PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Damoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunk Splitso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Damoza has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Damoza
vs
Splitso

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

FNF Energy - Sale!

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Damoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chunk Splitso!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Splitso does no damage.
Damoza misses with a wild combination.
Damoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damoza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Splitso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damoza.
Damoza misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Splitso lands a left and a right that send Damoza crashing to the mat, dazed. Splitso thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Damoza is rocked!

It looks like Scott Damoza has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damoza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damoza moves in looking to clinch but Splitso pushes him off.
Splitso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damoza shoots in for a takedown but Splitso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damoza is breathing heavily.
Splitso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Splitso throws the kick towards the body but Damoza avoids it.

Damoza forces Splitso back against the cage and clinches.
Damoza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Splitso manages to break the clinch.
Splitso dodges the punch combination from Damoza.
Splitso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damoza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Splitso misses with a low kick.
Damoza fails with a takedown attempt.

Damoza clinches up with Splitso and pushes him back against the cage.

Splitso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Splitso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Splitso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damoza slips a straight right by Splitso.

Damoza has closed the distance and engaged Splitso in a clinch.

Damoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damoza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Splitso clinches up against the cage.

Splitso breaks the clinch.
Damoza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Splitso on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Splitso.
Splitso misses with a two punch combination.
Splitso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damoza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Splitso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splitso misses with a two punch combination.
Splitso looks to land a combination but Damoza avoids it well.
Splitso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Damoza finds it's way round the side to connect with Splitso's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Splitso.
Damoza digs a good body shot into Splitso's ribs.
Splitso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damoza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Damoza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Splitso. Damoza shrugs it off though.
Splitso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Splitso blocks a leg kick.
Splitso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damoza scores with a hook to the body. Splitso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Splitso avoids the head kick by Damoza.
Splitso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Splitso wants to clinch.
Splitso swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damoza gets a clinch.
Splitso has had enough of the clinch but Damoza keeps him there for the moment.
Damoza prevents Splitso from breaking the clinch.

Damoza pulls guard effortlessly.
Splitso would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Splitso stands up from Damoza's guard - Splitso perhaps looking for a knockout.
Damoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Splitso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Splitso wants to clinch up but Damoza keeps it at a distance.

Damoza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Splitso makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chunk Splitso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Splitso throws a lazy right hand but Damoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damoza throws a head kick but Splitso moves out of range.
Splitso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Splitso.
Splitso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damoza's sensitive parts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damoza avoids a kick to the body.
Jab by Damoza.
Damoza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Damoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Splitso misses with a two punch combination.
Splitso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Splitso misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Damoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Damoza rushes Splitso and presses him up against the cage.
Splitso can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chunk Splitso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Damoza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Splitso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damoza to score with a decent uppercut.
Damoza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Splitso wants to clinch up but Damoza keeps it at a distance.
Splitso misses with the combination.
Damoza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut lands for Damoza. That snapped Splitso's head back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Damoza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Splitso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horrible takedown by Damoza or perhaps it was just good defense by Splitso which made him look bad.
Splitso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damoza.
Chunk Splitso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Splitso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chunk Splitso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Splitso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damoza scores with a decent looking hook.
Splitso throws a nice looking combination but Damoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Splitso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Splitso misses with a head kick.
Splitso misses with a low kick.
Damoza lands a nice looking body shot.
Damoza slips a jab and a cross from Splitso.
Splitso moves out of range of the strikes.
Splitso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Splitso throws a series of punches but Damoza moves out of range.
Damoza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Splitso avoids it really well and circles away.
Splitso misses with a combination
and Damoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Splitso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damoza dodges the punch combination from Splitso.
Splitso slips a jab from Damoza.
Damoza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Splitso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damoza's sensitive parts.
Damoza is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Splitso tries to bum rush Damoza with a series of wild strikes but Damoza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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.
Splitso scores with a one two! Damoza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Splitso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Splitso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damoza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Splitso tries to avoid it but Damoza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Splitso to the ground. Splitso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Damoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Splitso fails to land with a series of punches.
Damoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damoza connects with a right hand. Splitso shakes it off.
Damoza tries to clinch up.
Splitso throws a series of punches but Damoza avoids them all with ease.
Damoza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chunk Splitso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Splitso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damoza is looking to clinch.
Damoza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Splitso explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Damoza wants to slow Splitso down by chopping away at his legs.
Splitso misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damoza slips a jab and a cross from Splitso.
Splitso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Splitso moves away.
Damoza lands a glancing blow to the side of Splitso's head.
Damoza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Splitso sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damoza somewhat.
Splitso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damoza scores with a three punch combo!
Damoza swings for the body but Splitso moves out of range.
Splitso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damoza.
Damoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Splitso is just out of range.
Damoza tries to clinch but Splitso is having none of it.
Splitso misses with a series of wild punches.
Splitso throws and low kick but Damoza moves out of range easily.
Splitso takes one to the chin there.
Splitso connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Damoza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Splitso feints and then cracks Damoza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damoza down.
Damoza fails with a takedown attempt.
Damoza checks a low kick from Splitso.
Splitso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Splitso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Splitso throws the kick towards the body but Damoza avoids it.
Splitso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damoza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Damoza is looking to clinch.
Damoza moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damoza checks a leg kick.

