PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tanlagu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanlagu has chosen Where The Hood At as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. David Tanlagu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Tanlagu

185 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 29 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roderick Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 29 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Tanlagu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanlagu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davis back to the cage. Tanlagu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Davis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tanlagu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Davis landing strikes.
Davis taking a breather here.
Tanlagu is trying to improve his position.
Tanlagu looks winded!
Tanlagu can't do much from the bottom here.
Davis working the body and head with strikes.
Tanlagu throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanlagu struggling a bit here.
Tanlagu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Davis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Davis working the ground and pound.

Davis decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Davis moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanlagu taking a breather.

Davis breaks the clinch.

Davis darts in and clinches Tanlagu up against the cage.
Tanlagu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanlagu is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tanlagu down to the mat. Tanlagu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tanlagu fails to land with a series of punches.

Davis gets a clinch.

Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Davis rushes Tanlagu and presses him up against the cage.

Tanlagu has picked Davis up - he's going for a ride! Tanlagu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Davis has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tanlagu is on him like a limpet, forcing Davis back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanlagu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Davis is defending well.

Davis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Davis is pulling down on Tanlagu's head. It's preventing any offense from Tanlagu, at least for the moment.
Tanlagu trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis looking to control.

Davis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tanlagu defends well.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.

Tanlagu stands up and waves to Davis to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roderick Davis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tanlagu avoids the head kick by Davis.
Tanlagu 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.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Tanlagu.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Tanlagu shoots in but no luck this time.

Davis drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanlagu looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanlagu, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis with a nice head shot there.
Davis lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanlagu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davis won't allow Tanlagu to get back to his feet.
Tanlagu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Davis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davis takes one on the button.
Davis throws a head kick that Tanlagu semi-blocks.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanlagu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tanlagu to the ground. Davis is now in Tanlagu's guard.

Davis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Roderick Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roderick Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanlagu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Davis closes the distance and pushes Tanlagu back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Davis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tanlagu working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanlagu keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Tanlagu is controlling Davis's posture.
We've been hearing that Davis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tanlagu looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanlagu, not yet.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanlagu is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Davis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tanlagu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Davis has Tanlagu in his guard.

Davis is working an open guard so Tanlagu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tanlagu shoots and misses
and Davis counters with a head kick. That will keep Tanlagu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tanlagu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tanlagu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roderick 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!

Tanlagu closes the distance and clinches.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis blocks a head kick by Tanlagu.
Tanlagu misses with a few strikes there.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Tanlagu. Tanlagu gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis is looking to counter the offense by Tanlagu and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tanlagu tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis breaks the clinch.

Davis gets a double leg takedown into Tanlagu's guard.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davis prevents Tanlagu from getting back to his feet.
Tanlagu throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tanlagu is adopting a defensive guard.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanlagu trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into Tanlagu's guard.
Davis wants to control from the top but Tanlagu keeps moving.
Tanlagu wants to get back to his feet but Davis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanlagu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tanlagu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanlagu can do to turn this around?
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Tanlagu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
David Tanlagu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanlagu misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tanlagu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Tanlagu backing up. Tanlagu nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Roderick Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Tanlagu.
Tanlagu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Tanlagu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tanlagu throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis throws a counter high kick but Tanlagu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tanlagu is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Tanlagu.
Roderick Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis moves away from the strike by Tanlagu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Davis!
The defeated David Tanlagu had this to say: 'Don't Worry Bro, Im Gonna Win Bro'.