PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Racionais MCs - A Vida é Desafio. Wladimir Reis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reis
vs
Damashii

159 cm
25
158 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

168 cm
24
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wladimir Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Damashii!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis throws out a loose jab but Damashii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damashii lands a nice looking body shot.
Reis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Damashii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Reis tries to sprawl but Damashii drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Damashii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reis wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Damashii there.
Damashii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damashii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damashii.
Damashii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reis tries to roll over but Damashii keeps him under control.
Damashii trying to control from Reis's half guard. Reis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Damashii is in close to Reis's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii cracks Reis with a solid left hand.
Reis looking for a sweep. Not yet Reis, not yet.
Damashii connects with a couple of short punches.
Damashii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damashii wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
Damashii chips away with some ground and pound.
Damashii throwing strikes but missing.
Damashii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reis tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damashii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Damashii slips a nice elbow through Reis's hands, connecting with Reis's forehead.
Damashii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Damashii lands with a punch from half guard.

Damashii seems to be working for a kimura but Reis defends the submission attempt.
Reis is trying to get back to full guard.
Damashii wants to pass the guard but Reis is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reis taking some punishment here, with Damashii in his half guard.
Damashii trying to control from half guard but Reis is working away.
Damashii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Damashii sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reis pushes Damashii off looking to stand but Damashii dives back in and keeps control.
Reis has hold of Damashii's hands but Damashii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Damashii controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis has hold of Damashii's hands but Damashii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Damashii thows a huge punch but Reis dodges it nicely.
Damashii is trying to control the action in half guard but Reis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damashii seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Damashii is looking for a kimura but Reis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Damashii to get the leverage.
Damashii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reis is trying to stand up here but Damashii is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Damashii is looking to take a break and control but Reis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamato Damashii dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reis thows a body shot but no joy.
Damashii connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reis. Damashii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reis jabs Damashii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damashii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Damashii scores with a takedown into Reis's guard.
Damashii pushes down on Reis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reis has hold of Damashii's hands but Damashii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Damashii is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Damashii keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Damashii is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Damashii lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reis taking some punishment here, with Damashii in his half guard.
Reis trying to control here.
Damashii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reis keeps working.
Damashii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damashii winds up and cracks Reis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damashii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reis's head.
Damashii thows a huge punch but Reis dodges it nicely.
Damashii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Damashii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yamato Damashii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Reis is defending against the submission attempts here by Damashii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Damashii is trying to control the action in half guard but Reis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Damashii trying to mount his opponent but Reis defends it.
Reis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reis really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Damashii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damashii is looking to take a break and control but Reis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii trying to mount his opponent but Reis defends it.
Reis is not content to let Damashii control the position.
Damashii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reis wants to get back to full guard.
Damashii throwing shots but Reis is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damashii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reis's head.
Reis tries to roll over but Damashii keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamato Damashii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Damashii lands with a good body shot.

Damashii moves into the clinch.
Damashii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Damashii breaks from the clinch.
Damashii moves away from the strike by Reis.
Damashii ducks under a wild hook from Reis.
Reis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damashii slips under a jab from Reis.
Reis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Wladimir Reis has been cut.

Damashii feints and as Reis raises his hands in defense, Damashii changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damashii trying to control the position from guard on top but Reis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damashii is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damashii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
Damashii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damashii throwing strikes but missing.
Damashii passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Damashii prevents Reis from escaping the position.
Damashii looks up at the clock and then as Reis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Damashii smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Damashii working the ground and pound from side control.
Damashii in side control lands a decent elbow.

Reis is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Reis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damashii working the ground and pound.
Damashii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damashii scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Reis is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Damashii can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Damashii!