PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Davis (ranked 5607 p4p, 3349 weight class) and Adim Bulb (ranked 467 p4p, 348 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bulb's choice of entrance music: Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adim Bulb enters the cage!

Davis
vs
Bulb

177 cm
29
153
5 - 5 - 0

169 cm
22
138
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adim Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bulb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Bulb lands an uppercut.
Davis jumps guard but Bulb turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Bulb manages to break the clinch.
Bulb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Davis closes the distance but Bulb moves to the side
and Bulb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bulb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Bulb - that landed with a thud.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bulb avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Bulb.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Bulb on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bulb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Bulb stalling in the clinch.
Bulb gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Bulb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bulb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis prevents a body shot from Bulb.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bulb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bulb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis is looking for a counter combo.
Bulb blocks a head kick by Davis.

Bulb closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bulb avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bulb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Bulb lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Davis is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulb.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis blocking some punches.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Bulb misses with some punches.
Bulb controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb working aggressively here.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulb throws a head punch that misses.
Bulb swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulb has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Davis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bulb can turn it around.
Bulb misses with some punches.
Bulb misses with the head strike.
Bulb works on Davis's body with a couple of short punches.
Bulb lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulb throws a head punch that misses.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bulb - that landed with a thud.
Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulb swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bulb throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Bulb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bulb swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulb misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulb.
Bulb has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Bulb throws a head punch that misses.
Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bulb misses

and Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Bulb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulb lands a shoulder strike.
Bulb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis is looking to control Bulb's arms but Bulb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davis has his back to the cage.
Bulb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davis.
Bulb avoids a wild elbow strike from Davis.
Davis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bulb pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bulb scores with a hook to the body.
Bulb dips a shoulder and cracks Davis with a mighty uppercut! Davis falls back against the cage and Bulb unloads with a barrage of strikes! Davis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bulb screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adim Bulb!
A victorious Adim Bulb thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.