PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McPheters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Davis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Davis
vs
McPheters

178 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris McPheters!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McPheters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McPheters just stands there and leans against the cage.
McPheters wants a takedown but no success here.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McPheters walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
McPheters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McPheters slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
McPheters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McPheters.
Marcus Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris McPheters.
McPheters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McPheters looks gassed!
McPheters drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McPheters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McPheters throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a right hand that McPheters ducks under and follows up with a left that McPheters also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
McPheters ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis tries to bum rush McPheters with a series of wild strikes but McPheters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McPheterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McPheters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws an off balance right hand

and McPheters counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McPheters wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Davis is trying to stand up here but McPheters is controlling him well.
Davis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
McPheters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McPheters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McPheters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McPheters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McPheters not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.

McPheters looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to stand back up but McPheters is controlling him
McPheters is taking a breather. Davis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McPheters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McPheters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McPheters trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.

McPheters seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.

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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McPheters lands a nice short elbow.
Davis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McPheters is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Davis pushes McPheters off and gets back to his feet.

McPheters drives through with a takedown into Davis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McPheters with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPheters lands a couple of digs.
Davis wants to stand up but McPheters is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris McPheters will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McPheters shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McPheters showed some decent athleticism there.
McPheters throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
McPheters is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McPheters prevents Davis from standing back up.
McPheters is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis tries to kick McPheters off but McPheters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

McPheters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis pushes McPheters off looking to stand but McPheters dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McPheters working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McPheters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
McPheters 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.
McPheters stops Davis from getting back to his feet.
McPheters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McPheters is taking a breather. Davis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McPheters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
McPheters prevents Davis from standing back up.
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. McPheters connects with a nice short shot to Davis's temple.
McPheters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McPheters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McPheters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McPheters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McPheters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McPheters scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McPheters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McPheters prevents Davis from standing back up.
McPheters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
McPheters is looking to advance position but Davis won't allow it.

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.
Davis is refusing to be controlled, as McPheters sits in half guard.
McPheters is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McPheters trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris McPheters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

McPheters closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Davis pushes McPheters off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

McPheters scores a takedown into full mount!
McPheters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
McPheters lands a big elbow.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
McPheters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPheters punching from mount but Davis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McPheters.
McPheters landing punches.
Poor strikes thrown by McPheters there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McPheters looking to ground and pound but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Davis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McPheters content just to control the position here.
McPheters unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPheters lands a big elbow.
Chris McPheters has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
McPheters lands a big shot there that rocks Davis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McPheters landing punches.
Davis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McPheters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McPheters postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davis looks a forlorn figure.

Davis is rocked!
McPheters landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Davis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPheters controlling his opponent.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
McPheters working Davis over with strikes here.
McPheters looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Davis covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris McPheters!