PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dado Damba (ranked 4612 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Spurgu Nator (ranked 541 p4p, 364 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Damba
vs
Nator

182 cm
25
172
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
180
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dado Damba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nator throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nator moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Damba.

Damba gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Damba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damba throws a strike but Nator rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Nator content to stall in guard here.
Damba tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Damba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nator passes into half guard.
Damba regains full guard. Nicely done.

Damba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nator passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damba sneaks back into half guard.

Damba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nator prevents Damba from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Damba is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damba gets back to full guard.

Damba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nator content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator stopping the sweep attempt from Damba.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Damba is looking for a triangle but Nator pushes his legs off easily.
Damba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damba tests Nator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nator throws a hook but Damba avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damba.
Nator tries a head kick but it misses.
Spurgu Nator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damba throws a hook to the side of Nator's head but Nator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nator with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spurgu Nator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nator lands a really nice looking cross but Damba seems unphased.
Damba shoots in looking for a takedown. Nator tries to sprawl out of it but Damba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Damba throws the left hand but Nator avoids the punch easily.
Nator punishes Damba's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damba lands an overhand right.
Damba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nator shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nator on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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 Dado Damba will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Damba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nator moves away.
Nator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spurgu Nator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Damba throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Nator tenderised Damba's leg. Damba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nator tries a low kick but Damba avoids it.
Nator tries to land a front kick but Damba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damba walks into a straight right hand from Nator.
Nator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damba manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nator manages to avoid it.
Nator misses with a head kick.
Spurgu Nator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nator has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damba.
A low kick from Nator is predictable there

and Damba counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damba misses with a body punch.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.
A short uppercut from Nator.
Damba lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nator.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damba.
Nator blocks a body shot from Damba.
A hook to the body from Damba.
Damba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.

Nator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damba misses with a jab to the body
and Nator counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nator is looking to score with low kicks.
Damba has his takedown stuffed
and Nator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nator just misses with a punch to the body.
Damba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damba blocks a low kick nicely.
Nator lands a body shot.
Nator misses with a right hand
and Damba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nator misses with a two punch combination.
Nator connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nator.
It looked like Damba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nator scores with a shot to the body.
Damba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damba or perhaps it was just good defense by Nator, which made it look bad.
Damba throws a poor cross that misses
and Damba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damba staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nator.
A little jabbing left from Nator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damba shoots in looking for a takedown. Nator tries to sprawl out of it but Damba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dado Damba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Damba rushes Nator and presses him up against the cage.
Nator tries to throw a body punch but Damba avoids it by throwing Nator back against the cage.

Nator breaks from the clinch.
Damba with a nice calf kick.
A combination from Nator does no damage.
Nator looks to throw the jab but Damba is out of range.
Damba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Nator has Damba up against the cage in a clinch.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damba manages to avoid it.
And Damba counters with a quick kick to the body but Nator blocks it.
Damba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nator counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Nator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damba blocks a head kick by Nator.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nator chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nator slips under a jab.
Nator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damba throws a leg kick but Nator sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nator lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Damba checks a leg kick.
Nator misses with a double jab.
Damba misses with a low kick as Nator jumps back.
Damba avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spurgu Nator showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nator takes the fight into the clinch.
Nator working hard to break the clinch.
Damba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Dado Damba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nator scores with a shot to the side of Damba's head.
Nator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Nator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nator moves into the clinch successfully.

Nator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nator has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nator misses the body punch
and Damba counters with a good low kick that Nator was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nator misses with a body kick.

Damba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nator is trying to defend but Damba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nator avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator trying to control from the bottom.
Damba wants to pass to mount but Nator is defending the position.
Nator regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damba looking to pass the guard.
Nator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nator keeping full guard, as Damba tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nator is adopting a defensive guard.
Nator looking for a sweep. Not yet Nator, not yet.
Damba wants to pass the guard but Nator is keeping the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nator is looking to score with low kicks.

Nator rushes Damba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nator tries to throw a body punch but Damba avoids it by throwing Nator back against the cage.
Damba has Nator pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nator manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nator prevents a body shot from Damba.
A short right from Nator.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nator's elbow.
Damba lands a shot to the body.
Damba tries to work over Nator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nator struggles to land a body shot inside as Damba controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nator creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nator.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nator.
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nator's elbow.
Nator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Nator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nator.

Nator clinches with his opponent.
Nator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nator throws a body shot but no joy.

Damba has closed the distance and engaged Nator in a clinch.

Nator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nator counters with a nice body shot.

Nator gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.

Nator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Nator.
Damba scores with a nice head shot.
Damba motions for Nator to come forward. Damba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Nator. Beautiful body shot.
Nator misses with a straight left.
Damba misses with an uppercut.
Damba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nator throws out a counter right but Damba avoids it with no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spurgu Nator comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nator has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spurgu Nator!
A victorious Spurgu Nator thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.