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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arapeta Ma Aka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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161 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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171 cm
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168 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arapeta Ma Aka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson scores with a hook.
Davidson lands a glancing blow to the side of Ma Aka's head.
Davidson throws a leg kick
and Ma Aka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ma Aka has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ma Aka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davidson tries to lock up and control but Ma Aka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davidson tries to reverse the position but Ma Aka maintains control.
Ma Aka looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aka controlling from mount.
Ma Aka looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.
Ma Aka controlling the position easily from mount.
Ma Aka looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.
Ma Aka pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma Aka moves to back control.
Davidson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Davidson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Davidson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Ma Aka off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ma Aka's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ma Aka is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Davidson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ma Aka is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma Aka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ma Aka's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ma Aka has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Davidson's body.
Davidson can't escape the position.
Davidson is still trying to improve position.
Ma Aka is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ma Aka has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Davidson tries to escape but Ma Aka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ma Aka trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Davidson doesn't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ma Aka is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ma Aka is looking to control Davidson but Davidson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arapeta Ma Aka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Davidson misses with a hook
and Ma Aka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davidson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ma Aka stops Davidson from standing up.
Ma Aka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ma Aka is pushing down on Davidson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Davidson is fighting to maintain full guard but Ma Aka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ma Aka slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arapeta Ma Aka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is staying active underneath Ma Aka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ma Aka trying to mount his opponent but Davidson defends it.
Davidson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davidson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ma Aka jumps into side control!
Davidson is trying to escape the position but Ma Aka is controlling the position.
Davidson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ma Aka's best efforts.
Davidson gets back to full guard.
Ma Aka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma Aka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ma Aka stopping the sweep attempt from Davidson.
Ma Aka content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ma Aka won't allow Davidson to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to stand up but Ma Aka is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ma Aka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidson.
Davidson throws a leg kick
so Ma Aka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ma Aka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davidson can do to turn this around?
Ma Aka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davidson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ma Aka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ma Aka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davidson is letting Ma Aka control him for a moment.
Davidson is trying to work for a sweep but Ma Aka has mounted him!
Davidson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ma Aka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davidson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ma Aka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ma Aka controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arapeta Ma Aka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Davidson.
Davidson keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ma Aka goes for a double leg but Davidson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Davidson continues to drive forward.
Ma Aka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davidson misses with a wild body shot.
Davidson throws a lazy uppercut
so Ma Aka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davidson wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ma Aka is stalling in the full guard.
Ma Aka slips nicely into half guard.
Davidson wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Davidson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ma Aka is working away from the top position though.
Ma Aka controlling the pace.
Davidson is looking for a sweep. Ma Aka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ma Aka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davidson sees it coming and defends easily.
Davidson won't allow Ma Aka to pass to mount.
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.
Ma Aka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davidson defends it well.
Ma Aka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ma Aka is looking for a kimura here.
Ma Aka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ma Aka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma Aka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davidson for as long as he can get away with.
Ma Aka works his way into side control.
Ma Aka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ma Aka advances to full mount.
Arapeta Ma Aka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson is looking to improve his position but Ma Aka isn't that keen on the idea.
Ma Aka controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mark Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Arapeta Ma Aka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ma Aka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arapeta Ma Aka!
After the fight, Arapeta Ma Aka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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