PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davon Davis (ranked 5896 p4p, 4928 weight class) and Dante England (ranked 582 p4p, 536 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Davis
vs
England

190 cm
18
210
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
205
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante England!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
England throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.
England shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed England's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
England dodges the punch combination from Davis.
England scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
England tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but England slips the punch.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
England is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
England staying out of range there.
Davis lands the left hand.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but England is just out of range.
A big left from Davis misses.
England is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
England is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
England fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis tries a low kick but England avoids it.
Davon Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
England slips under a jab.
England throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at England.

England closes the distance and clinches.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
England stalls.
England is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite England's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
England wants a takedown.
Davon Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante England.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of England backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by England.
England has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
England jumps guard but Davis stands there with England around his waist. England gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
England's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
England blocks an uppercut.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of England backwards.
England is looking for a takedown.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of England backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davon Davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Davis misses.
A big left from Davis misses.
England moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
England keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis swings for the body but England moves out of range.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis throws a jab when England was well out of range.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but England ducks down to avoid it.
And England tries to counter it with a takedown but Davis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Davon Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
England tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from England.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from England.
England is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that England can do to turn this around?

Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
England misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis manages to break the clinch.

Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by England.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
England fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. England moves away and avoids it.
Davon Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
England staying out of range there.
England shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. England does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
England showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
England shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Davon Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante England.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis misses with an uppercut. England saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on England's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Davis misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for England with that takedown attempt.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
England moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
England steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davis.
Davis looks to land a right hand but England moved out of range.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis throws a hook but England avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!

Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis working aggressively here.
England jumps guard but Davis stands there with England around his waist. England gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis tries to work over England's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davon Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
England is looking to land body kicks.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but England is just out of range.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
England fails to land the takedown.
As England tries to get set, Davis tries to push him back and clinch up but England manages to avoid the attempt.

England tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
England changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Davon Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante England.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Davis gets a clinch.
Davis keeps control of England as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis has England pressed against the cage, preventing England from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Davis.
England takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of England backwards.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down England.
Davis digs a right hand into England's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on England's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davon Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but England takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
Davis throws a low kick but England moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
England changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Davis looks to throw the jab but England is out of range.

Davis moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis digs a right hand underneath England's ribcage. England let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Davis.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Englands head.
A short uppercut from Davis.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
England is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
England moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck England on the side of the head.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and England counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
England ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps England's head backwards.
Dante England has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
England tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davon Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

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