PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warwick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLachlan has chosen Funeral For a Friend - 'History' as his entrance music. John McLachlan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Davis
vs
McLachlan

150 cm
29
167 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

178 cm
23
181 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McLachlan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis connects with a body shot that sends McLachlan's belly button to the back.
Davis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McLachlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.

Davis has managed to clinch.
McLachlan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. McLachlan won't want to take too many of those.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
McLachlan blocking some punches.
Davis cracks McLachlan with a nice body shot.
Davis lands an elbow that stopped McLachlan in his tracks for a moment.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is leaning against McLachlan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis misses with some punches.
McLachlan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. McLachlan won't want to take too many of those.
McLachlan looks winded!
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by McLachlan.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but McLachlan avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
McLachlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McLachlan or not.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLachlan backwards.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis pushes McLachlan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocking some punches.
McLachlan has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Davis lands a left hand.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McLachlan wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.

McLachlan is rocked!
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis lands an elbow inside that McLachlan shrugs off.
McLachlan is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
McLachlan looking to slow down the pace here.
McLachlan seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
McLachlan takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McLachlan blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warwick Davis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLachlan throws out the jab.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McLachlan is defended easily by Davis.
McLachlan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McLachlan shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McLachlan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swings for the body but McLachlan moves out of range.
McLachlan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
McLachlan is breathing heavily.
Davis punishes McLachlan's body with a nice straight punch.

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McLachlan throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of McLachlan backwards.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Davis lands an elbow just above McLachlan 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan is trying to stall.
Warwick Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McLachlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of McLachlan's head.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lands an elbow inside that McLachlan shrugs off.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLachlan's defenses.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLachlan backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of McLachlan backwards.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by McLachlan.
McLachlan is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McLachlan tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLachlan's defenses.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLachlan.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Davis lands an elbow inside.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLachlan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Warwick Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McLachlan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McLachlan.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLachlan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warwick Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
McLachlan misses with a hook.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McLachlan on the side of the head.
Warwick Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLachlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLachlan slips under a jab.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLachlan.
Davis lands a body shot.
McLachlan misses with a hook.
McLachlan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. McLachlan takes a step back to recover.
Warwick Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLachlan at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Warwick Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis lands a jab.
Davis throws a hook to the side of McLachlan's head but McLachlan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McLachlan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLachlan has time to react.

Davis cracks McLachlan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Davis has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McLachlan to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis pounces like a tiger and cracks McLachlan with a vicious hook! McLachlan is down but not out! Davis follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Warwick Davis!
An out of breath Warwick Davis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.