PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Damgaard (ranked 6502 p4p, 4153 weight class) and Thurston Moneypenny (ranked 689 p4p, 492 weight class). Thurston Moneypenny is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Damgaard
vs
Moneypenny

188 cm
24
193
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Damgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thurston Moneypenny!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moneypenny dives in for a single leg takedown but Damgaard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moneypenny checks a leg kick.
Moneypenny misses with a wild combination.
Moneypenny tries to clinch up
letting Damgaard counter with a right hand.
Damgaard fails to land with a series of punches.
And Moneypenny tries to counter it with a takedown but Damgaard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moneypenny shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Damgaard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moneypenny wants to get up but he can't break Damgaard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moneypenny pushing down on Damgaard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneypenny lands strikes from half guard.

Moneypenny is working for a kimura but Damgaard is defending it quite comfortably.
Damgaard wants to control but Moneypenny is keeping busy.

Damgaard is defending against the submission attempts here by Moneypenny.

Moneypenny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneypenny thows a huge punch but Damgaard dodges it nicely.

Moneypenny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damgaard defends it well.
Damgaard wants to stand back up but Moneypenny manages to pass into side control.
Damgaard gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moneypenny is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Damgaard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Damgaard shrugs it off.
Moneypenny forces the positional change into back control.

Moneypenny has managed to slip his arm under Damgaard's chin. This could be all over... yep, Damgaard is tapping out! Submission win for Moneypenny.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thurston Moneypenny!