PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger. Ernst Young will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Davison
vs
Young

181 cm
26
211 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

195 cm
30
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws the left hand but Davison avoids the punch easily.
Davison half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Davison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Davison.
Davison misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Davison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young defending well as Davison loads up on a big left hand.
Young avoids the body shot from Davison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison slips under a jab from Young.
Davison defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Young catches Davison right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Chris Davison has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Young.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young scores with a jab to the body.
Davison misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Davison throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Davison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davison avoids the body shot from Young.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Young with a jab.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davison manages to avoid it.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davison throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Davison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Davison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davison.
Davison feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Davison misses.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davison.
Davison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young scores with a jab.
Young's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Young duly obliges.
Young moves away from the strike by Davison.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young throws a hook but Davison avoids it easily.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davison moves away.
Jab by Young.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Davison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Young's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davison postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young keeping moving, preventing Davison from controlling successfully.
Davison is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Davison distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davison works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davison cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Davison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davison throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davison's guard. Nice move by Young!

Young won't allow Davison to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Davison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davison trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young, not yet.
Davison stops Young from standing up.
Davison throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Davison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Young is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Davison dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernst Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Davison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Davison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Young.
A jab lands there for Young.
Ernst Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young missing with a left hand there. Davison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davison tries to counter with a takedown but Young is quick to defend against it.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Davison is just out of range.
A slow jab from Davison misses its intended target.
Davison dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands a jab to Davison's midsection.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davison throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a jab when Davison was well out of range.

Young tries to sprawl but Davison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Davison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Davison is working for an americana but Young has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Davison was thinking about the submission.
Davison postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Davison throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davison's guard. Nice move by Young!

Davison looking for a sweep. Not yet Davison, not yet.
Young slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Young advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Young pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davison back to the cage. Young follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chris Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Davison's shoulder, as Davison tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Young misses.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Davison throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young scores with the left hand. Davison knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Davison moves out of range as Young strikes.
Davison misses with a wild body shot.
Young lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Young tests Davison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young misses with a hook.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davison.
Young scores with the left hand. Davison knows he should have avoided that one.
Davison connects with a jab.
Davison looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davison looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Davison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young moves away from the strike by Davison.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Davison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young misses with a body punch

so Davison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davison.
Davison stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Davison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davison throws a big elbow that misses.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davison 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.
Davison distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Davison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Davison misses the shot to the body.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Davison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young throws a hook to the side of Davison's head but Davison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Young catches Davison right on the button with a cross.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davison throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Davison moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Davison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davison.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davison.
Davison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with an uppercut. Davison saw that one coming.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davison.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davison misses with a takedown attempt
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Young misses.
Davison drops down looking for a counter takedown but Young sprawls and moves away.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Davison.
Davison slips a jab from Young.
Young scores with a body shot.
Davison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Davison is just out of range.
Young scores with a body shot.
Davison goes for a double leg but Young avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Young continues to drive forward.
Davison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young throws a lazy uppercut

and Davison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Young's guard.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davison is one step ahead there.
Davison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ernst Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Young might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Davison haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Davison won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Chris Davison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young is trying to keep Davison in close.
Davison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davison throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Davison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davison pulls Young in close to prevent any damage.
Chris Davison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young wants to stand and escape but instead Davison has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Young has Davison pulled in close to control his posture.
Davison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Davison cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Davison is proving a slippery customer.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Davison.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
During a confident post fight interview, Ernst Young thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.