PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Stryfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen the Offspring - Beheaded as his entrance music. 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.

Stryfe
vs
Davis

178 cm
24
162 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

170 cm
24
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Stryfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Davis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis sizes up Stryfe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stryfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stryfe tries to clinch up.
Stryfe is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis throws a right and a left that Stryfe avoids nicely.
Stryfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with the combination.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryfe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davis connects with a high kick.
Davis tries to bum rush Stryfe with a series of wild strikes but Stryfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duke Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davis throws a series of punches but Stryfe avoids them all with ease.
Stryfe throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Stryfe lands a with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Davis. Stryfe shrugs it off though.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Stryfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Stryfe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Stryfe misses.
Stryfe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Duke Davis has been cut.

Stryfe closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Stryfe is trying to stall.

Davis breaks the clinch.
A combination from Davis does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis tries to move into range but Stryfe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stryfe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Stryfe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stryfe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stryfe stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Stryfe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stryfe keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Stryfe.
Davis misses with an elbow over the top.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Stryfe is controlling the position.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Stryfe controls the action.
Stryfe lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.

Davis breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis throws a right hand that Stryfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Stryfe also avoids with ease.
Davis looks gassed!

Stryfe has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Stryfe, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Stryfe.
Stryfe has Davis pushed against the cage.
Davis blocks the elbow strike.
Stryfe throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stryfe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stryfe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stryfe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Stryfe improves position.
Stryfe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stryfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Stryfe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Davis gets a clinch.
Stryfe controlling the action here for a moment.
Stryfe throws an elbow that misses.
Stryfe stalling against the cage.
Stryfe lands a nice elbow.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stryfe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stryfe to score with a decent uppercut.
Stryfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis throws a leg kick but Stryfe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Duke Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stryfe throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis clinches but Stryfe breaks the clinch
and Stryfe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stryfe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nathan Stryfe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stryfe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stryfe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryfe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stryfe.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stryfe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Stryfe improves position.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from Stryfe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Stryfe pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Stryfe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Davis seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Stryfe misses with an elbow strike.

Stryfe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis throws a leg kick

and Stryfe counters by clinching up.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryfe has him pressed against the cage.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryfe won't allow it.
Stryfe is trying to break free.
Davis is working Stryfe over against the cage.
Stryfe can't break the clinch.
Stryfe just leaning against Davis, taking a breather.
Stryfe misses with an elbow over the top.

Stryfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stryfe throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Stryfe throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Stryfe blocks the low kick.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stryfe counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a combination
and Stryfe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stryfe.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stryfe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stryfe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Davis misses.
Stryfe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stryfe will feel that in the morning.
Davis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice combination there by Davis.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stryfe.
Stryfe wants to clinch.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stryfe's sensitive parts.
Stryfe throws a head kick that misses.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis throws a series of punches but Stryfe avoids them all with ease.
Stryfe walks into a left hand.
Stryfe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stryfe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Stryfe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis swinging wilding here.
Davis clinches but Stryfe breaks the clinch
and Stryfe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stryfe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Stryfe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stryfe tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stryfe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stryfe feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
Stryfe misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Stryfe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Stryfe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duke Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stryfe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Davis tries to clinch there but Stryfe circles away.

Stryfe tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stryfe throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from Stryfe.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Stryfe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.

Stryfe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stryfe misses with a leg kick.
Stryfe blocks a head kick by Davis.
Stryfe tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stryfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryfe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryfe throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stryfe throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duke Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Stryfe moves out of range easily.
Stryfe throws a big shot that misses.
Stryfe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Stryfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Stryfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Stryfe wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stryfe counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stryfe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Stryfe.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stryfe throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Stryfe only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Davis rushes Stryfe and presses him up against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Stryfe gets an underhook and turns Davis into the cage.
Stryfe pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stryfe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stryfe misses with an elbow over the top.
Stryfe lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stryfe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from Stryfe.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stryfe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stryfe taking a breather.
Stryfe lands with a light punch inside.
Stryfe taking a breather.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Stryfe improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe lands an elbow inside.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Stryfe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis wants to clinch but Stryfe slips to the side
and Stryfe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis swinging wilding here.
Stryfe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stryfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stryfe moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stryfe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stryfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stryfe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stryfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duke Davis.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Davis!