PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodin comes to the ring accompanied by jag maste ringa carina. John Davies looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Lodin
vs
Davies

177 cm
22
268 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrik Lodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Davies!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lodin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lodin prevents Davies from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is dominant here and he's now got Davies's back!
Lodin is trying to stick to Davies's back but Davies is turning into Lodin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lodin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Davies.
Lodin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lodin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lodin controls Davies momentarily but Davies frees himself.
Lodin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Davies trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lodin's guard.
Davies looks gassed!
Lodin is trying to control the position but Davies postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davies lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Patrik Lodin has been cut.

Lodin scores with a takedown into Davies's guard.
Lodin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lodin works over Davies with some ground and pound from guard.
Lodin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lodin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lodin distracts Davies with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to stand and escape but Lodin is having none of it.
Lodin is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies wants to stand but Lodin is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lodin controlling from the top position.
Lodin wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Lodin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lodin is controlling him.
Lodin scoring with some ground and pound.
Lodin 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.

Davies is working an open guard so Lodin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lodin.
Lodin controlling from side mount.
Lodin trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.

Lodin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to escape but Lodin is in control.

Lodin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davies, who protects the arm well.
Lodin trying to control the position but Davies is working away.
Davies is looking to regain half guard here but Lodin keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Lodin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrik Lodin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrik Lodin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lodin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Lodin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lodin wants to pass to mount but Davies is defending the position.
Lodin trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies looks like he's trying to stand up.

Lodin seems to be looking for submissions.
Davies trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Lodin there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Lodin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davies flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Davies is trying to get back to full guard.
Lodin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davies pushes Lodin off looking to stand but Lodin dives back in and keeps control.
Lodin slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lodin not doing much here.
Davies is trying to stand back up but Lodin is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lodin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lodin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodin wants to hold on but Davies pushes him away.
Davies trying to control but Lodin is having none of it.
Lodin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lodin content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lodin is controlling him.

Lodin 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.
Lodin trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Lodin drops back looking for a leg! Davies is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davies manages to kick Lodin off! Lodin jumps back into Davies's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrik Lodin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrik Lodin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lodin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davies sprawls well initially but Lodin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davies looks like he's trying to stand up.

Lodin seems to be working for a kimura but Davies defends the submission attempt.
Davies wants to get back to full guard but Lodin has mounted him!
Lodin controlling from the full mount.
Lodin raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin tries to control but Davies wriggling away.
BOOM! Lodin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davies's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Lodin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lodin controlling from the full mount.
Davies is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Lodin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Davies is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davies is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lodin unloading with bombs!

Lodin is standing up, even though he is in mount.
John Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lodin closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodin tries a knee to the head but Davies blocks it.
Davies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lodin cracks Davies with a nice body shot.
Lodin lands an elbow just above Davies 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davies.

Lodin manages to break the clinch.
Davies misses with a double jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lodin.
Davies is not content to let Lodin control the position.
Davies is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lodin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Lodin stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davies!
Davies is looking to improve his position but Lodin isn't that keen on the idea.
Lodin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davies regains half guard.
Lodin stops Davies from getting back to his feet.
John Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davies misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davies throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Lodin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lodin, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Patrik Lodin!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Patrik Lodin!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Patrik Lodin!

Patrik Lodin wins by unanimous decision!