PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes into the arena with Bury Your Dead blaring out of the sound system. Bobby King has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Davidson
vs
King

175 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

174 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

TGC WEAR

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ric Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby King!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson throws a right and a left that both miss.
King misses with a double jab
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davidson tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.

Davidson clinches.
Davidson throws an elbow that misses.
Davidson lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Bobby King has been cut.
Davidson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
King avoids the elbow strike from Davidson, against the ropes.
Davidson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Davidson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davidson throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King has Davidson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Davidson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davidson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Davidson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davidson tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Davidson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ric Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby King.
King throws out a loose jab but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davidson!
Davidson tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
Davidson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Davidson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
King trying to control but Davidson is having none of it.

King is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Davidson is surviving well by controlling King's body position as best he can.
King looking to control but Davidson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davidson wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
King tries to control but Davidson wriggling away.
Davidson regains half guard.
Davidson works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davidson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ric Davidson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby King'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.

Davidson tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King shoots in but Davidson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davidson counters with a straight right hand.
Ric Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Davidson clinches with his opponent.
King taking a breather.
Davidson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davidson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davidson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Davidson tries to tie him up.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Ric Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King dodges an elbow strike from Davidson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Davidson tries to tie him up.
Davidson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Davidson is pressed up against the ropes. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davidson down to the mat. Davidson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King tries for a takedown but Davidson circles away easily
and Davidson counters with a straight right hand.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davidson has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Davidson.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Davidson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King blocks an elbow strike from Davidson.
Davidson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Davidson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davidson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Davidson clinches up with King and pushes him back against the ropes.
King blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Davidson just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King blocks an elbow strike from Davidson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocks an elbow strike.

Davidson breaks from the clinch.
Davidson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davidson scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from King.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Davidson has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davidson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davidson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Davidson.
Davidson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Davidson.
Davidson wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson throws an elbow but it misses.
King blocks an elbow strike from Davidson.
Davidson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ric Davidson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby King's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Davidson thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Davidson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the ropes.
Davidson misses with an elbow strike.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Davidson working King over with knees to the body.
Davidson has King pushed against the ropes.
Davidson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Davidson pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Davidson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Davidson throws an elbow but it misses.
Ric Davidson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Davidson throws an elbow that misses.
Davidson prevents a takedown attempt there.
King avoids the elbow strike from Davidson, against the ropes.
Davidson throws an elbow but it misses.
King blocks an elbow strike.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Davidson.
King misses with a knee strike.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davidson's efforts to push away.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davidson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ric Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby King.
King with a poor takedown
and Davidson counters with a body kick.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Ric Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Davidson.
Davidson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davidson misses with a kick to the body.
Davidson misses with a wild body shot.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davidson looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Davidson throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King misses with the combination.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davidson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King tries for a takedown but Davidson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Davidson darts in and clinches King up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the ropes.
Davidson lands with a light punch inside.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Ric Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davidson misses with the head strike.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Bobby King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Davidson just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson misses with an elbow strike.
Davidson lands a shoulder strike.
Davidson stalling in the clinch but King improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davidson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Ric Davidson!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Ric Davidson!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Ric Davidson!

Ric Davidson wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Ric Davidson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TGC WEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.