PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmVndzNIkI as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Cruz

175 cm
23
143 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

172 cm
23
130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Cruz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis postures up.

Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.

Cruz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Davis stacks Cruz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Davis!
Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Davis scoring with strikes.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Davis is controlling Cruz's trapped leg to prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.
Davis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Cruz manages to pass to mount!
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Davis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to take Davis's back but he can't do it this time.
Davis tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Cruz goes for an armbar but Davis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Davis.
Cruz looks gassed!
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Cruz has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
It looks like Davis is going to stand back up.
Davis trying to pass the guard but Cruz defending well.
Davis controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Cruz is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davis trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Davis passes to full mount!
Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
Davis landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cruz looks a forlorn figure.
Davis looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis scoring with strikes but Cruz is staying in there.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

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

Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Davis is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Davis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Davis blocks the strikes from Cruz.
Davis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cruz is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Cruz is breathing heavily.

Cruz is looking for a triangle here but Davis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cruz is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis working the ground and pound.
Davis lands a nice forearm strike.

Davis stands up and beckons Cruz to his feet.

Davis shoots in and bounces Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnny Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cruz is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Davis 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.

Cruz has an active guard here but Davis has managed to pass into half guard.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
Davis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davis content just to control the position here.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Cruz looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks from Cruz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Davis is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davis working Cruz over with strikes.
Davis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cruz!
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks Cruz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cruz?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Davis dominated that second round.
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!

Davis catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cruz's guard now.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.

Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.

Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cruz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cruz!
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Davis controlling the action here.

Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Davis content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davis working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Martin Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Davis!