PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dash (ranked 3747 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Jackson Davis (ranked 201 p4p, 191 weight class). Sean Dash has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dash
vs
Davis

160 cm
32
145
10 - 9 - 0

175 cm
22
140
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Dash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dash misses with a left hand
and Dash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Dash slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Davis misses.
Dash bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis with a hook.
Dash is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis punishes Dash's body with a nice straight punch.
Dash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Jab from Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dash lands a jab.
A jab lands there for Dash.
Davis throws a hook but Dash avoids it easily.
Dash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Dash's head but Dash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dash tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dash takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis tries to move into range but Dash moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Dash seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dash takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Davis misses.
Dash scores with a nice right hand.
Dash slips under a jab from Davis.
Dash throws a big shot that misses.
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dash sets himself, and Davis steps forward looking for the clinch! Dash avoids it this time.
Dash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dash has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Dash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dash had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dash misses with a looping right.
Dash is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dash wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dash.
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!
Dash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Dash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Dash wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dash looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Sean Dash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Davis misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dash misses the target.
Dash throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Dash tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis misses with the combination.
Dash moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Dash misses with a double jab.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Dash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Dash saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis staying out of range there.
Dash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
A left lands for Dash.
Davis defending well as Dash loads up on a big left hand.
Dash lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sean Dash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dash keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dash tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Dash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Dash lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Dash walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dash throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dash throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis slips a straight right by Dash.
Dash doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis slips under a jab.
Dash walks into a straight right hand from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dash lands with a right hand.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Dash's shoulder, as Dash tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dash scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Dash pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis takes one to the chin there.
Davis misses with a hook. Dash ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Dash.
Dash takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dash's hands.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dash blocks a jab.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Dash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Dash ducks down to avoid it.
Dash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dash throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dash moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Jackson Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Dash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dash moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dash misses the target.
Dash is looking to clinch.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dash takes one to the chin there.
Dash tries to clinch
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Dash counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Dash is out of range.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Dash.
Dash defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Dash misses.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Dash misses.
Dash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dash moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Dash pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davis back to the cage. Dash follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dash misses with the combination.
Davis misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis misses with a hook. Dash ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dash tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Dash's shoulder, as Dash tries to avoid the shot.
Dash throws a good cross that connects.
Davis misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Dash misses the target.
Dash tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Dash scores with a nice right hand.
Davis slips a jab from Dash.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Dash moves away and avoids it.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Davis misses.

Dash clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dash.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Dash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dash or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Dash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dash moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Dash.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dash.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Dash.
Dash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Dash.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dash's sensitive parts.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Dash loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Dash missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Dash bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Davis takes a swing at Dash's ribcage but misses.
Dash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dash.
Dash lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Davis misses.
Dash was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Dash.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dash circles away quickly and effectively.
Dash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dash with a nice cross.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Dash had a free shot at his head there.
Dash lands with a right hand.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dash tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Dash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis swings for the body but Dash moves out of range.
A big left from Davis misses.
Dash checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dash throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Dash moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jackson Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Dash.
Dash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Davis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis throws the left hand but Dash avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Davis throws a low kick but Dash moves out of range easily.
Dash misses with a straight left.
Dash loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Dash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Dash swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dash, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Dash.
Dash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Dash looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Dash ducks down to avoid it.
Dash throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dash's head.
Dash lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Dash.
Dash tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Dash lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Dash throws a big shot that misses.
Dash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dash clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Dash.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dash throws out the jab.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Dash.
Dash doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
Dash tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dash is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Davis misses.

Davis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dash's guard.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis is pushing down on Dash's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dash is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Dash is defending the position.
Dash is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dash blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis uses his free foot to push down on Dash's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dash.
Dash wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davis.
Dash is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.
Davis controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis raining down shots from the mount!
Dash is bucking up trying to escape but Davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dash wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Sean Dash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davis controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

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