PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane has chosen Vader- sword of the witcher as his entrance music. Eli Davis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Davis
vs
Clegane

211 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis looking to score a takedown here. Clegane is defending well but Davis drives through and ends up in Clegane's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis postures up.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Clegane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Clegane!
Davis looking to control.
Clegane prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
Clegane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clegane trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Clegane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gregory Clegane hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Clegane throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clegane lands with an overhand left.
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.

Clegane scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis is trying to control the position but Clegane postures up.
Clegane looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clegane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clegane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clegane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clegane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis postures up in Clegane's guard and throws a big left but Clegane blocks it.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clegane pulls Davis in to control the position.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Clegane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Clegane!
Clegane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clegane postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Clegane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clegane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Clegane has wrist control.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Clegane blocks nicely.
Clegane looks winded!
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clegane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis stands up over Clegane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clegane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis postures up in Clegane's guard and throws a big left but Clegane blocks it.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Clegane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Clegane!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis has Clegane pulled in close to control his posture.
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!
Clegane prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
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!

Clegane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Clegane trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is looking to stand up but Clegane isn't so interested in that idea.
Clegane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Clegane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clegane works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Clegane looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Clegane blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clegane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clegane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clegane is breathing heavily.
Clegane wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis cracks Clegane with a solid left hand.
Davis throws a strike but Clegane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clegane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
Clegane working some strikes from top position.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clegane stops Davis from standing up.
Clegane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis trying to control the position here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Davis wants to stand but Clegane is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eli Davis just wasn't active enough.

Clegane clinches up against the cage.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Clegane blocks it.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Clegane lands an uppercut.
Davis fails to pull guard.
Clegane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.

Clegane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Clegane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clegane is stalling in the full guard.
Clegane postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clegane controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clegane wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gregory Clegane hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Clegane scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Clegane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Clegane clinches up against the cage.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clegane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clegane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Clegane gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Clegane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clegane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Gregory Clegane has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Clegane misses with a left hand

and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Clegane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clegane 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.
Clegane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis is looking to clinch but Clegane is avoiding it.
Clegane tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clegane misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clegane thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clegane circles away.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clegane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Clegane clinches with his opponent.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clegane is keeping busy.

Davis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clegane uses from the top position.
Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregory Clegane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clegane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clegane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clegane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis trying to control the position.
Clegane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davis wants to stand but Clegane is controlling the position.
Clegane content to stall in guard here.
Clegane wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Clegane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Clegane from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Clegane was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Clegane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clegane after a bit of a struggle.
Clegane misses with a knee strike.
Davis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clegane just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clegane.

Davis is rocked!
Clegane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clegane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clegane throws a big uppercut that drops Davis! More strikes from Clegane and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Davis lies dazed against the cage as Clegane celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Clegane!
Gregory Clegane decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.