PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Kardinal Offishall- Bang bang as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dank
vs
Davis

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Dank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Davis!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dank gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Dank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dank wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dank is one step ahead there.
Dank would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dank wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Dank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Davis scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Dank is bucking up trying to escape but Davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dank is trying desperately to improve position.
Davis lands with some strikes.
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!
Dank wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Dank holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Davis looking to finish Dank with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dank!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dank is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dank wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis punching from mount but Dank doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davis punching from mount but Dank doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davis misses with a head shot.
Davis throwing strikes here but Dank is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Davis lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Davis 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 shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Davis seems to be looking for submissions.
Dank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Dank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dank looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dank defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis prevents Dank from standing back up.
Davis looks to land a strike but Dank avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dank keeps the fight on the outside.
Dank wants to clinch

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dank won't be happy with that.
Davis throws a strike aimed at the side of Dank's head but Dank avoids it well.
Davis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brandon Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Davis throwing strikes but Dank manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet here but Dank is keeping cool and he's managed to take Davis's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is holding onto Dank's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Davis trying to get back to his feet but Dank is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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 is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon 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! 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.

Dank tries to clinch

and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dank works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Davis stops Dank from getting back to his feet.
Dank wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dank keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dank to regain full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dank darts in trying to clinch

so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dank trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Davis prevents Dank from getting back to his feet.
Davis throws a strike but Dank rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dank stops Davis from standing up.
Brandon Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Dank is looking to stand up but Davis won't let him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stephen Dank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis postures up in Dank's guard and throws a big left but Dank blocks it.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30

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