PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Molby (ranked 9454 p4p, 778 weight class) and Thomas Davis (ranked 9783 p4p, 787 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Molby
vs
Davis

185 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

IniTech Nutrition

IniTech Nutrition
Fanatic Inc.

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Molby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Davis!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molby throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molby swinging wildly here.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Molby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Molby tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molby takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Molby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Molby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Molby up against the cage.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Molby.
Molby swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Molby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Molby fails to land.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Molby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis trying to stall but Molby improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molby.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molby.
Molby misses with some punches.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Molby avoids the damage to the body.
Davis tries a body shot but Molby blocks it.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Molby has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Molby dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Molby wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Molby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Molby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molby tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molby wants a takedown but no success here.
Molby blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Davis slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Molby is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Molby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis slows down the pace here.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Molby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Molby throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.

Davis has managed to clinch.
Molby struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Molby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.

Molby has Davis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Molby pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Davis tumbling to the mat - Molby dives into Davis's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Molby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Molby from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molby passes into half guard.
Davis taking some punishment here, with Molby in his half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Davis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Molby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Molby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is looking to control Molby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted?
Molby wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Molby passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ground and pound from Molby.
Molby controlling the action here.
Molby is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Molby not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
Molby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Molby is stalling here. Davis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Molby seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Davis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Molby is trying to improve his position.
Molby manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davis's best efforts.
Molby trying to control but Davis postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Molby's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan Molby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Molby wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molby is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Molby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Molby dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Davis wants to clinch.
Jan Molby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Molby pushes him off.
A lazy body kick from Davis

and Molby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Molby controlling from the top position.
Molby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molby is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Molby from controlling successfully.
Molby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Molby is working Davis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Molby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Molby throwing strikes but missing.
Molby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Molby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Molby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Molby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Molby avoids the head kick by Davis.

Molby shoots in and gets a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Molby passes into half guard.

Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Molby is looking to stall here but Davis recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molby wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Molby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Molby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Molby from controlling successfully.
Molby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Molby scoring with some ground and pound.
Molby is stalling in the full guard.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Molby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molby trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Molby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Molby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Molby!