PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blacky Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Rancid-Last one to Die. Chan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't believe it. Nate Davis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Davis
vs
Chan

177 cm
25
180 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

186 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blacky Chan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Davis.

Davis shoots in and bounces Chan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davis prevents Chan from getting back to his feet.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chan is keeping the position for now.

Davis drops back looking for a leg! Chan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chan manages to kick Davis off! Davis jumps back into Chan's guard.

Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chan wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Chan scores with a body shot.
Davis throws a head kick that Chan semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Some wild striking there from Chan.
Chan throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chan blocks a jab.

Davis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chan is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.

Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davis works a leg free and moves into half guard.

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

Davis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davis is breathing heavily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chan tries to kick Davis off but Davis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Davis wants to work for an arm triangle but Chan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chan is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chan looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.

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.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Chan avoids it.
Chan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chan duly obliges.

Davis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chan's half guard.
Chan is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chan avoid being mounted?

Davis seems to be looking for submissions.
Chan wants to sweep but Davis has passed to side control!
Davis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Chan staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis misses with a combination
and Chan counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Chan to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chan.
Chan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A good leg kick by Davis.

Davis scores a takedown into full mount!
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Davis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Davis goes for an armbar but Chan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.

Davis is looking for a triangle but Chan pushes his legs off easily.

Davis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chan trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.

Davis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davis is proving hard to escape from.
Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Davis looking for a guillotine here but Chan defends easily.

Davis is looking for a triangle but Chan pushes his legs off easily.
Chan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four 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.
Chan controlling from the top position.
Chan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Davis has his foot on Chan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chan works his way back into a safe position though.

Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chan is aware though and is defending well.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan content to stall in guard here.
Chan wanted to stand there but Davis had control of the position.

Davis working for a triangle but Chan defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nate Davis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan throws a body kick that misses.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Chan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Nate Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Chan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chan swivels and escapes.
Chan misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Chan.
A cross from Davis lands.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Chan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Blacky Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Davis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis advances position into side control!

Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Davis tries for a kimura but Chan is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
Davis avoids the strikes from the bottom by Chan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chan is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Davis in the domination position with Chan hanging on.
Davis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chan to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan is trying to get back to half guard.

Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four 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.
Chan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davis prevents Chan from escaping the position.

Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis tries to advance to mount but Chan denies him.
Nate Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Davis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

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