PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grayson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Epic - Faith No More kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McGavin
vs
Davis

184 cm
28
166 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

171 cm
23
161 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shooter McGavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grayson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGavin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis misses with a body shot.
McGavin is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
McGavin tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
McGavin tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Shooter McGavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGavin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis misses with a double jab.
McGavin walks into a jab.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGavin wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
McGavin tries to clinch

and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
McGavin stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.

Davis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McGavin regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis stops McGavin from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.

McGavin has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis works over McGavin with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGavin is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis trying to control but McGavin is working from the bottom.

McGavin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGavin is breathing heavily.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGavin is keeping the position for now.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McGavin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McGavin has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.

Davis stands and steps away. McGavin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
McGavin slips a straight right by Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a jab.

McGavin is rocked!
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis misses with a double jab.

Davis steps into range and cracks McGavin with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McGavin flops backwards and Davis dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh McGavin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McGavin seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

McGavin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
McGavin keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

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 three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but McGavin is working from the bottom.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McGavin wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.
McGavin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

McGavin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McGavin, up you get!
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but McGavin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Davis cracks McGavin with an uppercut from hell and McGavin crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Davis's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Davis with a nice head shot there.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGavin's head.
Davis is in close to McGavin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGavin wants to get back to his feet but Davis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davis throws a right hand that McGavin ducks under and follows up with a left that McGavin also avoids with ease.
Davis missing with a left hand there. McGavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGavin wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by McGavin or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but McGavin prevents it.
McGavin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis tries to circle away but McGavin has him pinned against the cage.

Davis has clasped his hands together around McGavin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
McGavin is not content to let Davis control the position.
McGavin wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGavin has escaped the position, nice work there.

Davis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McGavin looks to move to half guard but instead Davis has passed into mount! Damn!
McGavin is trying to escape the mount.

Davis has hold of McGavin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McGavin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McGavin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Davis wants to finish this one by submission but McGavin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Davis.
A nice elbow there by Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis with shots to the head and body - McGavin looks very uncomfortable down there.

Davis working for a guillotine from mount but McGavin is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
McGavin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGavin taking shots to the head.
Davis looking to control but McGavin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McGavin tries to hold on but Davis postures up.

Davis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis is working for a guillotine from mount but McGavin frees his head quite easily.

Davis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McGavin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McGavin working to try and regain half guard.

McGavin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Davis.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Davis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McGavin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGavin working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGavin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Davis has control of McGavin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McGavin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Davis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McGavin hang on?
Davis tries to control but McGavin wriggling away.
McGavin really wants to buck Davis off and get back to his feet.
Davis landing shots from mount.
McGavin working to try and regain half guard.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis trying to control but McGavin is having none of it.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grayson Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGavin moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
McGavin tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.

Davis rushes McGavin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGavin at a distance.
Davis avoids the head kick by McGavin.
McGavin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grayson Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGavin tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. McGavin will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGavin.
McGavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
McGavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis scores with a jab.
McGavin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGavin darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
McGavin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGavin's head.
McGavin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis tests McGavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGavin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
McGavin closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Davis moves into the clinch.

Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGavin darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis thuds a left hand into McGavin's body.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGavin on the side of the head.
McGavin tries to clinch but Davis moves away
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayson Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but McGavin has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGavin gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Davis has McGavin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGavin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McGavin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shooter McGavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grayson Davis.
McGavin gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
McGavin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.

Davis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McGavin regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGavin is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGavin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
McGavin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is in close to McGavin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

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

McGavin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four 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.

McGavin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

McGavin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shooter McGavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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