PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Bandit (ranked 641 p4p, 1580 weight class) and Bryant Davis (ranked 53 p4p, 127 weight class). Davis has chosen Rocky Road as his entrance music. 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.

Bandit
vs
Davis

170 cm
29
135
13 - 5 - 0

171 cm
27
135
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little Bandit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryant Davis!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Bandit blocking some punches.
Bandit is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the ropes.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Bandit improves position.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Bandit lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bandit blocks an uppercut.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis tries to work over Bandit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bandit pulls Davis into guard.
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.

Bandit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Bandit is keeping the position.

Bandit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Bandit looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Bandit keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bandit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Bandit's legs - danger averted.
Davis wants to control from the top but Bandit keeps moving.
Davis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bandit is proving hard to escape from.
Davis trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bandit wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis stays in close to Bandit's body and controls the position.

Bandit looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Bandit is retaining full guard.

Bandit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bandit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bandit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bandit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bandit being controlled here, momentarily.

Bandit throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davis uses it to pass to side control.
Davis staying calm.
Bandit is not content to let Davis control the position.
Bandit is being controlled here.

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.
Bandit sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Bandit actively working from the bottom here.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Bandit is defending well.
Bandit is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Davis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bandit is trying desperately to improve position.
Davis wants to control the pace but Bandit is squirming around nicely.
Davis controlling his opponent.
Bandit can't escape the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis looking to control but Bandit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davis prevents Bandit from getting the reversal.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bandit is trying desperately to improve position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bandit is looking to escape.
Bandit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bandit is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis controlling from mount.
Davis prevents Bandit from getting the reversal.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bandit prevents Davis from taking his back.
Davis wants to control the pace but Bandit is squirming around nicely.
Bandit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davis tries to control but Bandit wriggling away.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bandit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bandit is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Bandit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Davis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bandit to take his back!
Bandit staying busy and making it hard for Davis to control.
Davis controls the position.
Bandit rolls, trying to escape but Davis keeps control of the position.
Davis trying to control.
Bandit manages to reverse the position and now he's in Davis's guard. Nice work there by Bandit.
Bandit wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis looking to control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Bandit from controlling successfully.
Bandit is stalling in the full guard.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bandit is one step ahead there.
Davis trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandit trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis controls Bandit momentarily but Bandit frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryant 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.

Davis avoids the body shot from Bandit.
Bandit works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandit looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Little Bandit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bandit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bandit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bandit tries to counter by clinching up but Davis breaks away and moves out of range.
Bandit throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Bandit 's knee.
Bandit throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandit has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bandit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Davis misses.
A swing and a miss from Bandit.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Bandit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bandit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandit. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandit avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bandit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bandit throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Bandit.
Bandit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
A jab from Bandit misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis feints a counter leg kick.
Bandit misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandit was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Bandit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bandit moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Bandit jabs at Davis's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Bandit moved out of range.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Bandit down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Davis manages to circle out of the way.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis defending well as Bandit loads up on a big left hand.
Bandit misses with an uppercut.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Bandit with an uppercut!
Bandit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandit.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Bandit moved out of range.
Davis digs a good hook to Bandit's body.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandit.
Bryant Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Bandit throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bandit counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Bandit misses.
Bandit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davis with a nice calf kick.
Bandit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bandit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Bandit pushes him off.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Bandit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bandit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis moves out of range as Bandit strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandit throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bandit's knee momentarily.
Davis scores with a nice strike.

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bandit jumps guard but Davis stands there with Bandit around his waist. Bandit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bandit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis working aggressively here.
Bandit tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Bandit trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bandit into the ropes.
Bandit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Bandit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandit backwards.
Bandit is trying to pull guard but Davis turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bandit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bandit as Davis tries to tie him up.

Bandit decides to pull guard.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Bandit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bandit looking for subs off his back but Davis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Davis stalling.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control but Bandit is keeping him busy.
Bandit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davis stays in close to Bandit's body and controls the position.

Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bandit has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.

Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.

Bandit has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Davis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bandit.
Davis advances to full mount.
Bandit is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
Bandit is trying to escape the mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Davis content just to control the position here.
Bandit is working to get back to half guard.
Davis looking to control but Bandit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bandit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bandit is working to get back to half guard.
Bandit gets back to half guard.
Davis is taking a breather. Bandit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Davis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bandit controls his leg.

