PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troc kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dr. Octagon - Real Raw. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Troc
vs
Dama

175 cm
32
158 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

157 cm
27
156 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troc slips a straight right by Dama.
Troc tries to close the distance and clinch but Dama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dama slips a straight right by Troc.
Dama throws a lazy right hand but Troc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Dama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Troc manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Troc keeping moving, preventing Dama from controlling successfully.
Damais looking to pass into half guard but Troc pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Troc is in guard.
Troc will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Dama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Troc defends well.
Dama tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dama on the ground.

Dama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Dama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dama wants to improve his position but instead Troc has moved into half guard.

Dama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dama wants to control but Troc is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc wants to get back to his feet.
Dama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dama tries to strike from the bottom.
Dama looking for a sweep. Not yet Dama, not yet.
Dama is trying to keep Troc in close.
Troc sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama is controlling Troc's posture.
Dama throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Troc preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Troc throws a leg kick
and Dama counters with a left to the body.
Troc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Troc connects with a body shot that sends Dama's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dama!
Dama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Troc misses with a low kick.
Dama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troc punishes Dama's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Troc.
Troc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Troc throws a body punch but Dama moves out of range.
Troc cracks the inside of Dama's front leg.
Troc takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troc cracks a nice hook into Dama's ribs.
Dama wants to land a leg kick but Troc is out of range.
Dama throws a leg kick but Troc checks it.
Troc tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dama is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genki Dama 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.

Dama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troc lands with a hook. Dama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Troc thows a body shot but no joy.
Troc checks a low kick from Dama.
Troc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troc is looking to wear down Dama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Troc throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Troc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Troc scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Dama misses
and Dama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Troc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Troc thows a body shot but no joy.
Troc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dama moves away.
Troc is looking to clinch but Dama is avoiding it.
Dama thuds his shin into the meat of Troc's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama throws the kick towards the body but Troc avoids it.
Dama throws out a leg kick but Troc moves out of range and Dama only half commits.
A left and a right from Troc both land. Nice combination.
Dama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dama tries to score with a low kick but Troc moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Troc.
Troc lands a jab-cross combination.
Troc throws a head kick that misses.
Dama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troc throws a looping overhand right but Dama ducks down to avoid it.
Troc moves out of range of the body kick.
Dama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Troc. Beautiful body shot.
Troc is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trang Troc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troc throws a low kick but Dama moves out of range easily.
Dama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Troc.
Troc looks to land a left hand but Dama moved out of range nicely.
Dama throws the kick towards the body but Troc avoids it.
Troc connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Dama misses.
Troc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dama throws a low kick, looking for Troc's leg but Troc calmly moves out of range.
Dama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Troc. That did some damage!
Troc throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dama throws a sloppy head kick
and Troc counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troc.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses with a two punch combination.
Troc moves out of range of the body kick.
Troc works over Dama's head and body with a nice combination.
Troc throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dama.
Nice straight punches there by Troc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Troc.
Troc lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dama throws a leg kick which misses Troc's front leg but catches the back leg as Troc tries to avoid it.
Dama punishes Troc's body with a nice straight punch.
Troc is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Troc sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Troc looks to score with a jab to the body but Dama is just out of range.
Dama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Troc misses with a straight right.
Dama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dama misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troc.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troc moves out of range as Dama throws a body kick.
Dama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Troc.
Dama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dama connects with a nice looking jab.

Dama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Troc to the ground. Dama is now in Troc's guard.
Troc wants to sweep but no luck.
Dama trying to control the position from guard on top but Troc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trang Troc dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Troc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dama moves away.
Troc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dama moves away.
Dama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Troc throws a leg kick but Dama checks it.
Troc ducks under a wild hook from Dama.
Dama blocks a jab.
Troc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dama.
Dama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Troc moves away from the strike by Dama.
Troc misses with a left hand

and Dama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dama.
Dama trying to control the position from guard on top but Troc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troc trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dama is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Troc is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Troc has escaped and now he's on top!
Troc won't allow Dama to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Troc wants to control from the top but Dama keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Troc just misses with a punch to the body.

Dama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Troc was covering up waiting for the punch and Dama finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Troc trying to control the position.
Dama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama throws an elbow that misses. Troc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dama's guard. Nice move by Troc!
Dama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Troc content to stall in guard here.
Troc postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Troc got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Troc has managed to get both his arms back between Dama's legs - danger averted.

Dama looking for a guillotine here but Troc defends easily.
Troc won't allow Dama to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dama throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Troc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troc lands with an uppercut that bounces Dama off the cage and back into range.
Troc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troc lands with a nice body punch.
Troc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Troc really felt that one!
Troc feints a jab promting Dama to slip. Troc then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dama slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Troc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Troc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Troc takes a swing at Dama's ribcage but misses.
Dama with a hook.
Troc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Troc missing with a left hand there. Dama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Troc stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc blocks a leg kick.
Troc checks the leg kick nicely there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dama.
Dama is looking to take a break and control but Troc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dama goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Troc rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dama's guard! Nice work there by Troc!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama working a defensive guard but Troc passes into half guard.
Dama is looking for a sweep. Troc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dama trying to control here.
Troc sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dama is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Troc jumps into side control!
Dama tries to buck Troc off but Troc is having none of it.
Dama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Troc controls the position.
Dama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Troc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Genki Dama has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Troc decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Troc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dama.
Dama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Troc misses with a body punch
and Dama counters with a head kick.
Dama shoots in for a double leg but Troc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Troc swings for the body but Dama moves out of range.

Troc moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dama is defending well for now.
Troc throws an elbow but it misses.
Troc working aggressively here.
Troc looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Trang Troc will probably get the nod.
That's time! Troc's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dama keeps the fight on the outside.
Troc throws a leg kick but Dama checks it.
Trang Troc is winning the standup battle so far.
Troc tries to score with a low kick but Dama moves his leg out of the way.

Dama bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dama tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Dama goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Troc has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dama but great work by Troc.
Troc is staying tight to Dama's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dama is trying to control Troc's posture but Troc avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc taking a breather here.
Dama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dama is pressing down on Troc's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dama controls Troc momentarily but Troc frees himself.
Dama working a defensive guard but Troc manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama manages to get back to half guard.
Dama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dama wants to control but Troc is keeping busy.
Dama wants to improve his position but Troc is controlling well.
Dama moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama has a closed guard, preventing Troc from standing up.
Troc stopping the sweep attempt from Dama.
Dama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Troc manages to get himself to full guard.
Dama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc keeping moving, preventing Dama from controlling successfully.
Dama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dama sitting in guard here, content to control.
Troc keeping moving, preventing Dama from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Troc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Dama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dama 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Dama!
Genki Dama is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Genki Dama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.