Damoza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Splitso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Damoza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Splitso, who protects the arm well.

Splitso sneaks out the side door and pushes Damoza away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Splitso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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 Scott Damoza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Damoza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Splitso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Splitso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Damoza throws a front kick aimed at Splitso's knee but Splitso avoids it well.
Damoza lands with a nice body punch.
Splitso throws a right hand that Damoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Damoza also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Damoza.
Decent striking displayed by Damoza there.
Splitso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damoza throws out the jab.
Damoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Damoza slips a jab and a cross from Splitso.

Damoza clinches up against the cage.
Damoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Splitso blocks it with crossed arms.

Splitso breaks the clinch.
Splitso throws a lazy right hand but Damoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Splitso misses with a two punch combination.
Damoza lands a jab to Splitso's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Splitso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Splitso tries to clinch up but Damoza circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Splitso misses with a wild combination.

Damoza clinches with his opponent.
Damoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Splitso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Splitso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Damoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Splitso was well out of range. Poor timing from Damoza.
Splitso lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Splitso.
Splitso throws a right hand that Damoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Damoza also avoids with ease.
Splitso looks to land a combination but Damoza avoids it well.

Splitso tries to keep at a distance but Damoza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Splitso takes a shot to the head.
Damoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Splitso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Splitso misses with a wild body shot.
Splitso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Splitso throws a combination that misses
and Damoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damoza misses with a takedown attempt - Splitso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Splitso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splitso throws an overhand right that lands on Damoza's shoulder, as Damoza tries to avoid the shot.
Damoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Splitso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Splitso misses the target.
Damoza throws a sloppy head kick and Splitso moves out of range easily.
Damoza looks to land a combination but Splitso avoids it well.
Splitso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Splitso thinking.
Splitso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Splitso misses with a low kick.
Splitso throws a head kick but Damoza moves out of range.

Damoza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Splitso is pressed up against the cage. Damoza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Splitso down to the mat. Splitso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Splitso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damoza throws a shot to the body.
Splitso avoids the head kick by Damoza.
Damoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Splitso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damoza with a jab.
Damoza throws a hook but Splitso blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Splitso misses with a two punch combination.
Splitso fails to land with a series of punches.
Damoza throws a series of punches but Splitso moves out of range.
Splitso misses with a low kick.
Splitso misses with a double jab.

Damoza has Splitso up against the cage in a clinch.
Damoza scores with a nice hook to the head.

Splitso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Splitso swinging wildly here.
Splitso tries to land a leg kick but Damoza saw it coming and moves away.
Splitso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damoza ducks under a wild hook from Splitso.
Damoza jabs Splitso right on the nose. Splitso blinks but takes it well.
Splitso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Splitso throws a series of punches but Damoza moves out of range.

Damoza has Splitso up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Splitso is trying to break free.
Damoza gets through Splitso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Splitso breaks the clinch.
Splitso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damoza is looking to clinch but Splitso is avoiding it.
Splitso slips a straight right by Damoza.
Splitso tries to bum rush Damoza with a series of wild strikes but Damoza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Splitso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Splitso is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Damoza avoids the head kick by Splitso.
Damoza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Splitso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Splitso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Splitso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Splitso misses with a series of wild punches.
Damoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Splitso.
Damoza looks to land a combination. Splitso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Damoza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Damoza 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Damoza!