PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrygo Da Silva (ranked 4225 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien The Omen (ranked 2015 p4p, 0 weight class). The Omen has chosen Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Da Silva
vs
The Omen

184 cm
27
159 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

177 cm
27
171 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrygo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien The Omen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Omen clinches.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but The Omen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

The Omen breaks the clinch.

The Omen gets a clinch.

The Omen breaks the clinch.

The Omen gets a clinch.

The Omen breaks from the clinch.
The Omen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Da Silva.
The Omen jabs Da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.

The Omen moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Omen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rodrygo Da Silva has been cut.
The Omen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Omen manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva has his takedown stuffed

and The Omen counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrygo Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but The Omen holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Silva drops back down to his feet.
The Omen gets underhooks to prevent Da Silva's takedown attempt.

The Omen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The Omen closes the distance and clinches.

The Omen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Omen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Omen lands a shot to the body.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Da Silva instigates a clinch.

The Omen breaks the clinch.

The Omen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Omen has Da Silva pressed against the cage.
The Omen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Omen breaks from the clinch.

The Omen forces Da Silva back against the cage and clinches.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Omen clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from The Omen.

The Omen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damien The Omen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Da Silva tries to keep at a distance but The Omen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Omen with a knee to the head.
Da Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

The Omen breaks from the clinch.

The Omen has managed to clinch.
The Omen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva is looking to control The Omen's arms but The Omen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Silva has his back to the cage.
The Omen digs a right hand into Da Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Da Silva's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Omen lands a nice shot to the body.
The Omen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Omen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Omen after a bit of a struggle.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
The Omen digs a right hand into Da Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Da Silva's gas tank.
Nice body punch from The Omen.
The Omen lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
The Omen stalling.

The Omen manages to break the clinch.

The Omen has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.
Da Silva jumps guard but The Omen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but The Omen has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from The Omen.
The Omen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Omen forces Da Silva back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva has The Omen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Omen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Omen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Omen lands a body shot.

The Omen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Da Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Omen connects with the punch.

The Omen has Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva taking a breather.
The Omen lands a body punch.
The Omen scores with a knee to the head.

The Omen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damien The Omen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The Omen closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien The Omen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrygo Da Silva's cut.
That's time! Da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Omen rushes Da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Damien The Omen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

The Omen breaks from the clinch.
The Omen lands with a straight right. Da Silva didn't see that one coming.

The Omen moves into the clinch successfully.
The Omen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Omen.
The Omen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Silva's face.
The Omen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Omen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but The Omen won't allow it.
The Omen lands a shoulder strike.
The Omen stalls.
The Omen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Omen pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Omen scores with a hook to the body.
The Omen landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from The Omen.
The Omen lands a left hand.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Omen instigates a clinch.
The Omen works on Da Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Omen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
The Omen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Omen is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Omen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Omen lands with a nice body punch.

The Omen gets tackled into the cage by Da Silva. Da Silva maintains the clinch.
The Omen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from The Omen.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

The Omen breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva fails with the takedown
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The Omen has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Omen moves into range and clinches up with Da Silva.
A short left from The Omen.

The Omen manages to break the clinch.

The Omen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Da Silva has The Omen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Omen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrygo Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Omen pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Omen cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
The Omen lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Omen lands a nice uppercut.
The Omen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A knee to the head by The Omen.

Rodrygo Da Silva's cut is getting worse.
The Omen presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a punch to the body.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Omen moves into the clinch.

The Omen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva shoots and misses
and The Omen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Omen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Omen lands with a right hand.

The Omen clinches with his opponent.

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

The Omen gets a clinch.

The Omen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Omen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from The Omen.
The Omen avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
The Omen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The Omen breaks the clinch.
The Omen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The Omen has Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien The Omen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrygo Da Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The Omen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

The Omen closes the distance and clinches.
The Omen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Omen avoiding damage.
The Omen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
The Omen stalling against the cage.
The Omen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Omen.
A nice left hand lands by The Omen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Omen lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Omen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Omen.
The Omen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Omen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.
The Omen controlling the action here for a moment.

The Omen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Omen. Da Silva shrugs it off though.

The Omen closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.

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

The Omen has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodrygo Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by The Omen. The Omen maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Omen scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but The Omen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

The Omen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by The Omen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Omen.
Da Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Omen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Da Silva scrambles back to his feet.

The Omen has Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

The Omen breaks from the clinch.

The Omen clinches.
Da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Omen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Omen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A nice left hand lands by The Omen.
A bit of stalling here from The Omen.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but The Omen won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrygo Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Omen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Omen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damien The Omen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Omen scores with a hook to the body.
The Omen lands a shot to the body.
The Omen pressing his opponent against the cage.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva goes for a double leg but The Omen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Omen continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Omen moves into the clinch.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Omen gets a clinch.
The Omen lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Silva won't want to take too many of those.

The Omen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for The Omen.
The Omen scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from The Omen.

The Omen breaks the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and The Omen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

The Omen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodrygo Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien The Omen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Omen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien The Omen!
A relieved looking Damien The Omen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.