PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Therion - Sitra Ahra. Davison has chosen Not Today by Sevendust as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smith
vs
Davison

185 cm
26
215 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

181 cm
26
211 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison fails with a takedown attempt.
Davison throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.

Smith tries to sprawl but Davison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Davison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davison.
Smith gets full guard.
Davison trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Davison throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison throwing strikes but missing.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Davison from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is pulling down on Davison's head to control his posture.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Davison from controlling successfully.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davison throws a big elbow that misses.
Davison throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Davison controlling Smith's posture.
Davison working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davison.
Davison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davison gets the takedown into side control.
Davison scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Davison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Davison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davison misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Davison crashes against the mat.
Davison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to buck Davison off but Davison is having none of it.
Davison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Davison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith parries the strikes from Davison easily there. Davison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
An elbow from Davison crashes against the mat.
Davison throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Davison scoring with punches from side control.
Davison misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An elbow from Davison crashes against the mat.
Davison scores with punches from side control.
Davison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Davison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Davison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davison misses with a straight right.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Davison avoids it well and moves away.
Davison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith throws a quick counter head kick but Davison was just out of range.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.
Davison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Davison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Davison shoots in.
Davison looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.

Davison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davison is defended easily by Smith.
Chris Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Davison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davison lands in his opponent's guard.

Smith pushes Davison off and scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Davison misses.
Smith lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davison shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davison.

Davison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davison showed some decent athleticism there.
Davison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Davison in his half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davison throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Davison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Davison lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davison.
Davison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Davison sits in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Davison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davison throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Davison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davison thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Davison scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Davison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davison throws a big elbow that misses.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Davison goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.

Davison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Smith is rocked!
Davison lands a big elbow - Smith is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Davison!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Davison!
After winning the bout, Chris Davison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.