PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bungle Davis (ranked 6965 p4p, 207 weight class) and Mark Blunt (ranked 24839 p4p, 231 weight class). Davis's entrance music is Working Class Hero. A fine choice. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Davis
vs
Blunt

195 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bungle Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blunt looks winded!
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Blunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Blunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blunt digs a good hook to Davis's body.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Blunt's defenses.
Blunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blunt.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Blunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Blunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Blunt looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Blunt just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Blunt moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Blunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Blunt.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blunt.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blunt defends well and Davis ends up having to push Blunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Blunt.
Blunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Blunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bungle Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a hook. Blunt ducked under it nicely.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Blunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blunt has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mark Blunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis slips a jab from Blunt.
Blunt slips a straight right by Davis.
Blunt misses with a body punch
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Blunt sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blunt throws out the jab.
Davis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Blunt slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blunt defends it nicely.
Blunt throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Blunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blunt momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.

Blunt closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Blunt jabs at Davis's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blunt throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Blunt down.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blunt.
Davis lands a head kick!
Blunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Blunt misses with a hook to the body
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis moves out of range as Blunt strikes.
Davis with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bungle Davis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Blunt.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Blunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blunt misses with a wild combination.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blunt momentarily.
Blunt is breathing heavily.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Blunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Davis.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blunt can do to turn this around?
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mark Blunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blunt as he avoids it easily.
Blunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a thumping low kick.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Blunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Blunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blunt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A swing and a miss from Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blunt misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Blunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Blunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis is looking to counter punch.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blunt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bungle Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks for a takedown but Blunt sprawls well.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blunt throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Blunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blunt under the eye.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Blunt does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blunt moves out of range as Davis strikes.
A jab from Blunt finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Blunt slips a jab from Davis.
Davis tests Blunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunt moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Blunt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blunt throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.

Blunt forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bungle Davis dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Blunt takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Blunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from Davis.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis tries to bum rush Blunt with a series of wild strikes but Blunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blunt pinned against the cage. Blunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Blunt takes one on the button.
Blunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Mark Blunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Blunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blunt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bungle Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunt throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bungle Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blunt throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Blunt.
Mark Blunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blunt misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blunt takes one on the button.
Blunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Blunt backing up. Blunt nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blunt misses with a looping right.
Blunt ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blunt.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Blunt moved out of range nicely.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blunt's waist but Blunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Blunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Blunt as he connects with a hook.
Davis throws a head kick that Blunt semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bungle Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bungle Davis!
During a confident post fight interview, Bungle Davis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.