PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Cazi (ranked 24816 p4p, 5143 weight class) and River Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River Davis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Cazi's chin.

Cazi
vs
Davis

180 cm
20
165
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Cazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, River Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cazi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Cazi shoots in and gets a takedown into Davis's guard.

Davis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cazi tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis wants to sweep here but Cazi controlling him for the moment.

Davis wriggles free and stands up.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.

Cazi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davis uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Cazi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Cazi!

Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cazi manages to get himself to full guard.

Davis trying to control but Cazi is working from the bottom.
Cazi working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cazi's guard.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Cazi blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis postures up.
Cazi has his hands on Davis's head, controlling the position.

Cazi looking for a triangle here. Davis is fighting it but it looks tight! Cazi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Davis is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). King Cazi!