|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Davis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
28
185 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
|
188 cm
37
215 lbs
24 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauna throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Sauna throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Sauna connects with a jab.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sauna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sauna wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Sauna finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Sauna connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Sauna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Sauna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna takes one to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Sauna or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Davis defending well as Sauna loads up on a big left hand.
Sauna scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauna is just out of range.
Sauna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis tries to clinch but Sauna is having none of it.
Sauna feints a jab promting Davis to slip. Sauna then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Davis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sauna counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sauna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauna postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sauna has gone for a leg lock! Davis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sauna's guard.
Sauna 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.
Sauna trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis won't allow Sauna to sweep him here.
Davis stands and steps away. Sauna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A slow jab from Sauna misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook but Sauna avoids it easily.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sauna on the side of the head.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Sauna saw it coming and moves away.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sauna counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
Sauna throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Sauna wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Sauna is working hard here to advance position.
Sauna throwing strikes but missing.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.
Sauna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Sauna from controlling successfully.
Sauna works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauna looking to pass the guard.
Sauna throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sauna dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sauna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sauna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Sauna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sauna on the side of the head.
Davis slips under a jab from Sauna.
Davis punishes Sauna's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sauna manages to avoid it.
Sauna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Sauna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Sauna connects with a looping right hand.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Sauna is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sauna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sauna.
Sauna jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
The fighters circling - Sauna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sauna circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sauna counters with a single leg into guard. Davis didn't expect that.
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!
Sauna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sauna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Sauna from controlling successfully.
Sauna working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chael Sauna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sauna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sauna postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sauna trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Sauna scoring with some ground and pound.
Sauna won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Sauna working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauna stops Davis from standing up.
Sauna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sauna with a nice head shot there.
Sauna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sauna throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sauna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sauna throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Sauna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phil Davis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A big right from Davis misses.
Sauna throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sauna lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phil Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauna fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davis sprawls well initially but Sauna persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sauna throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis tries to kick Sauna off but Sauna keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sauna is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Sauna lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sauna dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sauna looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis lands a high kick!
Davis slips a straight right by Sauna.
Sauna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Sauna throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Sauna slips a jab from Davis.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sauna.
Sauna is rocked!
Sauna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Oh Sauna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis moves away from the strike by Sauna.
Sauna seems to have got his legs back now.
Sauna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sauna drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Davis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sauna's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Davis!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
