|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Davidson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes swings for the body but Davidson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davidson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davidson!
Davidson throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes closes the distance but Davidson moves to the side
and Davidson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holmes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davidson counters with an outside leg kick.
Davidson throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes clinches but Davidson breaks the clinch
and Davidson counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
Holmes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davidson counters with a thumping low kick.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and Davidson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a head kick.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Davidson.
A head kick by Holmes misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes clinches but Davidson breaks the clinch
and Davidson counters with a nice body kick.
Davidson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Davidson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davidson throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes tries to clinch
and Davidson counters with a body kick.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a body kick that stops Holmes in his tracks momentarily.
Davidson connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davidson.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson drives through and clinches with Holmes against the cage.
Davidson crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davidson lands a knee to the body.
Davidson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davidson looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Davidson misses with a knee strike.
Davidson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
It looks like Johnny Holmes has been cut.
Davidson looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davidson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a head kick. That will keep Holmes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Holmes misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davidson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Holmes tries to clinch
and Davidson counters with a big head kick but Holmes shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davidson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Davidson.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Davidson connects with a high kick.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a thumping low kick.
Davidson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davidson can pounce on him.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davidson has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes 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.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling him.
Davidson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davidson looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davidson missing with knees to the body.
Davidson landing knees to the body.
Davidson misses with a knee strike.
Davidson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes tightens his grip and picks Davidson up, before dumping him to the ground. Davidson manages to land in guard.
Davidson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidson looking to control.
Holmes throwing strikes but missing.
Davidson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Holmes throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmes looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidson.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davidson counters with a nice leg kick.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Holmes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Davidson counters with a big head kick but Holmes shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Davidson misses.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes tries to clinch
and Davidson counters with a body kick that stops Holmes in his tracks momentarily.
Johnny Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes misses with the body kick
and Davidson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holmes clinches but Davidson breaks the clinch
and Davidson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Davidson is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson counters with an outside leg kick.
Davidson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes closes the distance but Davidson moves to the side
and Davidson counters with a big head kick but Holmes shrugs it off.
Davidson throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Davidson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes swings for the body but Davidson moves out of range.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but Davidson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Davidson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aaron Davidson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Holmes tries to clinch but Davidson moves away
and Davidson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holmes tries to clinch
and Davidson counters with a good low kick that Holmes was not able to check.
Holmes tries to clinch but Davidson moves away
and Davidson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davidson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Holmes is rocked!
Holmes blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Davidson lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.
Davidson lands a head kick!
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davidson counters with a leg kick.
Davidson moves into the clinch successfully.
Davidson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davidson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davidson obliges.
Davidson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davidson misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes is trying to trip Davidson. He has hold of a leg but Davidson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Holmes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Holmes won't allow Davidson to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davidson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Holmes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holmes trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Holmes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Holmes just wasn't active enough.
Davidson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range of the leg kick from Davidson.
Holmes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davidson swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Holmes closes the distance but Davidson moves to the side
and Davidson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holmes tries to land a body kick
and Davidson counters with a good low kick that Holmes was not able to check.
Holmes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davidson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Holmes really felt that one!
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes clinches but Davidson breaks the clinch
and Davidson counters with a head kick.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Aaron Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and Davidson counters with an inside leg kick.
Holmes 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.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davidson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes wants a takedown but no success here.
Holmes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Davidson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davidson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes fails to pull guard.
Davidson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davidson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Davidson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davidson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Davidson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
