PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Layla as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Davis
vs
Pandora

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Pandora moves out of range easily.
Pandora dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Pandora moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis keeps Pandora at a distance using the push kick.
Pandora misses with a low kick.
Pandora checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pandora clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Davis wants to break free but Pandora has control.
Pandora jumps guard but Davis stands there with Pandora around his waist. Pandora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Pandora jumps into guard, dragging Davis to the mat.
Pandora is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Pandora is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora missing with some ground and pound from the 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 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pandora is working away from the top position though.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Pandora has control of the leg.
Pandora has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pandora lands with a punch from half guard.
Pandora trying to pass the guard but Davis defending well.
Pandora thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Pandora throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pandora.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.

Pandora has Davis up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.

Pandora 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.

Pandora throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Pandora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pandora throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davis uses it to pass to side control.
Pandora is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Davis wants to stand but Pandora has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora regains half guard.
Pandora gets full guard.
Pandora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pandora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pandora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pandora.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Pandora passes into half guard.
Pandora not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pandora is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pandora blocks the body kick.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Pandora steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis looks to land a combination but Pandora avoids it well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pandora dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Pandora fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Pandora is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Marcus Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pandora takes a step back to recover.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pandora is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Pandora throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pandora takes a step back to recover.
Davis throws a series of punches but Pandora avoids them all with ease.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
Davis throws a push kick but Pandora slaps the foot to one side.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis throws a head kick but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora moves out of range of the body kick.
Marcus Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandora tries to clinch up.

That's eight 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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pandora looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis throws a wild body kick that Pandora sees coming a mile off.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Pandora has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pandora manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pandora is pulling down on Davis's head. It's preventing any offense from Davis, at least for the moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pandora controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Pandora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pandora pushing down on Davis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pandora looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pandora.
Pandora thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis wants to improve his position but Pandora is controlling well.
Davis trying to control but Pandora postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pandora dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pandora lands a head kick!
Davis throws a head kick but Pandora moves out of range.
Davis tries to bum rush Pandora with a series of wild strikes but Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis tries to bum rush Pandora with a series of wild strikes but Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a series of punches but Pandora moves out of range.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Davis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pandora to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pandora postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis wants to sweep here but Pandora controlling him for the moment.
Pandora scoring with some ground and pound.
Pandora scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pandora with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pandora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pandora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandora, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis misses with a body kick.

Pandora clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pandora avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.

Pandora manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pandora is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Pandora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pandora has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Davis doesn't defend quickly enough and Pandora has managed to lock this one up! Can Davis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pandora on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arthur Pandora!