PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the ring accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Vos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three Little Birds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Davis
vs
Vos

180 cm
26
161 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
165 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Vos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Vos seems unphased.
Vos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Vos.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Vos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vos ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vos moves away.
Vos connects with the punch.
Davis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Davis lands a jab to Vos's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Vos's defenses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vos is out of range.
Davis throws a right and a left that Vos avoids nicely.
Vos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vos misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Vos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Vos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Davis gets tackled into the ropes by Vos. Vos maintains the clinch.
Davis avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Vos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Vos closes the distance and clinches.
Vos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis tries to work over Vos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos misses with a punch to the body.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Vos misses with a body punch.
Vos tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Vos back against the ropes.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Corey Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Vos.
Vos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vos slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vos back to the ropes. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Vos persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Vos tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
A big right from Davis misses.
Vos moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Vos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis cracks Vos with an open hand slap.
A lazy body kick from Davis

and Vos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vos stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vos trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Vos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Davis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vos with the ground and pound but Davis regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos trying to control from Davis's half guard. Davis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Davis pulls Vos in close to prevent any damage.
Vos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vos.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vos wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Vos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vos gets the takedown into side control.
Vos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Davis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Vos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vos is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis parries the strikes from Vos easily there. Vos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davis to escape.
Vos throws an elbow but Davis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Davis prevents Vos from moving into mount.
Davis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos working away.
Davis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Vos is working for a guillotine from mount but Davis frees his head quite easily.
Vos looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis tries to hold on but Vos postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos throws some wild stikes that Davis manages to avoid easily.
Davis wants to control but Vos is having none of it.
Vos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis wants to control but Vos is having none of it.
Vos landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Vos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vos wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Vos avoids the attempt from Davis to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos prevents Davis from getting the reversal.
Vos looking to land elbow strikes but Davis uses the position to regain half guard.
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
Vos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vos trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.
Vos wants to advance to full mount but Davis doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Vos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vos misses with a double jab.
Vos throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Vos.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Vos throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vos misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis misses with a hook. Vos ducked under it nicely.
Vos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vos lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vos clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Davis just leaning against Vos, taking a breather.
Davis pushes Vos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis works on Vos's body with a couple of short punches.
Vos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corey Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Vos backwards.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
Davis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vos avoids it.
Corey Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vos goes for a double leg but Davis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Davis continues to drive forward.
Davis is looking to counter with a body kick.
Corey Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Vos.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Vos moves out of range easily.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Vos misses with a body shot.
Vos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vos misses with a double jab.
Vos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vos scores with a nice head shot.
Davis lands with a hook. Vos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Vos misses with a hook to the body
and Vos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis catches Vos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis digs a good hook to Vos's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Vos.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis tries to bum rush Vos with a series of wild strikes but Vos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vos or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis, which made it look bad.
Corey Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis misses the jab.
Vos slips a jab from Davis.
Vos moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Vos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Vos's head.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Vos's shoulder, as Vos tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davis - that will leave a mark!
Vos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vos.
Despite the aggression on Vos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A lazy body kick from Davis

and Vos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Davis stops Vos from passing to mount.
Davis struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Vos.
Vos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Davis clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a leg kick

and Vos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
Vos wants to take a breather but Davis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vos.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Vos looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vos being controlled here, momentarily.
Vos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vos trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.

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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davis is looking to control Vos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted?
Vos thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Davis is doing well to control the position and prevent Vos from advancing to side control.
Vos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis throws a body punch but Vos moves out of range.
Vos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vos was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Vos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vos shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis misses with the body kick

and Vos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davis keeping full guard, as Vos tries to pass.
Vos wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Vos throwing strikes but missing.
Vos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Vos dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big right from Davis misses.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vos.
A big left from Davis misses.
Vos ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Vos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Vos.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Davis throws a leg kick

so Vos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis keeping full guard, as Vos tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos trying to move into half guard but instead Davis has managed to sweep!

Vos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vos is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Davis seems content to control.
Vos trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
Vos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vos is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vos avoid being mounted?
Vos is looking to get back to full guard here but Davis has managed to pass to side control instead.
Davis happy to just control the position for now.
Vos is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vos wants to control but Davis postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vos tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Vos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.
Vos looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Davis trying to control but Vos is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vos working a defensive guard here.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vos wants to improve his position but instead Davis has moved into half guard.
Vos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Vos.
I think Vos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake Vos!
Jake Vos is the new lightweight champion!
Jake Vos thanked the fans post fight for their support.