PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Davies (ranked 4542 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zion Williamson (ranked 4099 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davies
vs
Williamson

195 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
17
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williamson drives through with a takedown into Davies's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Williamson wants to pass the guard but Davies is keeping the position.
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson wants to pass the guard but Davies is keeping the position.
Davies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williamson stands and throws Davies's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies is not content to let Williamson control the position.

Williamson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
Williamson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Davies tries to bench press Williamson off him but Williamson keeps the position.
Williamson tries to move to mount but Davies blocks the move with his legs.
Davies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williamson tries to advance to mount but Davies denies him.
Davies is trying to improve his position.
Davies sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davies makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davies.

Davies is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williamson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davies swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davies wants to improve his position but instead Williamson has moved into half guard.
Williamson is just content to waste time from the top position. Davies takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Williamson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davies seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williamson trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown but Davies shows good takedown defense.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davies appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Davies shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davies showed some decent athleticism there.
Davies sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williamson defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davies wants to free his trapped foot but Williamson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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 Chuck Davies will probably get the nod.
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.

Williamson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Davies throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williamson was covering up waiting for the punch and Davies finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Davies chips away with some ground and pound.
Davies wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
Davies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Doherty's Gym inform us that Williamson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Davies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davies here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Davies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies stopping the sweep attempt from Williamson.
Chuck Davies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davies slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Williamson misses the target.

Davies tries to sprawl but Williamson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Williamson wants to take a breather but Davies is having none of it.
Davies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
Williamson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Davies!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to lock up and control but Williamson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williamson wants to control but instead Davies manages to regain half guard.
Davies tries to get to full guard but Williamson has control of the leg.
Williamson is thwarting Davies's attempts to control the position.
Williamson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Davies tries to roll over but Williamson keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to take a breather but Davies is having none of it.
Williamson passes to full mount!

Williamson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davies has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williamson controlling from mount.
Williamson tries to control but Davies wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davies tries to get out of the position.
Davies regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williamson is keen to just control but Davies is a slippery customer.
Williamson is just content to waste time from the top position. Davies takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chuck Davies will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Williamson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williamson lands in his opponent's guard.
Davies is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Williamson dives into side control.

Williamson wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies prevents Williamson from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Davies's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davies is not content to let Williamson control the position.
You can see the frustration on Davies's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williamson trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies is trying to control Williamson's posture but Williamson avoids it.
Zion Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Williamson swings around for an armbar but Davies sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Williamson's guard.
Davies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Davies wants to stand but Williamson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Williamson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davies wants to control but Williamson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davies is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Davies trying to hold on to Williamson's head to control him but Williamson postures up.
Williamson trying to control from half guard but Davies is working away.

That's four 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Williamson dives in and scores a takedown into Davies's guard.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies is trying to control the position but Williamson postures up.
Chuck Davies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williamson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Williamson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davies has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chuck Davies!