PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ewen Davis (ranked 377 p4p, 57 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 1767 p4p, 228 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Atreyu-Ex's and oh's. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Anstey

194 cm
33
175 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

177 cm
32
170 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewen Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anstey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anstey for as long as he can get away with.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Anstey has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Davis is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Anstey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anstey blocking some punches.
Anstey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis tries for a takedown but Anstey manages to get underhooks.

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

Anstey clinches up against the cage.
Davis blocks a body shot from Anstey.
Davis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Anstey breaks the clinch.

Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anstey trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davis is pulling down on Anstey's head to control his posture.
Anstey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anstey being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Anstey, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Anstey against the cage but Anstey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anstey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis dives in for a single leg takedown but Anstey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewen Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Davis gets a double leg takedown into Anstey's guard.
Davis postures up in Anstey's guard and throws a big left but Anstey blocks it.
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 prevents Anstey from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Davis advances to half guard.
Anstey is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Anstey has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davis lands with a punch from half guard.
Anstey is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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 Ewen Davis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Davis blocks a head kick by Anstey.

Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anstey's guard.

Anstey pushes Davis off and scrambles back to his feet.

Davis looking to score a takedown here. Anstey is defending well but Davis drives through and ends up in Anstey's guard.
Davis wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
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 trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Davis won't allow Anstey to get back to his feet.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis postures up.
Anstey is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anstey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anstey leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Davis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anstey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davis is in Anstey's guard.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Anstey sneaks out the side door and pushes Davis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.

Anstey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis working aggressively here.
Anstey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis tries to work over Anstey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis keeps control of Anstey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Anstey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anstey backwards.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anstey blocking some punches.
Davis prevents Anstey from breaking the clinch.

Anstey breaks the clinch.

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anstey is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Anstey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Davis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Anstey instigates a clinch.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anstey blocking some punches.
Anstey is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anstey's efforts to push away.
Davis tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
Davis tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Anstey backwards.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Anstey.
Davis lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.

Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewen Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anstey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Anstey closes the distance and clinches.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ewen Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anstey wants to get back to his feet.
Davis working over Anstey with some ground and pound. Anstey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anstey scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Davis manages to mount him!
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anstey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Anstey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anstey tries to buck Davis off but he can't manage it.
Anstey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Davis jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Anstey is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Anstey and Davis has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anstey explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anstey pinned against the cage. Anstey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Davis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davis scores with punches from side control.

Anstey sneaks out the side door and pushes Davis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Anstey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Ewen Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey is trying to stand.
Anstey is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.

Anstey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Davis has a takedown stuffed.

Anstey clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Anstey fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anstey has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.

Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Anstey's guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis prevents Anstey from getting back to his feet.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Anstey working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anstey wants to stand up but Davis is controlling him.
Anstey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anstey's head.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anstey wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.
Davis 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ewen Davis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anstey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ewen Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Davis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anstey was covering up waiting for the punch and Davis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anstey wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Anstey manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.

Anstey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Anstey moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Anstey is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Anstey wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Anstey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Anstey is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Anstey controls the action.
Ewen Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anstey takes a shot to the head.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Anstey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Anstey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewen Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand

and Anstey counters by clinching up.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Anstey breaks from the clinch.

Anstey rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anstey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis wants to take the fight to the mat but Anstey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis misses with the head strike.
Anstey struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Anstey has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Davis digs a right hand into Anstey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anstey's gas tank.
Anstey is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anstey is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Anstey's head.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Davis tries a body shot but Anstey blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anstey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis moves out of range as Anstey throws a body kick.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Anstey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corwin Anstey seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Anstey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anstey wants to break free but Davis has control.
A short right from Davis.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
Anstey is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis pushes Anstey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Davis.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anstey is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ansteys head.
Anstey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anstey can't break the clinch.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Anstey uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a right hand.

Anstey is rocked!
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Anstey is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Davis is leaning against Anstey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anstey is trying to break free.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands a big right hand that drops Anstey! The killer instinct kicks in and Davis finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Davis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ewen Davis!
Ewen Davis retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Ewen Davis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.