PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Neilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordin Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Neilson
vs
Davis

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Neilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordin Davis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neilson.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Neilson.
Neilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neilson is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neilson wants to sweep but Davis has passed to side control!
Neilson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Neilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neilson struggling a bit here.
Neilson is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the action but Neilson is working from the bottom.
Neilson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Neilson tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Davis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Davis wants to take a breather but Neilson is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis moves out of range as Neilson throws a body kick.

That's two 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.
Neilson tries to clinch up.
Neilson tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Neilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Neilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Neilson improves position.
Davis is trying to break free.
Neilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neilson prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neilson.
Neilson is breathing heavily.
Davis trying to stall but Neilson improves his position.
Neilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Neilson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neilson misses with a knee to the head.
Davis is trying to stall.
Neilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neilson or not.
Neilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis presses Neilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Davis decides to pull guard.
Davis has his hands on Neilson's head, controlling the position.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neilson wants to stand but Davis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neilson's guard.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
Neilson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Neilson is defending well.
Davis is nestled in close to Neilson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but Neilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordin Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davis working over Neilson with some ground and pound. Neilson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis working over Neilson with some ground and pound. Neilson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davis is thwarting Neilson's attempts to control the position.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Neilson defends it.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Neilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Neilson defends it.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neilson defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Neilson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Davis controlling the action here.
Davis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Neilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Davis controlling from mount.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Neilson hang on?
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis with shots to the head and body - Neilson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Neilson tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
Davis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Neilson's face.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing punches.
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Neilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Neilson is bucking up trying to escape but Davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Neilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks Neilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks Neilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Davis landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neilson can't escape the position.
Neilson is in a horrible position here. Davis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Neilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Davis wants to finish this one by submission but Neilson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Davis.
Neilson gets back to half guard.
Davis content to control rather than advance.
Neilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordin Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Neilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob Neilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.

Davis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Neilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis slips nicely into half guard.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Neilson's hands, connecting with Neilson's forehead.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neilson keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Davis seems to be working for a kimura but Neilson defends the submission attempt.
Davis scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neilson is trying to stand back up but Davis is controlling him
Neilson trying to control from the bottom.
Neilson tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Neilson is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Neilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Neilson's shoulder, as Neilson tries to avoid the shot.

Neilson gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.

Neilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neilson working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis controlling from the top position.
Neilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Neilson, not yet.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
Neilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Davis scores with a jab.

Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Neilson's guard.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Neilson's head.
Jordin Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis cracks Neilson with a solid left hand.
Neilson wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis wants to control from the top but Neilson keeps moving.
Davis with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Neilson.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Neilson walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Davis.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neilson wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Davis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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