PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Davis Junior Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franjo Tahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Davis Junior Jr
vs
Tahi

180 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Davis Junior Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franjo Tahi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis Junior Jr.
Tahi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Davis Junior Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Davis Junior Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.

Davis Junior Jr stands and steps away. Tahi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Davis Junior Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis Junior Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tahi dodges the punch combination from Davis Junior Jr.

Davis Junior Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis Junior Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis Junior Jr.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis Junior Jr.
Davis Junior Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Davis Junior Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davis Junior Jr forces Tahi back against the ropes and clinches.
Davis Junior Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.

Davis Junior Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Tahi as Davis Junior Jr shoots in.
Davis Junior Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tahi's sensitive parts.

A big head kick from Davis Junior Jr and Tahi is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Franjo Tahi has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis Junior Jr lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Tahi is working an open guard so Davis Junior Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Davis Junior Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Tahi moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Tahi. No joy for Davis Junior Jr on that attempt.
Tahi misses with a few strikes there.
Davis Junior Jr misses with the combination.
Sammy Davis Junior Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis Junior Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Davis Junior Jr moves into the clinch.

Davis Junior Jr gets control of Tahi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Davis Junior Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tahi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis Junior Jr is on top in guard.
Tahi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis Junior Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis Junior Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis Junior Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Davis Junior Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Davis Junior Jr rushes Tahi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tahi is trying to drag Davis Junior Jr to the mat but Davis Junior Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Davis Junior Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis Junior Jr tightens his grip and picks Tahi up, before dumping him to the ground. Tahi manages to land in guard.
Davis Junior Jr stands and throws Tahi's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Davis Junior Jr tries for a kimura but Tahi is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis Junior Jr decides to stand back up. Davis Junior Jr steps back and let's Tahi get back to his feet.

Davis Junior Jr rushes Tahi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Davis Junior Jr jumps guard.

Davis Junior Jr kicks Tahi off and gets to his feet.
Tahi stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis Junior Jr. Davis Junior Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Davis Junior Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franjo Tahi'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.

Tahi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis Junior Jr.
Davis Junior Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Davis Junior Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tahi circles away.
Davis Junior Jr misses with a head kick.
Davis Junior Jr shoots in but Tahi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis Junior Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tahi can do to turn this around?

Davis Junior Jr rushes Tahi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tahi wants to stall.

Davis Junior Jr ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Davis Junior Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tahi takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis Junior Jr pushes Tahi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Davis Junior Jr jabs Tahi to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Davis Junior Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tahi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tahi wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis Junior Jr won't allow it.
Davis Junior Jr landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Davis Junior Jr.
Davis Junior Jr slows down the pace here.
Davis Junior Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Davis Junior Jr breaks from the clinch.
Sammy Davis Junior Jr is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Davis Junior Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Davis Junior Jr 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.
Davis Junior Jr working the head and body with strikes.

Davis Junior Jr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Davis Junior Jr.
Davis Junior Jr controls the position.

Davis Junior Jr stands up.
Davis Junior Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A big head kick from Davis Junior Jr and Tahi is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Tahi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahi wants to improve his position but instead Davis Junior Jr has moved into half guard.
Tahi is still in real trouble! Can Davis Junior Jr finish him?
Davis Junior Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davis Junior Jr works his way into full mount!
Davis Junior Jr controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis Junior Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davis Junior Jr postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tahi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tahi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Davis Junior Jr!