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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Callum Davidson (ranked 4297 p4p, 4362 weight class) and Malcolm Lodge (ranked 0 p4p, 460 weight class). Malcolm Lodge is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Callum Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Lodge!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodge shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davidson sprawls well. Davidson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lodge gets slowly back to his feet.
Lodge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davidson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Davidson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davidson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lodge to the mat! Lodge manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lodge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davidson has managed to get both his arms back between Lodge's legs - danger averted.
Davidson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Davidson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson landing with the ground and pound.
Davidson wants to stand but Lodge is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lodge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lodge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davidson defends well.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davidson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lodge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davidson has managed to get both his arms back between Lodge's legs - danger averted.
Lodge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davidson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davidson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lodge on the ground.
Davidson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davidson tries to stand but Lodge controls the position and pulls Davidson into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodge working a defensive guard here.
Davidson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davidson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lodge is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lodge has a takedown stuffed.
Davidson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Callum Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Lodge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lodge has a takedown stuffed.
Lodge shoots in looking for a takedown but Davidson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lodge's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davidson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lodge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davidson as he avoids it easily.
Lodge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davidson shoots in and drives through. Lodge sprawls well.
Davidson fails with the takedown.
Lodge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Davidson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davidson lands in his opponent's guard.
Lodge pushes Davidson off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Davidson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davidson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lodge to the mat! Lodge manages to get full guard.
Lodge has a closed guard, preventing Davidson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lodge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Davidson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lodge tries to avoid it but Davidson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lodge to the ground. Lodge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lodge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davidson is striking off his back. Lodge thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Lodge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davidson is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodge trying to control the action but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Davidson trying to control here.
Lodge is working for a submission of some sort.
Davidson wants to control but Lodge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodge prevents Davidson from improving his position.
Lodge wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
Lodge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lodge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davidson is refusing to be controlled, as Lodge sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davidson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lodge has a closed guard, preventing Davidson from standing up.
Davidson wants to pass the guard but Lodge is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davidson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davidson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lodge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davidson wants to stand but Lodge has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Lodge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lodge throws a front kick aimed at Davidson's knee but Davidson avoids it well.
Davidson leaves Lodge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davidson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lodge prevents Davidson from moving into mount.
Davidson working away.
Lodge trying to control but Davidson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Davidson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lodge trying to control the action but Davidson just sinks the hooks in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Davidson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Davidson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Davidson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lodge is defending well though. Davidson let's go of the attempt for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Davidson controlling the positon.
Lodge tries to escape the position.
That's two 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.
Davidson doesn't have the hooks in and Lodge manages to turn into his guard.
Davidson has a closed guard, preventing Lodge from standing up.
Davidson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lodge throwing strikes from guard but Davidson blocks nicely.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Lodge from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davidson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lodge trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Callum Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davidson is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lodge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davidson circles away.
Davidson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lodge is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davidson pulls his head out easily.
Lodge trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lodge looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Callum Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davidson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Callum Davidson!
In defeat, Malcolm Lodge stepped up to the mic, saying 'We go again.'.
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