PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damos Tous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ducan McInness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McInness has chosen headstrong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ducan McInness will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tous
vs
McInness

175 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damos Tous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ducan McInness!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tous tries to clinch up.
McInness looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tous misses with a few strikes there.
Tous displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tous is looking to clinch.
Tous scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tous is looking to clinch.
Tous tries a head kick but it misses.
McInness has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McInness shoots in for a takedown but Tous shows good takedown defense.
Tous wants to clinch up but McInness keeps it at a distance.
Tous tries to clinch but McInness moves out of range.
McInness on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McInness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tous clinches but McInness breaks the clinch

and McInness decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tous's guard.
McInness stops Tous from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tous keeping moving, preventing McInness from controlling successfully.
McInness controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tous is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Tous has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McInness off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

McInness shoots in and bounces Tous off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tous is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

McInness drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tous looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tous looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tous!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tous wants to stand but McInness is controlling his arm.

Tous stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tous moves in looking to clinch but McInness pushes him off.
Tous wants to clinch.
Damos Tous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tous tries to clinch up but McInness circles away and keeps his distance.
Tous fails with an attempt to clinch.
McInness circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tous rushes McInness and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tous stalls.
Tous is trying to break free.
Tous wants to get back to striking at distance but McInness won't allow it.
Tous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tous wants to break free but McInness has control.
McInness is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tous is keeping busy.
McInness keeps control of Tous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McInness prevents Tous from breaking the clinch.
Tous stops a takedown attempt from McInness.
Tous tries a knee to the head but McInness blocks it.
Tous stalling in the clinch but McInness improves position.
Tous is trying to break free.
Tous stops a takedown attempt from McInness.
Damos Tous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ducan McInness.
Tous looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tous wants to get back to striking at distance but McInness won't allow it.
McInness tries to pull guard but Tous won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tous content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McInness fails to pull guard.
McInness has Tous pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tous manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tous can't break the clinch.
Tous has had enough of the clinch but McInness keeps him there for the moment.
McInness keeps control of Tous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McInness wants to get back to striking at distance but Tous won't allow it.
Tous wants to get back to striking at distance but McInness won't allow it.
Tous looking to stall.
Tous landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McInness blocks an elbow strike from Tous.
Tous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McInness prevents Tous from breaking the clinch.
McInness keeps control of Tous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McInness can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tous.
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 Damos Tous will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damos Tous's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tous is looking to clinch but McInness is avoiding it.
Tous fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tous tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McInness moves into the clinch.
Tous tries to break the clinch but McInness is controlling the position.
McInness can't get the takedown.
McInness goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tous prevents it.
McInness is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tous tries to break the clinch but McInness is controlling the position.
Tous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McInness.
McInness tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tous just stands there and leans against the cage.
Damos Tous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ducan McInness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tous stalling in the clinch but McInness improves position.
Tous tries to break the clinch but McInness is controlling the position.
McInness prevents Tous from breaking the clinch.
McInness wants a takedown.
Tous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McInness is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tous is trying to break free.
Tous tries to stall but McInness uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McInness has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tous avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tous wants to get back to striking at distance but McInness won't allow it.
Tous can't break the clinch.
Tous trying to land knees to the body.
McInness looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McInness keeps control of Tous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

McInness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McInness blocks a head kick by Tous.

McInness moves into the clinch.

McInness turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McInness manages to end up in side control.
Tous is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McInness misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tous is pushing McInness's head away, looking to escape. McInness manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McInness trying to control the position but Tous is working away.
McInness controlling the position.
Tous is trying to buck McInness off.
Tous is not content to let McInness control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tous lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tous closes the distance but McInness moves to the side

and McInness decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tous's guard.
Tous is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McInness tries to free his leg and advance position but Tous is retaining full guard.
McInness controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McInness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tous is keeping the position for now.

McInness is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tous wants to stand and escape but McInness is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

McInness clinches.
McInness goes for a takedown attempt but Tous pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tous clinches but McInness breaks the clinch

and McInness decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tous's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tous uses the cage to get back to his feet.

McInness forces Tous back against the cage and clinches.
Tous can't break the clinch.
McInness tries to score a body lock takedown but Tous shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McInness.
McInness tries to pull guard but Tous won't allow it.
Tous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McInness prevents Tous from breaking the clinch.
McInness prevents Tous from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tous plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Ducan McInness has been cut.
Tous closes the distance looking to clinch

and McInness counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tous is trying to stand up here but McInness is controlling him well.
McInness is tying to control. Tous wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ducan McInness has got the better of the ground game so far.
McInness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McInness stops Tous from getting back to his feet.
It looks like McInness is going to stand back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tous clinches but McInness breaks the clinch

and McInness counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McInness trying to control but Tous is working from the bottom.
Tous is looking to stand up but McInness isn't so interested in that idea.
McInness showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McInness won't allow Tous to get back to his feet.

Tous has his feet on McInness's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Damos Tous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A left and a right from Tous both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tous moves into range and connects with a jab.
McInness takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tous fails in his attempt to clinch.
McInness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McInness closes the distance and clinches up with Tous, looking for a takedown. McInness pushes Tous against the cage but Tous circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tous throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tous moves into the clinch successfully.
McInness keeps control of Tous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tous stalling in the clinch but McInness improves position.
Tous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Tous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McInness shoots in for a takedown but Tous shows good takedown defense.
McInness needs to keep his hands up - Tous had a free shot at his head there.

McInness gets the takedown into side control.
Tous tries to escape but McInness is in control.

McInness looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tous pushes McInness away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McInness gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tous wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tous wants to clinch up but McInness keeps it at a distance.
Tous tries to clinch but McInness moves out of range.
McInness blocks a head kick by Tous.
Tous is looking to clinch but McInness is avoiding it.
McInness shoots in but Tous avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damos Tous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ducan McInness.
McInness on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tous fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McInness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ducan McInness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McInness 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ducan McInness!