PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon has chosen Dies Irae as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Macintosh
vs
Damon

192 cm
27
212 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
222 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh with a poor takedown
and Macintosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macintosh has his takedown stuffed
and Damon counters with a series of strikes. Macintosh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Macintosh misses with a takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a left and a right that stings Macintosh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh throws an off balance right hand
and Damon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macintosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Damon.
Damon fails to land with a series of punches.
Macintosh tries for a takedown but Damon circles away easily
and Damon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Damon fails to land with a series of punches.
Macintosh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Macintosh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Macintosh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Damon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Damon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Damon!
Damon controlling the position.
Macintosh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Macintosh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Macintosh is trying to get back to full guard.
Damon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Damon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macintosh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Damon trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Macintosh actively working from the bottom here.
Macintosh is looking to improve his position.
Damon slows the pace down in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Macintosh wants to improve his position but Damon is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ron Damon.
Macintosh misses with a takedown
and Damon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Damon misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Damon catches Macintosh right on the button with a cross.
Macintosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macintosh thinking.
Damon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Macintosh momentarily.
Damon scores with a shot to the body.
Damon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damon misses with a hook. Macintosh ducked under it nicely.
Damon throws a shot from downtown. Macintosh moves away and avoids it.
Macintosh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Macintosh misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Damon to counter with a crisp jab.
Macintosh has his takedown stuffed
enabling Damon to counter with a crisp jab.
Damon throws a body punch but Macintosh moves out of range.
Macintosh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Damon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Macintosh has his takedown stuffed
and Damon counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macintosh misses with a body shot
and Damon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon throws a big shot that misses.

Macintosh scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Damon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Macintosh walks into a straight right hand from Damon.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Macintosh.
Macintosh misses with a takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a three punch combo that has Macintosh backing up. Macintosh nods at Damon to acknowledge the strikes.
Macintosh misses with a takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Macintosh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Damon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macintosh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macintosh misses with a takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bud Macintosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Macintosh shoots in and gets a takedown into Damon's guard.
Macintosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh looking to sit in guard and control but Damon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Damon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Macintosh is looking for a triangle but Damon pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damon controlling from the top position.

Macintosh looking for a guillotine here but Damon defends easily.
Damon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Macintosh keeping moving, preventing Damon from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh wants to sweep here but Damon controlling him for the moment.

Macintosh working for a triangle but Damon defends it easily.
Macintosh looking to control.

Macintosh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Damon controlling from the top position.
Damon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macintosh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Damon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Damon stands and throws Macintosh's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon is looking to take a break and control but Macintosh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Macintosh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Damon wants to get back to his feet.
Macintosh is looking to advance position but Damon won't allow it.

Macintosh seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Macintosh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damon defends it well.

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

Macintosh is trying to work for a kimura but Damon is defending well.
Damon is refusing to be controlled, as Macintosh sits in half guard.

Damon is defending against the submission attempts here by Macintosh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ron Damon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Macintosh clobbers Damon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macintosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Macintosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macintosh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damon counters with a three punch combo that has Macintosh backing up. Macintosh nods at Damon to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damon just misses with a punch to the body.
Macintosh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damon counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh misses with a takedown
and Damon counters with a left to the body.
Macintosh tries for a takedown but Damon circles away easily
and Damon counters with a straight right hand.
Macintosh fails with the takedown
and Damon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Macintosh. Macintosh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Macintosh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Macintosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Macintosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macintosh fails with the takedown
and Damon counters with a stiff right hand.
Bud Macintosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh has his takedown stuffed
and Damon counters with a nice uppercut.
Damon lands a jab to the head.
Macintosh with a poor takedown
letting Damon counter with a right hand.
Macintosh misses with a hook to the body
and Damon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damon lands with a nice combination. Macintosh backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macintosh misses with a takedown
and Macintosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macintosh walks into a stiff left hand from Damon.
Macintosh misses with a takedown attempt
and Damon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh shoots and misses
and Macintosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damon lands a body shot.
Macintosh has his takedown stuffed
and Damon counters with a right hand to the body.
Bud Macintosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Damon.
Damon lands with a good body shot.
Damon looks to land a right hand but Macintosh moved out of range.
Damon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Macintosh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Macintosh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Damon cracks Macintosh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damon misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh throws a shot to the body.
Macintosh with a poor takedown
and Damon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Macintosh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Macintosh misses with a double jab
and Damon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Macintosh throws a combination that misses
and Damon counters with a straight right hand.
Macintosh fails with the takedown
and Damon counters with a three punch combo that has Macintosh backing up. Macintosh nods at Damon to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh defending well as Damon loads up on a big left hand.
Macintosh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Damon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Damon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Damon!