PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baumgartner
vs
Davis

178 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Baumgartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Davis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgartner goes for a double leg but Davis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Davis continues to drive forward.
Baumgartner dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Baumgartner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davis scores with a one two! Baumgartner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baumgartner moves out of range of the strikes.
Baumgartner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis misses with a right hand

so Baumgartner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baumgartner wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Baumgartner from controlling successfully.
Baumgartner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Davis pushes Baumgartner off and scrambles back to his feet.
Baumgartner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baumgartner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Baumgartner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis digs a good hook to Baumgartner's body.
Davis throws a body punch but Baumgartner moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a right and a left that Baumgartner avoids nicely.
Baumgartner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baumgartner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a series of punches but Baumgartner avoids them all with ease.
Baumgartner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baumgartner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Baumgartner is out of range.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baumgartner dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Baumgartner's head and hops out.

Baumgartner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baumgartner works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Baumgartner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davis sees it coming and defends easily.

Baumgartner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baumgartner circles away quickly and effectively.
Baumgartner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.

Baumgartner rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baumgartner.
Baumgartner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Baumgartner keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Baumgartner drags the fight down to the ground.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baumgartner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baumgartner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.

Davis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Baumgartner shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baumgartner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baumgartner.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.

Baumgartner gets a double leg takedown into Davis's guard.
Baumgartner passes Davis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Baumgartner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Baumgartner with that takedown attempt.
Davis looks to land a combination. Baumgartner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Baumgartner drives through with a takedown into Davis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Baumgartner throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Baumgartner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baumgartner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baumgartner trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Baumgartner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Baumgartner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davis sees it coming and defends easily.

Baumgartner seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baumgartner seems to be looking for submissions.

Baumgartner decides to stand up.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Baumgartner's ribs.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis scores with a body shot.

Baumgartner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Davis has one foot on Baumgartner's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baumgartner shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Baumgartner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Baumgartner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Baumgartner dives in for a single leg takedown but Davis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baumgartner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Baumgartner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Davis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis tries to work over Baumgartner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baumgartner tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baumgartner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baumgartner struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Baumgartner jumps guard but Davis stands there with Baumgartner around his waist. Baumgartner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.

Baumgartner has hold of one of Davis's legs. Davis is fighting the takedown attempt but Baumgartner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Davis manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis throws a combination that misses

and Baumgartner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baumgartner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Baumgartner is controlling him

Baumgartner 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.

Baumgartner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davis defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baumgartner seems to be looking for submissions.
Baumgartner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've been informed that Davis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

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.

Davis makes his way to full guard, as Baumgartner worked for a kimura.
Baumgartner passes Davis's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Baumgartner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baumgartner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is refusing to be controlled, as Baumgartner sits in half guard.

Baumgartner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baumgartner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Brandon Baumgartner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baumgartner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.

That's four 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.
Baumgartner tries to pass to full mount but Davis defends it.

Baumgartner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Davis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Baumgartner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis jabs Baumgartner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marcus Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Baumgartner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Baumgartner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Davis!
After the big win, Marcus Davis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Max Octane Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.