PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Tramp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tramp
vs
Damashii

170 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Tramp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Damashii!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damashii clinches up against the cage.
Tramp tries to stall but Damashii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damashii crunches a lovely knee into Tramp's ribcage.
Damashii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Damashii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tramp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damashii just stands there and leans against the cage.

Tramp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tramp is looking to clinch.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damashii as he avoids it easily.
Tramp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damashii circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Tramp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damashii as he avoids it easily.
Tramp shoots in and drives through. Damashii sprawls well.
Damashii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Horrible takedown by Tramp or perhaps it was just good defense by Damashii which made him look bad.
Tramp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damashii pinned against the cage. Damashii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tramp is breathing heavily.
Tramp misses with a looping left.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damashii as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Damashii as Tramp shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamato Damashii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damashii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damashii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tramp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damashii moves away.
Yamato Damashii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Damashii instigates a clinch.
Tramp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damashii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Damashii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Damashii breaks from the clinch.
Damashii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damashii landing knees to the body.

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

Damashii drives through and clinches with Tramp against the cage.

Damashii manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damashii, right into the meat.

Damashii clinches.

Damashii manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tramp darts in trying to clinch

and Damashii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tramp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Damashii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damashii throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Damashii darts in and clinches Tramp up against the cage.

Damashii manages to break the clinch.
Tramp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damashii circles away.
Damashii tries to land a front kick but Tramp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Damashii defending well as Tramp loads up on a big left hand.
Damashii throws a sloppy head kick and Tramp moves out of range easily.
Tramp fails with the takedown
and Damashii counters with a left and a right that stings Tramp.

Damashii moves into range and clinches up with Tramp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tramp goes for a takedown attempt but Damashii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tramp looks to clinch

and Damashii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damashii.
Tramp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damashii just stands there and leans against the cage.

Tramp manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damashii's guard.
Tramp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tramp trying to control the position from guard on top but Damashii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damashii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tramp trying to control but Damashii is working from the bottom.
Damashii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Damashii can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tramp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Damashii is proving hard to escape from.
Damashii wants to stand but Tramp is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tramp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tramp looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tramp looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damashii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Damashii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Damashii.
Damashii avoids the head kick by Tramp.
Tramp moves in looking to clinch but Damashii pushes him off.
Damashii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Damashii stuffs the takedown attempt from Tramp. Tramp gets slowly back to his feet.
Tramp walks into a stiff left hand from Damashii.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tramp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damashii is fending him off so far but Tramp persists. Nope, Damashii circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Tramp.

Damashii darts in and clinches Tramp up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamato Damashii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Damashii throws a sloppy head kick and Tramp moves out of range easily.
Damashii throws a lazy head kick
and Tramp counters with a good low kick that Damashii was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Tramp.
Tramp fails with a takedown attempt.
Tramp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damashii pinned against the cage. Damashii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tramp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tramp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tramp wants to clinch but Damashii slips to the side

and Damashii moves into the clinch.
Tramp fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Tramp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damashii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp fails to pull guard.
Damashii connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damashii is trying to break free.
Damashii is trying to break free.
Damashii wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.

Tramp breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tramp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tramp slips a jab and a cross from Damashii.
Tramp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damashii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tramp counters by clinching up.

Tramp breaks from the clinch.
Tramp looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tramp lands a nice shot that snaps Damashii's head back.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown but Damashii shows good takedown defense.
Tramp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damashii stuffs the takedown.
Tramp looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Tramp drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Damashii keeping moving, preventing Tramp from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tramp slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Tramp seems content to control.
Damashii is trying to stand.

Damashii has one foot on Tramp's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tramp takes one to the side of the head.

Damashii has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damashii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Damashii manages to break the clinch.
Tramp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Damashii has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tramp misses with the head strike.
Tramp drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damashii manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Damashii.
Damashii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tramp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damashii.
Tramp tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Damashii moves into the clinch.
Tramp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damashii has him pressed against the cage.

