PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikai Arcisais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bleezeboss. Jack Damn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arcisais
vs
Damn

168 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

160 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikai Arcisais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Damn!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arcisais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcisais misses with a head kick.
Arcisais misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arcisais avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damn tries to clinch but Arcisais moves out of range.
Damn misses with an uppercut. Arcisais saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Arcisais.

Damn pushes Arcisais up against the cage in a clinch.
Arcisais avoids a wild elbow strike from Damn.
Arcisais can't get the takedown.
Arcisais has Damn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damn looking to throw knees to the head but Arcisais is blocking nicely.
Damn misses with an elbow over the top.
Arcisais wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikai Arcisais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damn throws an elbow but it misses.
Damn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arcisais blocks it with crossed arms.
Arcisais is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damn prevents the takedown attempt.
Arcisais is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Damn.
Arcisais goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damn prevents it.
Arcisais tries for a takedown but Damn manages to get underhooks.
Damn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damn lands an elbow inside.
Damn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Damn lands a nice elbow.
Arcisais blocks the elbow strike.
Damn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damn lands an elbow just above Arcisais 's eye.
Damn lands an elbow inside that Arcisais shrugs off.
Arcisais has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damn gets underhooks to prevent Arcisais's takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damn obliges.
Arcisais takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damn.
Damn lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damn.
Damn tries a knee to the head but Arcisais blocks it.
Damn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damn misses with a knee to the head.
Damn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damn lands a nice elbow.
Damn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arcisais in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arcisais drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arcisais throws a series of punches but Damn avoids them all with ease.
Arcisais throws a right and a left that Damn avoids nicely.
Damn tries to clinch up but Arcisais circles away and keeps his distance.

Damn closes the distance and pushes Arcisais back into the cage.
Damn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arcisais managing to block the knees to the body from Damn.
Arcisais goes for a takedown attempt but Damn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Damn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcisais is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arcisais.
Arcisais wants a takedown.
Damn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Damn prevents the takedown attempt.
Damn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damn lands an elbow inside.
Damn stops a takedown attempt from Arcisais.
Damn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arcisais blocks it with crossed arms.
Arcisais managing to block the knees to the body from Damn.
Arcisais has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arcisais avoids it.
Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Arcisais avoiding damage as Damn throws knees to the body.
Damn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damn is pressed up against the cage. Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damn down to the mat. Damn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damn avoids the head kick by Arcisais.
A head kick misses from Damn.
Damn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arcisais circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damn slips a jab and a cross from Arcisais.
Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arcisais swats away the attempt to clinch by Damn.
Arcisais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcisais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damn wants to clinch up but Arcisais keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Left hook, right uppercut from Arcisais.
Arcisais throws a head kick but Damn moves out of range.
Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Arcisais.
Arcisais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arcisais. Arcisais circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Damn blocks a head kick by Arcisais.
Damn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arcisais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damn wants to clinch up but Arcisais keeps it at a distance.

Damn closes the distance and clinches.
Arcisais wants a takedown but no success here.
Arcisais drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damn tries to clinch up.
Arcisais pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Damn closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arcisais's face.
Arcisais is working for takedown but Damn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damn looking to throw knees to the head but Arcisais is blocking nicely.
Arcisais goes for a takedown attempt but Damn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Arcisais on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damn. Damn obviously looking to wear him down.
Arcisais uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damn.
Damn moves in looking to clinch but Arcisais pushes him off.
Arcisais tries a head kick but it misses.
Arcisais throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damn tries to clinch up.
Arcisais tries a head kick but it misses.
Damn wants to clinch up but Arcisais keeps it at a distance.
Damn misses with a head kick.

Damn closes the distance and pushes Arcisais back into the cage.
Arcisais drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damn is pressed up against the cage. Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damn down to the mat. Damn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damn tries to close the distance and clinch but Arcisais swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damn blocks a head kick by Arcisais.

Damn instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Damn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick misses from Damn.
Damn tries to clinch up but Arcisais circles away and keeps his distance.
Arcisais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcisais pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arcisais keeps the fight on the outside.
Damn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arcisais moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arcisais misses with a head kick.
Damn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arcisais misses with a head kick.
Damn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcisais.
Mikai Arcisais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damn tries to clinch up but Arcisais circles away and keeps his distance.
Arcisais swats away the attempt to clinch by Damn.
Arcisais lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arcisais tries to keep at a distance but Damn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arcisais lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arcisais avoids it.
A knee to the head by Damn.
Arcisais drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arcisais ducks under a wild hook from Damn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn blocks a head kick by Arcisais.
Damn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Damn closes the distance and pushes Arcisais back into the cage.
Arcisais wants a takedown but no success here.
Arcisais takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arcisais has Damn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikai Arcisais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damn stops a takedown attempt from Arcisais.
Damn lands an elbow inside that Arcisais shrugs off.
Arcisais drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arcisais has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arcisais wants a takedown.
Arcisais looking for a takedown.
Damn scores a nice knee to the body.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damn prevents the takedown attempt.
Arcisais looking for a takedown.
Damn trying to land knees to the body.
Damn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Damn throws an elbow but it misses.
Damn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arcisais.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn lands a nice elbow.
Damn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Damn.
Damn gets underhooks to prevent Arcisais's takedown attempt.
Damn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arcisais.
Arcisais takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arcisais avoids the elbow strike from Damn, against the cage.
Damn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arcisais avoids a wild elbow strike from Damn.
Damn lands an elbow inside that Arcisais shrugs off.
Arcisais goes for a takedown attempt but Damn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Arcisais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Damn clinches up with Arcisais and pushes him back against the cage.
Damn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arcisais wants a takedown but no success here.
Damn is pressed up against the cage. Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damn down to the mat. Damn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arcisais throws a right and a left that Damn avoids nicely.
Arcisais swats away the attempt to clinch by Damn.
Damn takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcisais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Damn.
Damn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arcisais swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Arcisais.
Arcisais lands a head kick. Damn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Damn gets a clinch.
Arcisais tries to score a body lock takedown but Damn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arcisais blocks an elbow strike from Damn.
A knee to the head by Damn.
Arcisais tries for a takedown but Damn manages to get underhooks.
Damn pushes off an throws an elbow but Arcisais leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arcisais's defenses.
Arcisais can't get the takedown.
Arcisais has Damn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Damn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arcisais can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Damn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arcisais's brow.
Arcisais can't get the takedown.
Damn lands an elbow inside that Arcisais shrugs off.
Arcisais dodges an elbow strike from Damn.
Arcisais drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arcisais changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damn fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcisais staying out of range there.
Arcisais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcisais throws a head kick that misses.
Damn moves in looking to clinch but Arcisais pushes him off.
Damn blocks a head kick by Arcisais.

