PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juiced Dilly (ranked 4378 p4p, 4493 weight class) and Conor Davis (ranked 368 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dilly
vs
Davis

170 cm
25
147
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juiced Dilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dilly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dilly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davis tries to roll over but Dilly keeps him under control.
Dilly controlling the action here.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilly is thwarting Davis's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to stand up here but Dilly is controlling him well.
Dilly content to control rather than advance.
Davis is looking to control Dilly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted?
Dilly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dilly prevents Davis from improving his position.
Dilly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Davis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dilly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dilly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davis trying to control from the bottom.
Dilly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Davis trying to control but Dilly postures up.
Dilly content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Davis wants to improve his position but Dilly is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dilly swinging wildly here.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilly moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis takes a swing at Dilly's ribcage but misses.
Dilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Dilly.
A lazy left from Dilly finds it's target.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Dilly had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Dilly. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Davis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dilly throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Dilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilly.
Dilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
A combination from Dilly does no damage.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Dilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juiced Dilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Dilly digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Dilly misses with an uppercut.
Davis throws out a counter right but Dilly avoids it with no problem.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Dilly with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilly scores with a jab to the body.
Davis connects with a right hand. Dilly shakes it off.
Davis misses with a hook

and Dilly counters with a shoot takedown. Davis fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dilly is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dilly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Dilly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davis is still trying to improve position.
Davis trying to control the position.
Dilly won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Davis working a defensive guard but Dilly passes into half guard.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Dilly tries to pass to full mount but Davis defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dilly in particular looking to stall.
Davis is pressing down on Dilly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis is trying to keep Dilly in close.
Dilly stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
Dilly pushes down on Davis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Davis wants to control but Dilly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dilly winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davis is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves into full guard.
Dilly cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
Dilly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dilly postures up.
Dilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Dilly lands a couple of digs.
Davis controls Dilly momentarily but Dilly frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dilly lands a couple of digs.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Dilly is proving a slippery customer.
Dilly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Dilly lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dilly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juiced Dilly dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A punch combination from Davis misses.
Dilly lands with a good body shot.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Dilly moves away and avoids it.
Dilly lands a jab.
Dilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis swings for the body but Dilly moves out of range.
Dilly looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Dilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Dilly saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Dilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Dilly.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Dilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Dilly lands with an overhand left.
Dilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Dilly moves away and avoids it.
Davis misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Davis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dilly avoids the body shot from Davis.
Dilly with a nice cross.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dilly finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Davis throws a jab when Dilly was well out of range.
Dilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilly.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilly is looking to counter punch.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dilly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dilly is looking to counter punch.
Davis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Juiced Dilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis digs a good body shot into Dilly's ribs.
Dilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Conor Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis missing with a left hand there. Dilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand

and Dilly counters with a single leg into guard. Davis didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis looking to control.
Dilly distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis is trying to keep Dilly in close.
Dilly sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to stand up but Dilly is controlling him.

Dilly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Dilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juiced Dilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dilly scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juiced Dilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juiced Dilly!