PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Six has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Six
vs
Damashii

150 cm
27
162 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Six!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Damashii!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damashii moves out of range of the leg kick from Six.

Damashii moves into range and clinches up with Six.
The referee calls for Damashii to work.
Nice body punch from Damashii.

Damashii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Six bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Damashii managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Six.
Damashii is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Six's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damashii moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Six accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Six might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Six throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damashii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Six tries to free his leg and advance position but Damashii is retaining full guard.
Six sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Damashii's guard.
Six knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damashii on the ground.
Damashii is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Six throwing shots but Damashii is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Six really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Six thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damashii is trying to get back to full guard.
Damashii manages to get to full guard.
Six wants to control from the top but Damashii keeps moving.
Damashii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damashii is trying to control the position but Six postures up.
Six cracks Damashii with a solid left hand.
Damashii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Six is squirming around, avoiding Damashii's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six tries to hold on but Damashii pushes him away.
Six is working to get back to half guard.
Damashii unloading with bombs!
Damashii wants to control the pace but Six is squirming around nicely.
Six is looking to get to half guard.
Damashii unloads with some shots from mount but Six bucks and avoids them well.
Damashii throws some wild stikes that Six manages to avoid easily.
Damashii lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Damashii working for a guillotine from mount but Six is in no mood to give up.
Damashii looking to control but Six is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six is bucking up trying to escape but Damashii cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Damashii misses with a head shot.
Six on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Six tries to get out of the position.
Damashii with a couple of short strikes.
Damashii lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Damashii cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damashii landing strikes from the mount and Six is in trouble!
Damashii controlling the position easily from mount.
Six is looking to improve his position but Damashii isn't that keen on the idea.
Damashii scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damashii looking to ground and pound but Six is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Damashii.

Damashii working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Damashii looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Damashii lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Six tries to reverse the position but Damashii maintains control.
Damashii looking to land elbow strikes but Six uses the position to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Six tries to roll over but Damashii keeps him under control.
Six is concentrating on defense, preventing Damashii from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamato Damashii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Damashii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Six.

Damashii darts in and clinches Six up against the cage.

Six jumps guard and drags Damashii to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Damashii throwing strikes from guard but Six blocks nicely.
Damashii throwing strikes from guard but Six blocks nicely.
Damashii wants to control from the top but Six keeps moving.
Yamato Damashii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damashii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Six looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yamato Damashii has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Damashii with a jab.

It looks like Henry Six has been cut.
Damashii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damashii fails to land with a series of punches.
Six throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Six throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damashii counters with a two punch combo.
Damashii fails with an attempt to clinch.

Damashii closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Six did well to prevent Damashii getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damashii slips a nice elbow through Six's hands, connecting with Six's forehead.

Damashii is looking for a kimura here.

Damashii is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Six has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damashii is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damashii is working for a submission of some sort.
Six won't allow Damashii to pass to mount.
Damashii trying to control from Six's half guard. Six has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Six looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damashii is one step ahead there.
Damashii is fighting to break Six's control of his arms but Six is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Six looking for a sweep. Not yet Six, not yet.
Damashii is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Damashii is pushing down on Six's leg trying to pass to half guard. Six is fighting to maintain full guard but Damashii has managed to sneak the leg through.
Damashii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Six is not content to let Damashii control the position.
Damashii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Six with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Six defending well though.
Damashii looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Damashii is controlling the pace.
Damashii is thwarting Six's attempts to control the position.
Damashii slows the pace down in half guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yamato Damashii hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Damashii cracks Six with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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.
The cut man is working on Henry Six'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. This is the final round!

Six keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damashii throws a leg kick but Six moved away.
Damashii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Six fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damashii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Six throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Six shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damashii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damashii looking for a sweep. Not yet Damashii, not yet.
Six working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damashii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Six is one step ahead there.
Six trying to control but Damashii is working from the bottom.
Damashii wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six passes Damashii's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Damashii is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Six's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Six's back!
Damashii is looking to control Six but Six is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Damashii trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Six doesn't escape.
Six has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Damashii.
Damashii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Six is trying to break free.
Damashii punches Six on the ear.
The referee is taking a good look at Six as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Damashii!
Damashii trying to control momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii is controlling the position but Six somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Damashii is keen to just control but Six is a slippery customer.
Damashii thows a huge punch but Six dodges it nicely.
Damashii is trying to control the action in half guard but Six is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Six wants to control but Damashii is keeping busy.
Six avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damashii.
Six is pressing down on Damashii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Damashii postures up in Six's guard and throws a big left but Six blocks it.
Damashii throwing strikes from guard but Six blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Damashii throws a big right hand that misses.
Damashii showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Six preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Six utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Six keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
Damashii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Six keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yamato Damashii wasn't active enough on the ground.
Six moves out of range of the leg kick from Damashii.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Damashii enables Six to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Damashii manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Six controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Damashii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Six trying to control but Damashii is working from the bottom.
Yamato Damashii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damashii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry Six has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damashii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yamato Damashii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damashii has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

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