PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grayson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell comes to the cage accompanied by Rose Of Sharon. Davis has chosen Epic - Faith No More as his entrance music. George Whissell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Whissell
vs
Davis

177 cm
29
160 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

171 cm
25
161 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
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 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grayson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Whissell counters with a single leg into guard. Davis didn't expect that.
Whissell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whissell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whissell wants to get up but he can't break Davis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whissell.

Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whissell defends it easily.
Davis wants to sweep here but Whissell controlling him for the moment.
Davis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Whissell from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whissell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whissell has managed to get both his arms back between Davis's legs - danger averted.
Whissell postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Whissell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Davis is looking for a triangle but Whissell pushes his legs off easily.
Whissell lands a couple of elbows.
Whissell lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whissell distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell postures up.
Whissell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whissell is aware though and is defending well.
Davis striking from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whissell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Whissell lands a couple of digs.
Whissell preventing the sweep.
Whissell wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whissell is controlling him.
Whissell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Whissell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Davis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Whissell escapes and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Whissell working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell working the ground and pound from side control.
Whissell is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Davis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Whissell off and has taken his back!
Whissell turns into Davis and is now in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whissell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whissell.
Whissell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whissell postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whissell manages to get to full guard.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whissell is on top in guard.

Davis is looking for a triangle here but Whissell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Davis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Whissell working the ground and pound.
Whissell cracks Davis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whissell working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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

Davis throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Whissell throws a big shot that misses.
Davis throws an off balance right hand

and Whissell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whissell.

Davis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whissell passes into side control.
Davis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Davis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davis.

Davis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whissell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whissell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whissell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whissell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whissell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis has Whissell pulled in close to control his posture.
Whissell won't allow Davis to sweep him here.

Davis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Whissell uses it to pass to side control.
George Whissell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whissell wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Davis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whissell decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Whissell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Whissell is trying to stand.

Whissell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Whissell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whissell trying to control from the bottom.
Davis wants to control but Whissell is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Davis there.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whissell defending well though.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whissell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Whissell actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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 Whissell's temple.
Whissell trying to control but Davis postures up.
Davis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davis is controlling the pace.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whissell wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whissell trying to control here.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Whissell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Whissell is trying to get back to full guard.
Whissell is not content to let Davis control the position.
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 Whissell's temple.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Whissell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Davis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whissell's guard.
Whissell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Whissell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Davis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Whissell stacks Davis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Whissell!
Whissell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Davis some visible discomfort.
Whissell is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Whissell working the ground and pound.
Davis is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell working away.

Whissell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whissell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis wants to clinch but Whissell slips to the side
letting Whissell counter with a right hand.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Whissell to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis tries for a takedown but Whissell circles away easily

and Whissell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whissell.
George Whissell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grayson Davis.

Davis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whissell defends well.
Whissell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whissell won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis has his foot on Whissell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whissell works his way back into a safe position though.
Whissell wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.

Davis working for a triangle but Whissell defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whissell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whissell is pushing down on Davis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Davis is fighting to maintain full guard but Whissell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whissell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Davis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Whissell from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whissell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Davis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Whissell stacks Davis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Whissell!
Whissell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Whissell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Whissell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Davis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Whissell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell lands a nice forearm strike.
Whissell scoring with punches from side control.
Davis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Whissell has control of the leg.
Davis has hold of Whissell's hands but Whissell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whissell wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it.
Davis is pressing down on Whissell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whissell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

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