PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Davis (ranked 3967 p4p, 433 weight class) and Basil Borcea (ranked 3441 p4p, 391 weight class). Michael Davis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Davis
vs
Borcea

183 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 Amsterdam, Michael Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Basil Borcea!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Borcea as Davis shoots in.
Davis misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Borcea finds it's target.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borcea.
Nice cross by Borcea.
Borcea misses with an uppercut.
Borcea checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Borcea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Borcea.

Borcea closes the distance and clinches.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcea lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borcea.
Borcea struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Borcea swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borcea avoiding damage.
Davis effectively controlling the action here.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borcea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis misses with a looping right.

Borcea drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Borcea lands a nice uppercut.
Borcea lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.

Borcea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borcea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis tries to clinch there but Borcea circles away.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Borcea moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Borcea.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Borcea breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borcea checks the leg kick.

Borcea moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Borcea gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis stalling against the cage.
Davis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Borcea blocking some punches.

Borcea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Borcea pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borcea.
Borcea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Davis is stalling here.
Borcea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Borcea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basil Borcea dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Borcea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Davis.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Borcea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Borcea misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis tries to break free but Borcea pushes him back against the cage.
Borcea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Borcea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borcea blocks an uppercut.
Borcea prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.

Borcea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Basil Borcea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Borcea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borcea keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Davis is rocked!
OH! Davis has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Borcea smells blood and charges in for the finish! Borcea unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Davis sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Basil Borcea!