PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Key Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chain
vs
Damon

185 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Key Chain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon wants to clinch up but Chain keeps it at a distance.
Damon tries to clinch but Chain moves out of range.

Damon clinches up with Chain and pushes him back against the cage.
Chain wants to break free but Damon has control.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Chain can't break the clinch.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
A frustrated look appears on Chain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Chain is trying to force a seperation but Damon has the dominant position.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon prevents Chain from breaking the clinch.
Chain has had enough of the clinch but Damon keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon working Chain over with knees to the body.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chain wants to break free but Damon has control.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Chain is trying to push Damon away but Damon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Damon has Chain pressed against the cage, preventing Chain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Damon looks gassed!

Chain breaks the clinch.
Chain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damon eats them both and turns towards Chain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Dirk Damon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chain misses with a few strikes there.
Chain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Damon tries to clinch up but Chain circles away and keeps his distance.
Chain throws a head kick that misses.
Chain misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damon moves out of range of the leg kick from Chain.
Chain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Damon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Damon'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.

Damon is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Chain.
Key Chain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Damon forces Chain back against the cage and clinches.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Chain won't want to take too many of those.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Chain won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Chain is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Damon has Chain pressed against the cage, preventing Chain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Damon is breathing heavily.
Chain tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dirk Damon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Damon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chain's efforts to push away.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon prevents Chain from breaking the clinch.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chain tries to break free but Damon pushes him back against the cage.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.

Chain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chain keeps the fight on the outside.
Chain throws a nice looking combination but Damon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damon eats them both and turns towards Chain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chain misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Chain.
Damon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Damon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon prevents Chain from breaking the clinch.
Chain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Chain is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
Chain is trying to push Damon away but Damon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chain is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Damon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Damon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Damon fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Chain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Damon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chain is trying to break free.
Damon prevents Chain from breaking the clinch.
Damon keeps control of Chain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Chain managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chain.
Chain wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.

Chain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chain misses with a few strikes there.

Damon rushes Chain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chain working hard to break the clinch.
Damon has Chain pressed against the cage, preventing Chain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Chain avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chain wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon has Chain pressed against the cage, preventing Chain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chain is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Chain tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Chain avoids the damage to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chain avoids it.
Chain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Chain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Chain.
Chain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chain lands with a cross.
Chain misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That has opened up Dirk Damon's cut even more.
Damon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chain stalks Damon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damon's face. Damon staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Damon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chain misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chain.

Damon is rocked!
Damon avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damon is still on wobbly legs! Can Chain finish him?

The cut above Dirk Damon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Damon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Key Chain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Damon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chain tries a head kick but it misses.

Damon has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Key Chain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Damon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

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