Bandit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryant Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandit is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandit.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandit throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandit misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Bandit backing away here, and Davis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bandit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandit throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Bandit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis misses with a hook. Bandit ducked under it nicely.
Bandit misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Bandit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bandit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit throws a good cross that connects.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Davis lands a body shot.
Bandit connects with a looping right hand.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Davis tries to get set, Bandit tries to push him back and clinch up but Davis manages to avoid the attempt.
Bandit swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Bandit misses with an uppercut.
Davis slips under a jab.
Bandit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bandit swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit misses with a right hand
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandit needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Bandit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis feints and then cracks Bandit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandit down.
Bandit throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Davis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandit.
Bandit takes one to the chin there.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Bandit's ribs.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandit throws out the jab.
Davis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bandit misses with a right hand
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range as Bandit strikes.
Davis feints a counter leg kick.
Davis walks into a stiff left hand from Bandit.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davis slips a jab from Bandit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bandit throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bandit thinking.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandit was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis throws a hook but Bandit blocks it.
Bandit slips a straight right by Davis.
Bandit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bandit's head.
Bandit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis clobbers Bandit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandit looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Bandit saw that one coming.
Bandit throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
Bandit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Bandit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Bandit down.
Bandit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bandit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
Bandit misses with a looping right.
Bandit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bandit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bandit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bandit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Bandit cracks a nice hook into Davis's ribs.
Bandit slips a straight right by Davis.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Davis.
Bandit looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Bandit throws a big shot that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bandit jabs at Davis's body.
Bandit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Bandit misses.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Bandit is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Bandit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bandit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bandit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis thuds a left hand into Bandit's body.
Bandit misses with a body shot.
Bandit avoids the head kick by Davis.
As Davis tries to get set, Bandit tries to push him back and clinch up but Davis manages to avoid the attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davis defending well as Bandit loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis tests Bandit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bandit throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Bandit throws a poor cross that misses
and Bandit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Bandit misses its intended target.
A jab from Bandit misses.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandit.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis tries to clinch there but Bandit circles away.
Davis moves away from the strike by Bandit.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Bandit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Bandit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Bandit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandit ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Bandit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandit.
A jab from Bandit misses.
Bandit throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Bandit's belly button to the back.
Davis feints and then cracks Bandit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandit down.
Davis moves away from the strike by Bandit.
Bandit throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
A shot to the liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davis walks into a jab.
Bandit misses with a hook.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandit.
Davis throws out a counter right but Bandit avoids it with no problem.
Bandit misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Davis misses
and Bandit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bandit misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryant Davis really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Davis defending well as Bandit loads up on a big left hand.
Bandit connects with a body shot.
Bandit takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis throws a jab when Bandit was well out of range.
Bandit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bandit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandit connects with a jab.
Bandit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bandit misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit misses with a body shot.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bandit scores with a jab to the body.
Bandit throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes one to the chin there.
Bandit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davis misses with a body punch
and Bandit counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandit misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Bandit throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandit throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis misses with a hook.
Bandit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Davis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandit.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Bandit.
Davis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bandit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bandit misses the jab.
Bandit works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Bandit counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandit throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis thumps Bandit with a low kick.
Bandit takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Bandit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandit.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Bandit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis tries to counter with a clinch but Bandit shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandit.
Bandit connects with a nice looking jab.
Bandit walks into a left hand.
Bandit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Bandit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bandit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Bandit.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandit.
Bandit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bandit throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a straight right. Bandit didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Davis throws a series of punches but Bandit moves out of range.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Bandit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bandit sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Bryant Davis has been cut.
Bandit throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bandit.
Bandit misses with a left hand
and Bandit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bandit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Davis is rocked!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandit misses the target.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bandit finish him?
Bandit throws a right hand that misses
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bandit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bandit's sensitive parts.
That kick from Davis tenderised Bandit's leg. Bandit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bandit lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Davis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bandit dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Little Bandit!
Little Bandit retains his bantamweight title!