PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Just Bleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnnie Just Bleed told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Damon
vs
Just Bleed

170 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnnie Just Bleed!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Just Bleed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damon sprawls well. Damon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Just Bleed gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Just Bleed or perhaps it was just good defense by Damon which made him look bad.
Just Bleed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Josh Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnnie Just Bleed.
Damon stuffs the takedown attempt from Just Bleed. Just Bleed gets slowly back to his feet.

Damon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Just Bleed sprawls well initially but Damon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Damon wants to control but Just Bleed is keeping him busy.

Damon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Just Bleed looks gassed!
Damon is just content to waste time from the top position. Just Bleed takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Damon 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.
Just Bleed keeping moving, preventing Damon from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damon 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.
Just Bleed wants to get back to his feet but Damon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Damon forces his way into half guard.
Just Bleed is refusing to be controlled, as Damon sits in half guard.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

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

Damon is looking for a kimura but Just Bleed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Damon to get the leverage.

Damon is trying to work for a kimura but Just Bleed is defending well.

Damon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Just Bleed sees it coming and defends easily.
Damon wants to take a breather but Just Bleed is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Just Bleed is trying to stand back up but Damon is controlling him

Damon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Just Bleed defends it well.
Damon is trying to control. Just Bleed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Just Bleed is trying to get back to full guard.
Damon is trying to control the action in half guard but Just Bleed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Damon is working for a kimura but Just Bleed is defending it quite comfortably.
Just Bleed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Damon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Damon seems to be working for a kimura but Just Bleed defends the submission attempt.
Just Bleed wants to get back to his feet.
Just Bleed is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Damon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Just Bleed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Damon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Damon in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Just Bleed tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Damon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Damon!