PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Curry
vs
Davies

210 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Davies!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Curry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Curry checks it well.

Davies looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curry is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curry won't allow Davies to get back to his feet.
Curry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry content to stall in guard here.
Curry throwing strikes from guard but Davies blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Curry drops back looking for a leg! Davies is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davies manages to kick Curry off! Curry jumps back into Davies's guard.
Davies looking to control.
Curry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Davies looking for a sweep. Not yet Davies, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Curry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davies's head.
Davies thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Curry slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Davies.

Curry is looking for a kimura but Davies is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Curry to get the leverage.
Davies desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Curry tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nice strikes from Curry there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to control Curry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davies avoid being mounted?

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Davies drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davies trying to control the action but Curry is working from the bottom.
Curry gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Curry trying to control but Davies postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davies looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Curry regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Davies.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Davies will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davies has Curry up against the cage in a clinch.
Davies is struggling to control the position.

Davies pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davies wants to improve his position but instead Curry has moved into half guard.
Curry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davies felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daniel Davies has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davies looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Curry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Curry seems to be working for a kimura but Davies defends the submission attempt.
Curry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curry is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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.
Davies wants to get back to full guard.
Davies is trying to control but Curry manages to pass to mount!
Davies tries to lock up and control but Curry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davies manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Davies wants to control but Curry passes into side.
Curry scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is trying to work for a sweep but Curry has mounted him!
Davies tries to hold on but Curry pushes him away.
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Curry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Curry with shots to the head and body - Davies looks very uncomfortable down there.
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Curry lands a couple of good shots and Davies has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Curry is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Davies has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Davies is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies keeps trying to improve his position.

Curry is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Davies has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Curry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
Curry punches the canvas rather than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curry is punishing Davies with some ground and pound.
Davies covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Curry wants to control but Davies is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Curry dominated that second round.
That's time! Curry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Davies fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Curry on the side of the head.

Davies drives through and clinches with Curry against the cage.
Davies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Curry trying to stall but Davies improves his position.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davies tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Davies gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Curry trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry is pressing down on Davies's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davies wants to get up but he can't break Curry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Davies wants to stand and escape but instead Curry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Curry is now in half guard.
Davies has hold of Curry's hands but Curry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davies trying to hold on to Curry's head to control him but Curry postures up.
Curry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Curry working over Davies with some ground and pound. Davies looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davies has hold of Curry's hands but Curry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Curry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davies does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davies looks like he's trying to stand up.

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.
Davies holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Curry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Curry moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Davies.
Davies is being controlled here.
Davies takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Curry cracks Davies with a big elbow.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Curry controls the position from side control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Davies.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Curry is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davies off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry avoiding Davies 's attempts to control his hands.
Davies might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Curry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Curry 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.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Curry gets his hands free as Davies looks to control.

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 Sean Curry.
I think Curry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Curry!