PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 5786 p4p, 518 weight class) and Uesugi Kenshin (ranked 6534 p4p, 548 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Davis
vs
Kenshin

170 cm
20
142 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

179 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

IniTech Nutrition

Bullet Proof System

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uesugi Kenshin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Uesugi Kenshin has been cut.
Davis tries to bum rush Kenshin with a series of wild strikes but Kenshin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Davis clinches.
Kenshin fails to pull guard.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jonathan Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uesugi Kenshin.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Kenshin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kenshin connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenshin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenshin.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Kenshin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Kenshin - just one landing.

It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Davis wants to clinch.
It seemed like Kenshin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenshin! But no joy.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenshin's head.
Davis throws a series of punches but Kenshin avoids them all with ease.
Kenshin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
A jab from Kenshin misses.
Davis tries to clinch there but Kenshin circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.

Davis clinches up against the cage.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenshin drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin jumps guard but Davis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

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

Davis rushes Kenshin and presses him up against the cage.
Kenshin is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenshin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Kenshin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kenshin jumps guard but Davis stands there with Kenshin around his waist. Kenshin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis stalling.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenshin drops back down to his feet.
Kenshin is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Kenshin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Kenshin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenshin drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis stalling the fight.
Kenshin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kenshin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Davis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kenshin can turn it around.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenshin scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Kenshin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis wants to clinch up but Kenshin keeps it at a distance.

Kenshin tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Davis.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws a series of punches but Kenshin avoids them all with ease.
Davis tries to bum rush Kenshin with a series of wild strikes but Kenshin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kenshin misses with a straight right.
Kenshin scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis staying out of range there.
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenshin.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenshin moves away.
Davis throws a body punch but Kenshin moves out of range.
It seemed like Kenshin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenshin, pushing him back against the cage.
Kenshin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Kenshin pushes him off.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis swings for the body but Kenshin moves out of range.
Kenshin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.

Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kenshin looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenshin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Uesugi Kenshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenshins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Davis gets a clinch.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kenshin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenshin letting Davis take a breather here.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenshin's head.
Kenshin throws a big shot that misses.
Kenshin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenshin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis wants to clinch up but Kenshin keeps it at a distance.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenshin circles away.
Kenshin slips under a jab from Davis.
Kenshin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Kenshin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenshin can do to turn this around?
Davis tries to clinch but Kenshin is having none of it.
Davis wants to clinch.
Kenshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenshin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenshin loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis tries to clinch but Kenshin is having none of it.

Davis clinches up against the cage.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenshin drops back down to his feet.
Jonathan Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uesugi Kenshin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Kenshin moves away and avoids it.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kenshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Kenshin misses with a looping right.
Davis is looking to clinch but Kenshin is avoiding it.
Kenshin misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Kenshin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenshin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Kenshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis throws a right hand that Kenshin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenshin also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Kenshin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Kenshin prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Jonathan Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kenshin jumps guard but Davis stands there with Kenshin around his waist. Kenshin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis pushes Kenshin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Kenshin.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kenshin is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the cage.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Kenshin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenshin lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Kenshin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Davis gets a clinch.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenshin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenshin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis tries to clinch but Kenshin moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenshin! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Davis wants to clinch up but Kenshin keeps it at a distance.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenshin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looks like Davis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kenshin lands with a cross.
Kenshin loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenshin circles away.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kenshin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kenshin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kenshin looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.

Davis moves into range and clinches up with Kenshin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenshin jumps guard but Davis stands there with Kenshin around his waist. Kenshin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenshin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.

Davis is rocked!
Kenshin cracks Davis with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Davis tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kenshin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Davis is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uesugi Kenshin!
In defeat, Jonathan Davis stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.