PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 23869 p4p, 22581 weight class) and Tyler Simmons (ranked 710 p4p, 694 weight class). Davis comes to the ring accompanied by Korn - Freak On a Leash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Simmons

192 cm
22
189
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
28
196
2 - 5 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Simmons!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis with a hook.
Simmons throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Simmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Davis.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davis is looking to slow Simmons down with leg kicks.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simmons throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.

Simmons closes the distance and clinches.

Simmons breaks from the clinch.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Simmons slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Simmons is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simmons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been informed that Simmons has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Simmons is just out of range.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simmons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davis with a body shot.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simmons scores with a three punch combo!
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a leg kick but Simmons checks it.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at McGrady FT in the buildup to the fight.
Simmons misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Simmons.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simmons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Simmons's ribs.
Davis feints and then cracks Simmons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simmons down.

Davis clinches up against the ropes.
Simmons lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Simmons just leaning against Davis, taking a breather.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.

Simmons breaks the clinch.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Simmons has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simmons.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simmons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.

Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Simmons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Simmons blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Simmons.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Davis misses with a low kick as Simmons jumps back.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simmons wants to clinch.
A head kick by Simmons misses
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Simmons ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Simmons.

It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jonathan Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Simmons ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
A low kick lands for Simmons.
Simmons throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Simmons takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmons throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Simmons falls off balance throwing a combination

and Davis counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Simmons to the mat! Davis runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Simmons is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!

Simmons is rocked!

It looks like Tyler Simmons has been cut.
Good shot there by Simmons.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Davis has Simmons up against the ropes in a clinch.

Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons blocks a jab.
Simmons lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Simmons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Simmons connects with a solid leg kick.
Simmons seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Simmons is just out of range.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simmons's sensitive parts.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Simmons's head.
Simmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simmons walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Simmons is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jonathan Davis!
Jonathan Davis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.