PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Calloway acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Davidson
vs
Calloway

200 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davidson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Calloway manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Davidson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davidson prevents Calloway from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calloway working a defensive guard here.
Calloway is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mark Calloway has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Davidson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Calloway's guard.
Calloway wants to stand and escape but Davidson is having none of it.
Calloway wants to improve his position but instead Davidson has moved into half guard.
Davidson has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Calloway works to full guard.
Calloway wants to get back to his feet but Davidson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Calloway looking for a sweep. Not yet Calloway, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calloway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davidson is stalling in the full guard.
Davidson looking to pass the guard.

Mark Calloway has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Calloway tries to clinch

and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davidson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calloway is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davidson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mathew Davidson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Calloway misses with a takedown attempt

and Davidson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Calloway!
Davidson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calloway tries to hold on but Davidson postures up.
Davidson thowing shots but they're missing.
Calloway is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calloway is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davidson controlling from mount.
Calloway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Davidson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Davidson dives in and scores a takedown into Calloway's guard.
Davidson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Calloway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calloway is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Calloway.

Davidson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calloway takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Davidson slows the pace down.
Davidson cracks Calloway with a big elbow.
Calloway can't do much from the bottom here.
Davidson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calloway wants to control but Davidson postures up.
Calloway wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Davidson tries to advance to mount but Calloway denies him.
Calloway sneaks back into half guard.
Mathew Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, if Davidson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Davidson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calloway is trying to escape back to his feet but Davidson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Calloway wants to control but Davidson postures up.
Calloway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson working the ground and pound.
Calloway takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calloway wants to control but Davidson postures up.
Davidson controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Davidson dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Calloway throws a lazy head kick

and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Calloway is looking to improve his position.
Davidson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calloway on the ground.
Davidson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Calloway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calloway wants to stand back up but Davidson manages to pass into side control.
Davidson happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calloway is looking for a sweep.
Davidson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Calloway's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sloppy strikes there by Davidson.
Davidson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Calloway's shoulder. That is not cool.
Calloway is trying to control Davidson's posture but Davidson avoids it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Calloway is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davidson off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Calloway has got his arm under Davidson's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Davidson has spun round into Calloway's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Calloway looking for a sweep. Not yet Calloway, not yet.
Davidson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davidson controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mathew Davidson.
Calloway throws a sloppy head kick

and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Calloway won't be happy with that.
Davidson controls the position from side control.
Davidson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Calloway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davidson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calloway can do to turn this around?
Calloway is looking to regain half guard here but Davidson keeps moving and retains side control.
Mathew Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calloway is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Davidson controlling from side mount.
Calloway is trying to control Davidson's posture but Davidson avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davidson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Davidson!