PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pohaku Scott (ranked 24157 p4p, 2256 weight class) and Davon Davis (ranked 668 p4p, 287 weight class). Scott kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ukulele Lady- Arlo Guthrie. Davon Davis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Scott
vs
Davis

191 cm
20
212
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
210
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 Amsterdam, Pohaku Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pohaku Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Scott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donk. Davis catches Scott right on the button with a cross.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis misses the jab.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Davis drives through and clinches with Scott against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis lands a right hand.

It looks like Pohaku Scott has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.

Scott breaks the clinch.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Scott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Scott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott misses with a head kick.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott tries to move into range but Davis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Scott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Davis.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Davis motions for Scott to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis jabs at Scott's body.
Scott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis with a nice calf kick.
Scott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott throws a head kick that half lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davon Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pohaku Scott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Davis throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scott appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Scott misses.
Davis wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Davis lands with a hook. Scott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davis throws a hook but Scott blocks it.

Davis has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Scott's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.
Scott 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.
Scott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis jabs Scott right on the nose. Scott blinks but takes it well.
Scott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Scott misses
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott scores with a nice head shot.
Davis slips a jab from Scott.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Jab by Davis.
Scott takes one on the button.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Davis with a hook.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Scott misses with a straight left.
A jab from Scott misses.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Scott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Davis throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davon Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pohaku Scott's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Davis scores with a head kick.
A big right from Davis misses.
A jab lands there for Davis.

Scott is rocked!
Scott lands with a shot to the body.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Scott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Scott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scott or not.
Scott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scott walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott misses with a hook
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scott is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Scott slips under a jab from Davis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott with a nice calf kick.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davon Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Scott backing away here, and Davis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Scott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
Davis slips a straight right by Scott.
Nice uppercut lands for Scott. That snapped Davis's head back.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
A low kick lands for Scott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Pohaku Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davon Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davon Davis!
Davon Davis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.