PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devan Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt comes to the cage accompanied by Static X (Destroyer). Davis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rancid-Last one to Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Devan Pratt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pratt
vs
Davis

187 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ka-POW Clothing
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Davis!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands a head kick!
Pratt scores with a decent looking hook.
Pratt throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Pratt blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Pratt. Pratt gets slowly back to his feet.
Pratt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Pratt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Davis. No joy for Pratt on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devan Pratt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pratt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pratt throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Pratt misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pratt misses the target.

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pratt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis looking to finish with strikes here!
Davis controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pratt tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Pratt can't escape the position.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pratt is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nate Davis just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pratt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Pratt misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pratt shoots and misses

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davis slows the pace down in half guard.
Pratt wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Pratt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pratt wants to get back to full guard.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Pratt is defending well.
Pratt gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Davis 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.

Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pratt. That did some damage!
Devan Pratt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pratt cracks Davis with an open hand slap.

Davis scores a takedown into full mount!
Pratt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis breaks from Pratt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pratt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Pratt regains half guard.
Pratt tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Pratt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pratt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Pratt is working hard here to advance position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Davis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pratt being controlled here, momentarily.
Davis trying to control but Pratt is working from the bottom.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.

Pratt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pratt looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pratt keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nate Davis just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pratt avoids the head kick by Davis.
Pratt throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis throws a head kick that Pratt semi-blocks.
Davis misses with a head kick.

That's four 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.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pratt's sensitive parts.
Pratt throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis has his takedown stuffed
and Pratt counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis thumps Pratt with a low kick.
Pratt avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nate Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pratt connects with a crisp jab.

Davis is rocked!
Davis slips a jab from Pratt.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Pratt finish him?
Pratt missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Davis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Pratt is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis slows the pace down.
Pratt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Pratt's face as Davis controls the position.
Pratt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Davis trying to control the position but Pratt is working away.
Davis tries to score with some ground and pound. Pratt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Davis controlling the position from side mount.
Pratt is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Davis crashes against the mat.
Davis happy to just control the position for now.
Pratt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Pratt is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Davis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nate Davis just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Pratt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt misses with a few strikes there.

Davis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.
Pratt keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pratt looking for a sweep. Not yet Pratt, not yet.
Pratt throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Davis controlling from the top position.

Pratt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Devan Pratt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pratt is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nate Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.

Pratt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

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