PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prefect has chosen Mos Def - "Mathematics" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
Prefect

165 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Hell's Balls Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ford Prefect!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Prefect misses.
Davis looks to land a combination but Prefect avoids it well.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prefect paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prefect circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prefect misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis misses with a combination

and Prefect counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Prefect throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prefect is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Prefect is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis is trying to keep Prefect in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis avoids the body shot from Prefect.
Davis clinches but Prefect breaks the clinch
and Prefect counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prefect slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Prefect throws a one two combo.
Davis defending well as Prefect loads up on a big left hand.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prefect.
Hunter Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Prefect misses.
Prefect misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Prefect.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prefect.
Davis blocks a jab.
Prefect throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prefect counters with a thumping low kick.
Prefect misses with a wild combination.
Prefect fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prefect throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prefect misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Prefect.
Prefect throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Prefect.
Davis wants to clinch but Prefect slips to the side
and Prefect counters with a straight right hand.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Prefect counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prefect throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Prefect throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Prefect backing up. Prefect nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Prefect 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.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prefect dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Prefect keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prefect throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
Prefect misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Prefect misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ford Prefect dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Prefect stalks Davis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davis's face. Davis staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Prefect misses.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Prefect throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prefect counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Prefect to acknowledge the strikes.
Prefect misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Prefect misses with a hook.
Ford Prefect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis tries to clinch up but Prefect circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis is looking to wear down Prefect with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.

It looks like Ford Prefect has been cut.
Prefect misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prefect takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prefect closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Nice jab there from Prefect.
Prefect misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Prefect thinking.
Prefect misses with a straight left.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Prefect cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davis looks to land a combination but Prefect avoids it well.
Hunter Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prefect throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Prefect.
Prefect is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prefect throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prefect counters with a straight right hand.
Prefect throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis checks a low kick from Prefect.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prefect moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with a combination
and Prefect counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
Prefect looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.

Prefect drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Prefect wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Prefect stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.

Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Prefect from controlling successfully.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Prefect trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prefect missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prefect postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis wants to clinch up but Prefect keeps it at a distance.
Prefect is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Prefect backpedaling.
Prefect throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Nice shot by Prefect.
Davis defending well as Prefect loads up on a big left hand.
Prefect tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Prefect counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ford Prefect's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Prefect counters with a single leg into guard. Davis didn't expect that.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Prefect is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prefect lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Prefect trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Prefect throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Prefect postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Prefect's corner calls for a 1-2. Prefect obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prefect.
Davis looks to clinch
and Prefect counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Prefect counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
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!
Prefect is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Prefect content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Prefect is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis tries to strike from the bottom.
Prefect postures up and lands a big shot to Davis's brow.
Prefect postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Prefect counters with a two punch combo.
Prefect misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Prefect backing up. Prefect nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Prefect throws a combination that misses
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Prefect throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prefect scores a takedown into full mount!
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
Prefect lands with some strikes.
Davis wants to control but Prefect is having none of it.
Prefect with good strikes from the mount here!
Prefect avoids the attempt from Davis to control.

Prefect is going olschool here, as he tries to force Davis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Davis shrugs it off.
Davis tries to hold on but Prefect pushes him away.
Prefect landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis can't escape the position.
Davis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Prefect trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis can't escape the position.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
Davis is squirming around, avoiding Prefect's attempts to control the action.
Davis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Prefect looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prefect lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Prefect lands with some strikes.
Prefect fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Prefect lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prefect cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Prefect landing strikes from the mount.
Prefect raining down shots from the mount!
Davis tries to hold on but Prefect postures up.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
Prefect connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Prefect lands a big shot there that rocks Davis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis is looking to improve his position but Prefect isn't that keen on the idea.
Prefect lands with some strikes.
Prefect lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davis tries to hold on but Prefect postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ford Prefect comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prefect has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ford Prefect!