Damn rushes Arcisais and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damn missing with knees to the body.
Arcisais wants a takedown but no success here.
Arcisais is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Damn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arcisais can't get the takedown.
Damn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damn throws an elbow but it misses.
Arcisais tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arcisais goes for a takedown attempt but Damn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Arcisais tries to keep at a distance but Damn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Arcisais goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damn prevents it.
Damn misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Damn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Damn tries to clinch but Arcisais moves out of range.
Damn is looking to clinch.
Damn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arcisais lands with a kick to the temple. Damn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arcisais lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damn circles away quickly and effectively.
Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damn tries to clinch up but Arcisais circles away and keeps his distance.
Damn throws a hook but Arcisais blocks it.

Damn clinches up against the cage.
Damn pushes off an throws an elbow but Arcisais leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arcisais drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arcisais looking for a takedown.
Arcisais blocks an elbow strike from Damn.
Damn lands a nice knee to the body.
Damn tries a knee to the head but Arcisais blocks it.
Arcisais managing to block the knees to the body from Damn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Damn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arcisais's brow.
Arcisais is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikai Arcisais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damn missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arcisais blocks the elbow strike.
Arcisais wants a takedown but no success here.
Damn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arcisais looking for a takedown.
Arcisais tries to score a body lock takedown but Damn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcisais goes for a takedown attempt but Damn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damn is looking to clinch but Arcisais is avoiding it.
A combination from Arcisais does no damage.

Damn closes the distance and clinches.
Arcisais is working for takedown but Damn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arcisais has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damn is pressed up against the cage. Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damn down to the mat. Damn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damn tries to clinch up.
Damn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arcisais avoids the head kick by Damn.
Arcisais misses with a head kick.
Damn tries to clinch but Arcisais is having none of it.
Arcisais feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damn's calf.
Arcisais lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Damn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Damn.
Arcisais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arcisais swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damn wants to clinch up but Arcisais keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damn pushes Arcisais up against the cage in a clinch.
Arcisais is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damn stops a takedown attempt from Arcisais.
Jack Damn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arcisais dodges an elbow strike from Damn.
Damn misses with a knee strike.
Arcisais has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jack Damn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arcisais is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Well,Arcisais is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Arcisais is trying to drag Damn to the mat but Damn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Arcisais drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damn throws a head kick but Arcisais moves out of range.
Arcisais fails to land with a series of punches.
Damn slips a jab and a cross from Arcisais.
Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcisais throws a head kick but Damn moves out of range.
Arcisais moves out of range of the strikes.
Arcisais tries a head kick but it misses.
Arcisais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arcisais misses with the combination.

Damn forces Arcisais back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn lands a knee to the body.
Arcisais drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damn is pressed up against the cage. Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damn down to the mat. Damn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damn looks to throw the jab but Arcisais is out of range.
Arcisais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arcisais tries a head kick but it misses.

Damn moves into the clinch successfully.
Arcisais is working for takedown but Damn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damn throws an elbow but it misses.
Damn trying to land knees to the body.
Arcisais blocks an elbow strike.
Damn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damn is pressed up against the cage. Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damn down to the mat. Damn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Arcisais.
Damn misses with a head kick.

Damn clinches up with Arcisais and pushes him back against the cage.
Damn misses with an elbow strike.
Arcisais drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arcisais has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcisais drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arcisais takes an elbow to the temple.
Damn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arcisais's face.
Damn missing with knees to the body.
Damn lands a nice elbow.
Damn stops a takedown attempt from Arcisais.
Damn missing with knees to the body.
Arcisais tries to score a body lock takedown but Damn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arcisais drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arcisais has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damn.
Mikai Arcisais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arcisais blocks it with crossed arms.
Arcisais drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arcisais can't get the takedown.
Damn lands a knee to the head.
Damn stops a takedown attempt from Arcisais.
Arcisais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damn lands an elbow inside that Arcisais shrugs off.
Damn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Damn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damn 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Jack Damn!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jack Damn!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jack Damn!

Jack Damn wins by unanimous decision!