PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake Davis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Baker
vs
Davis

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Behold The Beast
Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Drake Davis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chris Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baker throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis avoids the body shot from Baker.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Baker leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker avoids a kick to the body.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baker tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baker to the ground. Baker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Baker is predictable there
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chris Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Davis.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Davis slips a straight right by Baker.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baker avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baker is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Baker circles away and we're back to standing.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a leg kick.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Baker misses.
Baker misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Baker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with an outside leg kick.
Baker blocks a head kick by Davis.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Davis tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Baker sprawls well.
Baker throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chris Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Baker down.
Davis lands the left hand.
Baker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis tries to bum rush Baker with a series of wild strikes but Baker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Baker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Baker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a head kick.
Davis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baker rather than just go for the knockout.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Baker misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Baker misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a good low kick that Baker was not able to check.
Baker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis works Baker's body with a nice hook.
Davis throws a series of punches but Baker avoids them all with ease.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baker tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baker to the ground. Baker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Baker circles away.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands a nice hook to Baker's body. Baker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drake Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baker misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
A shot to de liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Baker.
Davis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis slips a straight right by Baker.
Baker misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a big head kick but Baker shrugs it off.
Baker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Davis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Baker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Baker blocks a head kick by Davis.
Baker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a head kick. That will keep Baker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A shot to the body from Baker misses
and Davis counters with a solid body kick.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baker circles away.
Chris Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Davis.
Baker throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Davis tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
Baker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baker 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.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis staying out of range there.
Baker tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a slapping leg kick.

Davis clinches.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baker blocks a body shot from Davis.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis is trying to break free.

Baker manages to break the clinch.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker misses with a hook.
Baker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis wants to clinch up but Baker keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Baker misses
and Davis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Baker really felt that one!
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Baker throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Baker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a head kick. That will keep Baker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A shot to the body from Baker misses
and Davis counters with a thumping low kick.
Davis digs a good hook to Baker's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake 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. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Baker misses with the body kick

and Davis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baker's guard.
Baker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.

Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Baker scores with a four punch combination!
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Baker really felt that one!
A head kick from Davis lands but Baker takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a kick to the body
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baker misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Baker misses with a combination
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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 scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Baker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Baker looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Baker misses with the combination.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis lands a high kick!
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baker swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Baker misses its intended target.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to clinch but Baker is avoiding it.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baker throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Baker misses with a hook to the body
and Davis counters with a head kick.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Baker sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with an inside leg kick.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chris Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drake 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Davis!