PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Eller (ranked 4666 p4p, 4837 weight class) and Jackson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Eller
vs
Davis

183 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
173
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Eller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Eller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Eller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davis to the mat! Davis manages to get full guard.
Eller stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Eller sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eller but Eller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eller tries to counter with a takedown but Davis is quick to defend against it.
Logan Eller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Davis.
Davis lands with a straight right. Eller didn't see that one coming.
Eller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eller wants it to stay on the feet.

Eller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Davis manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Eller, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Eller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Eller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eller is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Eller wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eller is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Eller from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Davis throws a head kick but Eller moves out of range.
Eller shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis throws a counter combo.

Eller looking to score a takedown here. Davis is defending well but Eller drives through and ends up in Davis's guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Eller from controlling successfully.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Eller is proving a slippery customer.
Eller throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Davis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eller throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eller's guard. Nice move by Davis!

Eller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Logan Eller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Eller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Davis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Davis throws Eller to one side and escapes!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eller.
Davis wants to counter with a clinch but Eller pushes him away.

Eller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Davis has his feet on Eller's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis is looking to clinch but Eller is avoiding it.
Eller has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Eller with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Eller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eller as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eller shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eller misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eller with a body shot.
Davis wants to clinch up but Eller keeps it at a distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eller but Eller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Eller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eller circles away.
Davis tries for a takedown but Eller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eller.
Davis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Eller defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eller has a takedown stuffed.
Davis tries for a takedown but Eller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Eller tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davis defends well and Eller ends up having to push Davis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eller 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.

Davis gets control of Eller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Davis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Eller trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Eller won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Eller stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Eller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eller stuffs the takedown.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Eller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Davis quickly recovers to half guard.

Davis pushes Eller off and gets back to his feet.

Eller closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eller wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Eller gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.

Davis pulls Eller into guard.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Davis wants to pass the guard but Eller is defending well.
Davis throwing shots but Eller is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eller seems keen to control Davis's posture.
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis pushes down on Eller's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eller tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis with the ground and pound but Eller uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Davis trying to control but Eller is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis takes a little break here. Eller wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Eller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eller tries to get out of the position.
Eller is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis wants to take a breather but Eller manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Jackson Davis!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jackson Davis!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jackson Davis!

Jackson Davis wins by unanimous decision!
Logan Eller was interviewed post fight and said 'I got Screwed. '.