PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 23279 p4p, 678 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 24060 p4p, 668 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Davis
vs
Thai

170 cm
21
142 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very confident

IniTech Nutrition

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.

Thai clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Thai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thai swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Davis avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.

Davis rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Davis wants to break free but Thai has control.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thai lands with a short shot to the head.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Davis.

Davis clinches.
Thai lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Thai throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai lands a body punch in the clinch.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thai counters with a low kick, right behind Davis 's knee.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Thai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thai counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thai up against the cage.
Thai missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Thai won't allow it.
Thai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Davis taking a breather.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Davis sizes up Thai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Davis.
It seemed like Thai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
A left lands for Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Davis throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Davis is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Thai throws a fast counter high kick but Davis manages to duck under it in time.
Davis lands with an overhand left.

Thai is rocked!
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.
It seemed like Thai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thai misses with a kick to the body.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Thai misses.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Thai's defenses.
Davis lands a jab to Thai's midsection.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?

Davis pushes Thai up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai working Davis over with knees to the body.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Thai has double underhooks.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Davis breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jonathan Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Thai throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davis.
Thai connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thai on the side of the head.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Thai had a free shot at his head there.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.

Davis moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Thai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.
Thai tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davis.
Davis throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Davis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Davis and move into the clinch position.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Thai with an uppercut!
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThai.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Davis clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thai as Davis tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Davis avoids it this time.
Jonathan Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Davis misses with a hook.
Thai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.

Davis forces Thai back against the cage and clinches.
Davis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Thai breaks from the clinch.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.

Davis has closed the distance and engaged Thai in a clinch.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.

Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davis.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Thai shapes to counter with a head kick.
Thai blocks a jab.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thai counters with a nice leg kick.

Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thai, pushing him back against the cage.
Jonathan Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Thai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thai lands a nice looking body kick.
Long Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Davis!
Post fight, an emotional Jonathan Davis said 'I WILL be the New Blood Champion!'.