PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Davison (ranked 4326 p4p, 3793 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 413 weight class). Davison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Where the Streets Have No Name - U2. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Davison
vs
Gracie

178 cm
25
152
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 The Island, Paul Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Davison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Paul Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Davison slips a jab from Gracie.
Davison throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davison.
Gracie follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Davison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Davison clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davison keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Davison can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Davison has the dominant position.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davison struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Davison lands a left hand.
Gracie wants to break free but Davison has control.
Davison lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davison misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Davison.
Davison has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A right hand to the body from Davison.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Davison is controlling him.
Davison lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Davison on the inside.
A short uppercut from Davison.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Davison.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Davison has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Davison lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davison lands with a left to the head.
Davison lands a left hand.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davison connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Davison moves away and avoids it.
Davison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Davison just misses with a punch to the body.
Davison connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Davison.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Davison has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Davison.

Gracie is rocked!
Davison circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gracie to the canvas! Gracie doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Davison keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Davison!
Paul Davison took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'That's about it. I can't prove myself anymore on this tiny island full of scrub fighters without being contracted by the King of the Island Fight Club. I'm calling on Thomas Forrester to send me this invite within the next 24 hours or it will be clear that him and his little fight club are scared.'.