PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Spencer (ranked 8077 p4p, 64 weight class) and David Davies (ranked 24619 p4p, 68 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Spencer
vs
Davies

172 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Davies!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer moves away from the strike by Davies.
Davies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Davies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davies throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Davies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davies scores with the left hand. Spencer knows he should have avoided that one.
Davies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
Davies on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davies walks into a straight right hand from Spencer.
Davies is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spencer.
Spencer lands a head shot.
Davies scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spencer!
Davies looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Davies misses with a looping left.
Davies fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Spencer lands a body shot.
Davies throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davies throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spencer.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Spencer throws a body kick that misses.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Davies scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spencer lunges at Davies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davies's hand.
Davies throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Davies moves out of range as Spencer throws a body kick.
Spencer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davies looks to land a body kick but Spencer moved away.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Spencer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
Davies with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Davies misses with a hook. Spencer ducked under it nicely.
Spencer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Davies misses.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
Spencer lands a lovely overhand right.
Davies misses the jab.
Davies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davies lands with a right hand.
Davies misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer scores with a nice strike.
Spencer scores with a one two! Davies had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spencer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Davies slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
Davies throws a low kick, looking for Spencer's leg but Spencer calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Spencer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
Spencer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davies throws a front kick aimed at Spencer's knee but Spencer avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Spencer as he connects with a hook.
Spencer blocks a low kick nicely.
Davies just misses with a punch to the body.
Davies throws out a powerful jab.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
Davies thuds a left hand into Spencer's body.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
It looks like Spencer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Davies throws the kick towards the body but Spencer avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davies. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Spencer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Davies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
A jab from Spencer finds it's way through Davies's defenses.
Davies tries to land a front kick but Spencer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Spencer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davies takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davies looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spencer tried to counter with a leg kick but Davies avoided it.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Davies.
Spencer lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Davies takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spencer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spencer works the jab nicely.
Davies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davies misses with a looping left.
Spencer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davies to score with a decent uppercut.
Spencer misses with a body kick.
Spencer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davies throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looks to land a combination. Davies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davies scores with a jab.
Spencer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davies throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Davies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Spencer moves out of range of the leg kick from Davies.
Davies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Spencer throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davies connects with a looping right hand.
Spencer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spencer lands with an uppercut that bounces Davies off the ropes and back into range.
Spencer throws a front kick that sends Davies stumbling back into the ropes.
Spencer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davies's head.
Spencer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Spencer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Davies.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davies circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Spencer tenderised Davies's leg. Davies is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Spencer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice body kick from Spencer.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick.
Sam Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Davies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spencer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spencer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davies scores with a leg kick.
Spencer lands a glancing blow to the side of Davies's head.
Spencer feints and then cracks Davies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davies down.
Spencer blocks the body kick.
Davies on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Davies.
Davies misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Davies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
Davies misses with a looping right.
Spencer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davies in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Spencer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davies works the jab nicely.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spencer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Spencer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick from Davies.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davies gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spencer.
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer avoids a kick to the body.
Davies throws a push kick but Spencer slaps the foot to one side.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davies fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spencer on the side of the head.
Donk. Spencer catches Davies right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Davies misses.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Davies walks into a left hand.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Davies misses with a body kick.
Davies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spencer.
Davies slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
Davies lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies punishes Spencer's body with a nice straight punch.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer scores with a jab to the body.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Spencer works Davies's body with a nice hook.
Davies has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davies there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spencer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spencer scores with a jab.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Davies.
Davies cracks Spencer with a good jab.
Davies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spencer slips a straight right by Davies.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies is just out of range.
Davies throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer throws a one two combo.
Spencer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spencer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like David Davies has been cut.
Davies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spencer lands a lovely overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Spencer as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Davies throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spencer. That's going to slow Davies down.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
Davies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davies.
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Davies slips the punch.
Davies moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Spencer backing away here, and Davies unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Spencer scores with a three punch combo!
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Spencer tries to score with a low kick but Davies moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spencer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davies. That one must have hurt.
Spencer throws a big shot that misses.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spencer - the referee stops the clock and Davies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spencer. Davies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spencer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws the kick towards the body but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick from Davies.
Spencer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davies thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Davies 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davies throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.
Davies chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spencer can pounce on him.
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davies at a distance.
Davies avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Davies gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spencer stuns Davies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Spencer. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Davies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spencer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davies defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Spencer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Davies's cut.
That's time! Spencer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Spencer lands a nice hook to Davies's body. Davies takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer tries to bum rush Davies with a series of wild strikes but Davies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spencer.
Spencer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davies looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Davies misses.
Spencer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Davies just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer moves out of range of the leg kick from Davies.
Davies gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spencer.
A lazy left from Spencer finds it's target.
Spencer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Davies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Davies.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davies loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
Spencer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Davies looks to move away, Spencer throws a big counter combo but Davies just gets out of the way.
Spencer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Spencer slips a jab and a cross from Davies.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spencer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davies under the eye.
Davies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spencer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davies.
Spencer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davies moves out of range of the body kick from Spencer.
The crowd cheers as Spencer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davies doesn't seem phased though.
Spencer misses with a body kick.
Davies misses with a few strikes there.
Davies takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Davies is looking to score with low kicks.
Spencer takes a swing at Davies's ribcage but misses.
Spencer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davies will feel that in the morning.
Spencer throws out a powerful jab.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Spencer coming out on top.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davies has time to react.
David Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davies wants to land a leg kick but Spencer is out of range.
Davies connects with a body shot.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spencer.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer throws out a powerful jab.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
Davies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Spencer slips under a jab from Davies.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick from Davies.
Spencer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Davies throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davies will feel that in the morning.
Spencer's corner calls for a 1-2. Spencer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davies loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
A jab from Davies misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Spencer.
Davies throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spencer.
Sam Spencer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spencer scores with a decent looking hook.
Davies misses with an uppercut.
Davies takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Davies takes one to the side of the head.
Davies looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Spencer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spencer.
Davies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies misses with a looping left.
Spencer scores with a punch to the head.
Spencer throws a series of strikes that have Davies backpedaling.
Spencer lunges at Davies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davies's hand.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davies throws a body kick that misses.
Davies fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer thuds his right hand into Davies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses with the combination.
Davies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davies scores with a jab.
Spencer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davies on the side of the head.
Davies misses with a looping right.
Spencer scores with a body shot.
Spencer lands a nice hook to Davies's body. Davies takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spencer.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Davies loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
Spencer lands a head shot.
Davies needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
Spencer tests Davies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer tests Davies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Davies misses the jab.
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spencer 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Spencer!
A relieved looking Sam Spencer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.