PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Rurkowiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Rurkowiec has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Davis
vs
Rurkowiec

185 cm
26
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Rurkowiec!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rurkowiec darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Rurkowiec slowing the pace effectively.
Rurkowiec throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Rurkowiec controlling the action here for a moment.
Rurkowiec content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurkowiec just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Rurkowiec dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davis avoiding damage as Rurkowiec throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurkowiec pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rurkowiec throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Rurkowiec has him pressed against the cage.
Rurkowiec slows down the pace here.
Rurkowiec misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurkowiec missing with knees to the body.
Rurkowiec is pushing Davis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis jumps guard but Rurkowiec stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rurkowiec stalling.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rurkowiec smiles and moves away.

That's two 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.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Rurkowiec has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis prevents a body shot from Rurkowiec.
Rurkowiec misses with the head strike.
Davis tries to pull guard but Rurkowiec forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Rurkowiec has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Rurkowiec fails to land.
The referee calls for Rurkowiec to work.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Rurkowiec, against the cage.
Rurkowiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Rurkowiec is stalling here.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Rurkowiec has him pressed against the cage.
Rurkowiec stalling.
Rurkowiec controlling the action here for a moment.
Rurkowiec manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damian Rurkowiec.

Rurkowiec clinches.
Rurkowiec controlling the action here for a moment.
Davis tries to pull guard but Rurkowiec holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis tries to pull guard but Rurkowiec holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Rurkowiec dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rurkowiec wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis tries to counter with a takedown but Rurkowiec is quick to defend against it.

Rurkowiec has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rurkowiec - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Rurkowiec.
Davis tries to pull guard but Rurkowiec forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rurkowiec taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rurkowiec avoiding damage.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurkowiec stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Davis gets control of Rurkowiec's arms and successfully pulls guard. Davis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rurkowiec postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rurkowiec is one step ahead there.
Rurkowiec content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Rurkowiec has gone for a leg lock! Davis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rurkowiec's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Rurkowiec is working from the bottom.
Rurkowiec wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rurkowiec wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Rurkowiec clinches with his opponent.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis jumps guard but Rurkowiec stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rurkowiec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Rurkowiec.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rurkowiec slows down the pace here.

Davis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Rurkowiec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Rurkowiec clinches.
Rurkowiec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rurkowiec effectively controlling the action here.
Davis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rurkowiec to keep the fight standing.
Rurkowiec dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rurkowiec 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis jumps guard but Rurkowiec stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rurkowiec misses with a body punch.
Rurkowiec is pushing Davis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurkowiec throws a head punch that misses.
Rurkowiec stalling.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rurkowiec can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rurkowiec takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rurkowiec controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damian Rurkowiec.
Rurkowiec tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis feinted with a counter takedown.
Rurkowiec tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Rurkowiec.
Davis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Rurkowiec closes the distance and clinches.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Rurkowiec.
Rurkowiec 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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rurkowiec will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Davis up against the cage.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rurkowiec just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow that misses.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Rurkowiec pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rurkowiec avoiding damage.
Rurkowiec has Davis pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis jumps guard but Rurkowiec turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rurkowiec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurkowiec displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Davis tries to pull guard but Rurkowiec won't allow it.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rurkowiec misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurkowiec tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Carl Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damian Rurkowiec is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rurkowiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Rurkowiec comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rurkowiec winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Rurkowiec!