PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Joe Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Davis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Davis
vs
Joe Armstrong

211 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Joe Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis darts in and clinches Armstrong up against the cage.
Armstrong prevents the takedown attempt.

Armstrong has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davis uses from the top position.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis won't allow Armstrong to sweep him here.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armstrong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis with a nice head shot there.

Armstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Armstrong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Davis lands a couple of elbows.
Davis cracks Armstrong with a solid left hand.
Armstrong looks winded!
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armstrong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis stands up over Armstrong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis is working Armstrong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis with a nice head shot there.
Davis is working Armstrong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis distracts Armstrong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis distracts Armstrong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong looking to control.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Armstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Armstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a couple of elbows.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
Davis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davis cracks Armstrong with a solid left hand.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Davis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davis works over Armstrong with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armstrong controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Davis pulls guard effortlessly.
Armstrong trying to move into half guard but instead Davis has managed to sweep!
Davis preventing the sweep.

Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Armstrong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Armstrong's legs - danger averted.
Armstrong looking to control.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Armstrong's brow.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davis cracks Armstrong with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Armstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Davis preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis cracks Armstrong with a solid left hand.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armstrong has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Armstrong has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.
Eli Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Armstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Davis is in close to Armstrong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davis lands a couple of elbows.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Davis lands a couple of elbows.
Davis works over Armstrong with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis lands a couple of elbows.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Armstrong's brow.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davis is working Armstrong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davis lands a couple of elbows.
Davis stands up over Armstrong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Armstrong's brow.
Davis cracks Armstrong with a solid left hand.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
Davis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.
Armstrong has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is in close to Armstrong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Armstrong's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Davis throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Davis slips under a jab from Armstrong.

Armstrong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Armstrong scoring with punches and elbows.

Davis sneaks out the side door and pushes Armstrong away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Davis misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armstrong is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armstrong has his back to the cage.

Davis drags the fight down to the ground.
Davis is looking to stand up but Armstrong isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis pulls Armstrong in to control the position.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Davis kicks Armstrong off and gets to his feet.
Eli Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Davis has Armstrong up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Armstrong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Armstrong pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Armstrong gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to kick Armstrong off but Armstrong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Armstrong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis trying to control the position here.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armstrong is controlling him.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Armstrong!

Davis quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Davis but it's paid off an Armstrong is forced to tap! Nice work by Davis.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eli Davis!