Here's the match video of Pannie Kianzad vs Alexis Davis from UFC 263 in Arizona. This fight is at Bantamweight. Pannie is from Denmark but she trains in Sweden. She was in TUF 28 for Featherweights. But she prefers Bantamweight because it gives her a size advantage. Alexis is from Port Colborne, ON but she trains at Gracie Barra in San Jose,CA. She has fought at Flyweight and Bantamweight. So Pannie has that size advantage. At one time Alexis would have been a big name in WMMA. But she's not who she used to be. At age 37, she could be nearing retirement. The fight was nothing special but I thought Pannie won all three rounds. Alexis may have thrown more punches but Pannie landed more punches. And I don't understand why Alexis didn't take it to the ground. Her coach told her to do that. So I scored it 30-27 for Pannie. Two of the three judges scored it the same and the third scored it 29-28. During round two, Joe Rogan made a big deal about Alexis throwing calf kicks. What he didn't and should have said was that though calf kicks can be effective, judges don't score them as significant. I think some fans were surprised that none of the judges scored round two for Alexis. He should have explained that. In the end it didn't matter as Pannie won the fight. And then in her post fight interview, Pannie went on about watching Alexis fight when she was younger. Oy vey! Enjoy the video!
You once said Father time had an unbeaten record, or words to that effect. It looks like this is what Alexis Davis is going through. Especially listening to her opponent, Pannie talk about watching her fight when she was younger. Ouch! Well, I wish them both the best of luck. David.
ReplyDelete