PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Got Money by Lil Wayne. Davis has chosen the Offspring - Beheaded as his entrance music. Duke Davis has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Martin
vs
Davis

180 cm
23
153 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Martin tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Martin tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with the combination.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davis throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.

Davis clinches with his opponent.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davis - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.

Martin pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Davis receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Martin tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martin up against the cage.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Martin.
Davis can't break the clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis scores with a nice strike.

Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis trying to stall but Martin improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Martin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Davis rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Duke Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.

Martin feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Martin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis pushes Martin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Martin wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Davis clinches up against the cage.

Davis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Davis is looking to stand up but Martin won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martin's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Martin tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin looks to clinch
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Martin closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Martin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab by Davis.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.

Martin is rocked!
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
Martin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martin wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side

and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Martin.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martin.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Davis.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Martin goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.

Davis has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis manages to break the clinch.

Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Martin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Martin lands a knee to the body.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davis lands with a right to the head.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a head kick.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick

and Martin moves into the clinch.
Davis prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martin prevents it.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis misses with a combination

and Martin counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Martin wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis cracks Martin with an open hand slap.
Davis throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Davis moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis lands a right hand.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin looks to clinch
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Martin closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Davis closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is stalling here.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Davis.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Martin wants to clinch
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Davis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martin backs up against the cage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin tries to clinch up

and Davis counters by clinching up.
A short right from Davis.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Ryan Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Martin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Davis!