PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Synyx Dall (ranked 5435 p4p, 3016 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 481 p4p, 306 weight class). Synyx Dall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dall
vs
Dammon

180 cm
41
230
21 - 20 - 0

196 cm
60
269
37 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Knockout power

Core Combat
Altitude Clothing

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 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Synyx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon stuffs the takedown.
Dammon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dall defends it well.
Dall tries to close the distance and clinch but Dammon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dammon moves out of range as Dall throws a body kick.
Dammon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dall tries to clinch but Dammon moves out of range.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dammon with the counter takedown but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall tries to close the distance and clinch but Dammon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall moves in looking to clinch but Dammon pushes him off.
Synyx Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dammon keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dammon kicks Dall off and gets to his feet.
Dall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dammon defends it nicely.

Dall clinches up against the cage.
Dammon prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Synyx Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dall pulls guard.

Dammon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dall, up you get!

Dall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Dammon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dall looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dall wants to sweep but no luck.
Dall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dammon gets to his feet - Dall follows without any prompting.
Dall shoots in and drives through. Dammon sprawls well.
Dall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Dammon tries to counter it with a takedown but Dall pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Dall. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Dammon. No joy for Dall on that attempt.
Dall tries to clinch up but Dammon circles away and keeps his distance.
Dammon feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Dammon.
Dammon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but Dammon shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Dammon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dammon prevents Dall from breaking the clinch.
Dammon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dall jumps guard but Dammon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Dall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dall looks for a takedown but Dammon sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is looking to clinch.
Dammon feints the counter takedown.
Dall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dammon doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dall wants to stand up but Dammon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dammon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dammon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dammon won't allow Dall to pass to mount.

Dall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dammon sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall controlling the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dall with the ground and pound but Dammon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dammon keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall stays in close to Dammon's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dammon scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Dall moves into the clinch.

Dall pulls guard.
Synyx Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dall wants to sweep but no luck.
Dall is working hard here to advance position.
Dall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dammon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dall is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dammon stands up out of the half guard.
A swing and a miss from Dall.

Dall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dammon to the ground. Dall is now in Dammon's guard.

Dammon pushes Dall off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dall drives through and clinches with Dammon against the cage.
Dammon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dall prevents it.

Dall gets a nice trip takedown into half 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 Synyx Dall will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dammon circles away.

Dall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dammon is trying to stand up here but Dall is controlling him well.
Dall is just content to waste time from the top position. Dammon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dammon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall wants to control from the top but Dammon keeps moving.
Dall prevents Dammon from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dall misses with a takedown attempt - Dammon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dammon with the counter takedown but Dall avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dall is looking to clinch but Dammon is avoiding it.
Dammon avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dammon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dall throws out a powerful jab.
Dall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Synyx Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dammon circles away.
Dammon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Dall clinches up with Dammon and pushes him back against the cage.

Dall pulls guard successfully.
Dall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dammon wants to stand but Dall is controlling his posture from full guard.

Dammon stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dammon gets caught napping as Dall dives in and scores a takedown. Dammon manages to retain guard.
Dall prevents Dammon from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon is looking to stand back up but Dall counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dammon.
Dall is pressing down on Dammon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dammon is holding on for now.
Dall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Dammon pushes Dall off and gets back to his feet.

Dall closes the distance and pushes Dammon back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dammon being controlled against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dall seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

And that's the end of the fight!
Synyx Dall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dall 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Synyx Dall!