'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.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Furlong.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Furlong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Furlong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Furlong tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furlong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Furlong landing knees to the body.
Furlong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Furlong controls his hands.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Furlong looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Furlong uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furlong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis looking to stall.
Furlong missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Furlong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Furlong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Furlong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Furlong is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Furlong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Antonio Davis has been cut.
Furlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Furlong cracks a nice hook into Davis's ribs.
Furlong misses with a few strikes there.
Furlong thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Furlong walks into a straight right hand from Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furlong.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furlong. That did some damage!
Furlong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furlong manages to avoid it.
Furlong moves out of range of the strikes.
Furlong throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Furlong.
Antonio Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Furlong avoids a punch combination nicely.

Furlong has managed to clinch.
Furlong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Furlong blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong missing with knees to the body.
Furlong blocking some punches.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Furlong stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Davis working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furlong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Furlong taking a breather.
Davis is trying to stall.

Furlong breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Furlong looks to clinch
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Furlong does it's job there.
Davis wants to slow Furlong down by chopping away at his legs.
Davis misses with a hook. Furlong ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davis.
Furlong tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furlong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Furlong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Edward Furlong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Furlong's shoulder, as Furlong tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Furlong misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Furlong misses.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws a front kick aimed at Furlong's knee but Furlong avoids it well.
Furlong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis throws a body punch but Furlong moves out of range.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Furlong can pounce on him.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Furlong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Furlong lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furlong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Furlong lands with a nice body punch.
Furlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Furlong saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab from Furlong.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Furlong misses with a low kick.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Furlong had a free shot at his head there.
Furlong moves out of range of the strikes.
Furlong checks the leg kick.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Furlong slips a jab from Davis.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Furlong off balance momentarily.
Furlong cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Furlong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Furlong fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Furlong connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Furlong's shoulder, as Furlong tries to avoid the shot.
Furlong misses with a straight right.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furlong.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Furlong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.

Furlong clinches up against the cage.
Davis misses with some punches.
Furlong blocks a body shot from Davis.
Furlong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furlong looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to stall.
Furlong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Furlong.
Antonio Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Furlong lands a knee to the head.
Furlong looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis keeps control of Furlong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis is looking to control Furlong's arms but Furlong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davis has his back to the cage.
Davis avoiding damage.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Furlong uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis taking a breather.
Furlong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Antonio Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Come on Furlong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Furlong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furlong lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Furlong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis thumps Furlong with a low kick.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Furlong.
Davis cracks Furlong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Furlong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Furlong throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furlong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Furlong's head backwards.
Furlong tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Edward Furlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furlong blocks the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Davis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

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