PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Davis's choice of entrance music: High by Jimmie's Chicken Shack. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Klein
vs
Davis

190 cm
27
208 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Davis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klein clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis presses Klein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Klein effectively controlling the action here.
Klein stalling against the cage.
Klein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klein is pushing Davis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Klein pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Ricky Davis has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Klein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boris Klein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Klein clinches with his opponent.
Klein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klein has Davis pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klein.
Davis stalls.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Klein blocks an elbow strike.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Klein gets an underhook and turns Davis into the cage.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Klein manages to break the clinch.

Davis rushes Klein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Klein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Klein is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.

Klein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis tries to clinch up.

Klein gets a clinch.
Davis stalling.

Klein has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davis uses from the top position.
Klein is wriggling around but Davis manages to pass to half guard.
Klein looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Klein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klein tries to get out of the position.
Klein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Klein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis drops an elbow to the side of Klein's head.

Davis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Klein is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricky Davis!
Our winner, Ricky Davis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.