Damashii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damashii stuffs the takedown attempt from Tramp. Tramp gets slowly back to his feet.
Damashii swats away the attempt to clinch by Tramp.
Tramp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damashii swats away the attempt to clinch by Tramp.
Tramp tries to clinch there but Damashii circles away.
Tramp looks for a takedown but Damashii sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tramp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tramp keeps the fight on the outside.

Tramp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tramp sitting in guard here, content to control.
Damashii wants to stand and escape but Tramp is having none of it.
Tramp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damashii keeping moving, preventing Tramp from controlling successfully.
Tramp passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tramp looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 Harry Tramp will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tramp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Damashii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tramp moves into the clinch.
Tramp has had enough of the clinch but Damashii keeps him there for the moment.
Damashii blocking some punches.
Tramp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Tramp breaks from the clinch.
Damashii misses with a head kick.
Damashii throws a combination that misses
and Tramp counters with a good, hard body kick but Damashii shrugs it off.
Damashii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damashii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damashii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tramp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Damashii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tramp closes the distance and clinches up with Damashii, looking for a takedown. Tramp pushes Damashii against the cage but Damashii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Tramp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damashii but Damashii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damashii misses with a two punch combination.
Damashii throws a series of strikes that have Tramp backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damashii circles away.
Damashii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tramp.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damashii but Damashii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tramp tries to clinch but Damashii moves out of range.

Tramp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tramp in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Tramp decides to stand back up. Tramp steps back and let's Damashii get back to his feet.
Tramp is looking to clinch but Damashii is avoiding it.
Tramp bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Damashii throws a combination that misses

and Tramp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Damashii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tramp has a takedown stuffed.

Damashii pushes Tramp up against the cage in a clinch.
Tramp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tramp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damashii smiles and moves away.
Tramp tries to clinch
and Damashii counters with a good, hard body kick but Tramp shrugs it off.
Damashii lands a head kick!

Tramp is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damashii throws a head kick that misses

and Tramp counters with a takedown into side control.
Oh Tramp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tramp has knee on belly momentarily but Damashii bucks him off and regains half guard.

Tramp wants to work for an arm triangle but Damashii is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Damashii pushes Tramp off and gets back to his feet.
Tramp seems to have got his legs back now.
Tramp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damashii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamato Damashii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tramp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damashii but Damashii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tramp shoots in and drives through. Damashii sprawls well.
Tramp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damashii is fending him off so far but Tramp persists. Nope, Damashii circles away and we're back to standing.
Damashii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tramp counters with a left and a right that stings Damashii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Tramp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tramp is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Damashii.
Damashii lands a body punch.
Damashii wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.

Damashii manages to break the clinch.

Tramp drives through and clinches with Damashii against the cage.

Damashii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Tramp misses.

Damashii moves into range and clinches up with Tramp.
Tramp tries for a takedown but Damashii manages to get underhooks.
Tramp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damashii just stands there and leans against the cage.

Damashii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Damashii moves into range and clinches up with Tramp.
Tramp stalling in the clinch but Damashii improves position.
Damashii wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tramp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harry Tramp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tramp tries to clinch but Damashii moves out of range.
Tramp throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tramp tries for a takedown but Damashii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damashii lands a high kick!
Tramp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damashii but Damashii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tramp wants to clinch up but Damashii keeps it at a distance.
Tramp throws a body punch but Damashii moves out of range.
Tramp throws a sloppy head kick and Damashii moves out of range easily.
Tramp tries for a takedown but Damashii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tramp misses with a double jab.
Tramp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damashii circles away.
Damashii throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Tramp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tramp tries to pull guard but Damashii holds him up against the cage and eventually Tramp drops back down to his feet.
Damashii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tramp's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damashii looking to slow down the pace here.
Tramp drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Tramp.
I think Tramp 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yamato Damashii!