PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Davidson
vs
Fisher

203 cm
18
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hipolito Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Fisher!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fisher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Davidson tries to sprawl but Fisher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Davidson is looking to improve his position.
Fisher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fisher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Fisher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davidson defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet.
Davidson moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher preventing the sweep.
Fisher is in close to Davidson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.

Fisher stands up from Davidson's guard - Fisher perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fisher misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fisher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davidson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davidson's head.
Davidson is looking to improve his position.
Davidson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fisher.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davidson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davidson.
Davidson wants to stand and escape but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fisher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davidson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fisher is doing well to control the position and prevent Davidson from advancing to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson prevents Fisher from standing back up.
Davidson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fisher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davidson distracts Fisher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davidson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davidson throws a big elbow that misses.
Davidson distracts Fisher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson working some strikes from top position.
Fisher has a closed guard, preventing Davidson from standing up.
Davidson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher looks winded!
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davidson 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.
Fisher is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
Davidson working some strikes from top position.
Fisher controlling Davidson's posture.
Davidson postures up and lands a big shot to Fisher's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davidson won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hipolito Davidson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davidson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fisher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fisher looking to slow down the pace here.
Fisher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davidson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davidson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Fisher has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davidson uses from the top position.
Davidson throws a big right hand that misses.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Davidson isn't so interested in that idea.
Davidson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fisher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davidson manages to get himself to full guard.

Davidson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fisher is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson throws a strike but Fisher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Davidson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fisher off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.

Davidson closes the distance and clinches.

Davidson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Davidson moved out of range.

Davidson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Davidson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davidson defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.

Davidson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fisher is trying to force a seperation but Davidson has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Davidson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davidson blocks a head kick by Fisher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Davidson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Davidson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fisher lands a jab to the nose.
Davidson fails with the takedown.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Davidson moved out of range nicely.
Davidson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Davidson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher wants to counter with a clinch but Davidson pushes him away.

Davidson moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davidson breaks from the clinch.
Hipolito Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fisher gets the takedown into side control.
Davidson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fisher.
Davidson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fisher trying to control the action but Davidson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Davidson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fisher is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Hipolito Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davidson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fisher manages to get himself to full guard.

Davidson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davidson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fisher's head.
Davidson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davidson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davidson wants to stand but Fisher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davidson postures up in Fisher's guard and throws a big left but Fisher blocks it.
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davidson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davidson scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davidson lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fisher's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hipolito Davidson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Davidson gets a double leg takedown into Fisher's guard.
Davidson won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Davidson throwing strikes but missing.
Davidson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davidson works over Fisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Fisher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davidson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davidson is working Fisher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davidson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Davidson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson cracks Fisher with a solid left hand.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davidson is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fisher trying to keep a closed guard but Davidson is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher 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.
Davidson with a nice head shot there.
Davidson connects with a couple of short punches.

Davidson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Davidson pushes Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Fisher controls the action.
Davidson tries to work over Fisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidson lands a right hand.
Davidson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Fisher misses with some punches.

Fisher has picked Davidson up - he's going for a ride! Fisher dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Davidson connecting with a few gentle strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson manages to get to full guard.
Davidson is looking to stand up but Fisher isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Davidson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davidson postures up in Fisher's guard and throws a big left but Fisher blocks it.
Davidson is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davidson tries to stand but Fisher is controlling from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davidson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Davidson stands up over Fisher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fisher has momentary wrist control but Davidson slips an elbow through the middle.
Davidson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fisher's head.
Davidson is working Fisher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davidson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Davidson works over Fisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Davidson is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bobby Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fisher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davidson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davidson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davidson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davidson landing with the ground and pound.
Davidson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Davidson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice sprawl there from Fisher as Davidson shoots in.
Davidson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hipolito Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davidson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hipolito Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davidson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hipolito Davidson!