PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blitzkrieg Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rage
vs
Davis

180 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blitzkrieg Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Davis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Davis tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Davis. No joy for Rage on that attempt.
Davis tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Davis instigates a clinch.
Rage is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis taking a breather.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Davis with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Davis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rage tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blitzkrieg Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rage has his back to the cage.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Rage looking to stall.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.
Rage has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Rage letting Davis take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Rage digs a right hand into Davis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davis's gas tank.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rage's face.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davis landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rage's face.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Davis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Davis.
Rage can't get the takedown.
Davis slows down the pace here.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Blitzkrieg Rage has been cut.
Davis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blitzkrieg Rage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rage misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Davis drives through and clinches with Rage against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shane Davis.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Rage being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis has Rage pressed against the cage.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shane Davis.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blitzkrieg Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis gets a clinch.
Rage wants to stall.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Davis.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Davis's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shane Davis.
Davis closes the distance but Rage moves to the side

and Rage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Davis!
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is looking to improve his position but Rage isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis wants to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blitzkrieg Rage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Davis drives through and clinches with Rage against the cage.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis avoiding damage as Rage throws knees to the body.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Rage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis has Rage pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rage tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Rage drops back down to his feet.
Rage wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Davis is pushing Rage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis stalling the fight.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Davis.
The is referee keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Rage tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blitzkrieg Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Rage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis slows down the pace here.
Davis lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rage tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Rage drops back down to his feet.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Davis.
Davis connects with a knee to the head.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis is pushing Rage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Blitzkrieg Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shane Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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