PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Epic - Faith No More. Mathers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Victory by Eminem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marshall Mathers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Mathers

171 cm
23
161 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

177 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grayson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis moves out of range as Mathers strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mathers swivels and escapes.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mathers counter with a right hand.

Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mathers did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mathers's head.
Mathers is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mathers's head.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Mathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Mathers preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mathers defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mathers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Mathers's temple.
Davis stops Mathers from getting back to his feet.
Mathers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Davis thows a huge punch but Mathers dodges it nicely.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Mathers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis with the ground and pound but Mathers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davis stands up over Mathers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mathers holds on and takes a little breather.

Davis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mathers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mathers has escaped and now he's on top!
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Mathers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Grayson Davis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mathers as Davis shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks for a takedown but Mathers sprawls well.
Mathers with a nice cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Mathers throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Mathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mathers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Grayson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Mathers.
Mathers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Mathers. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mathers circles away.
Davis takes a swing at Mathers's ribcage but misses.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Mathers coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis throws a right hand that Mathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathers also avoids with ease.
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathers scores with a body shot.
Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Mathers moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mathers but Mathers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mathers tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
Mathers works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Mathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Mathers. Beautiful body shot.
Mathers throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mathers's head.
Davis thows a huge punch but Mathers dodges it nicely.
Mathers taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
Mathers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Davis prevents Mathers from standing back up.
Davis works his way into side control.
The referee asks Davis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mathers sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Davis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position but Mathers is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis slows the pace down.
Davis is working Mathers over with some ground and pound from side control.
Davis tries to advance to mount but Mathers denies him.
Davis controls the position from side control.
Davis scoring with punches from side control.
Mathers is letting Davis control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is not content to let Davis control the position.
The referee asks Davis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Davis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mathers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Davis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mathers some visible discomfort.
Mathers is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mathers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Davis stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mathers misses with a few strikes there.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Mathers slips the punch.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mathers's head backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Mathers which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Mathers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mathers throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Mathers throws a shot to the body.
Mathers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.

It looks like Grayson Davis has been cut.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Mathers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mathers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathers slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mathers lands a jab to the nose.
Mathers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davis eats them both and turns towards Mathers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grayson Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mathers connects with a jab.
Mathers lands a body shot.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mathers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mathers is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis looks for a takedown but Mathers sprawls well.
Mathers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers scores with a shot to the body.
Mathers throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Mathers looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Mathers stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 Grayson Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grayson Davis'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mathers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left lands for Mathers.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Mathers counters with a nice body shot.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Mathers's head back.
Mathers throws a leg kick that misses.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Mathers counters with a two punch combo.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathers misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Mathers counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Mathers misses.
Nice shot by Mathers.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Mathers moves away and avoids it.
Davis checks a low kick from Mathers.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Mathers moved out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Mathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mathers is not content to let Davis control the position.
Mathers is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Mathers is defending against the submission attempts here by Davis.
Mathers trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davis prevents Mathers from improving his position.
Davis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Mathers does no damage.

Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mathers!

Davis working for a guillotine from mount but Mathers is in no mood to give up.

Davis looking for a guillotine from mount but Mathers is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Grayson Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mathers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mathers tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis wants to control the pace but Mathers is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Mathers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mathers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Mathers bucks and avoids them well.
Davis controlling his opponent.
Mathers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Mathers bucks and avoids them well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

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