PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hewson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Damione Deathclaw
vs
Hewson

180 cm
20
182 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
167 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Red Square Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hewson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw dives in and grabs Hewson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hewson pushes down on Damione Deathclaw's head and hops out.
Hewson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damione Deathclaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Hewson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damione Deathclaw under the eye.
Damione Deathclaw throws a wild body kick that Hewson sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Hewson does no damage.
Damione Deathclaw has his takedown stuffed
and Hewson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damione Deathclaw with a poor takedown
and Hewson counters with a left and a right that stings Damione Deathclaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damione Deathclaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hewson counters with a good low kick that Damione Deathclaw was not able to check.
Damione Deathclaw slips a jab from Hewson.
Damione Deathclaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hewson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damione Deathclaw shoots and misses
and Hewson counters with a thumping low kick.
Damione Deathclaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hewson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Damione Deathclaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hewson counters with an inside leg kick.
Damione Deathclaw throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hewson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw with a poor takedown
and Hewson counters with a low kick, right behind Damione Deathclaw 's knee.
Hewson looks to land a combination but Damione Deathclaw avoids it well.
Paul Hewson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hewson misses the jab.

Damione Deathclaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Damione Deathclaw.
Hewson tries to escape but Damione Deathclaw is in control.
Hewson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Damione Deathclaw.

Damione Deathclaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Hewson is defending well.
Hewson pushes Damione Deathclaw away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Damione Deathclaw gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hewson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damione Deathclaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to move to mount but Hewson reverses beautifully and ends up in Damione Deathclaw's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Damione Deathclaw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hewson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damione Deathclaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hewson wants to stand and escape but instead Damione Deathclaw has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Damione Deathclaw wants to pass the guard but Hewson is keeping the position.
Damione Deathclaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damione Deathclaw won't allow Hewson to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw stays in close to Hewson's body and controls the position.
Damione Deathclaw advances position into side control!
Hewson is trying to get back to his feet.
Damione Deathclaw working the strikes but Hewson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Damione Deathclaw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hewson defends it well.
Damione Deathclaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw prevents Hewson from standing back up.
Damione Deathclaw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hewson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Hewson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Damione Deathclaw misses with a takedown attempt - Hewson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damione Deathclaw fails to land the takedown.
Damione Deathclaw fails with the takedown
and Hewson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hewson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Hewson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hewson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Damione Deathclaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hewson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Hewson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hewson misses with a double jab.
Damione Deathclaw lands the left hand.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in for a double leg but Hewson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hewson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damione Deathclaw moves away.
Damione Deathclaw shoots and misses
and Hewson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hewson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damione Deathclaw fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damione Deathclaw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hewson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damione Deathclaw somewhat.
Paul Hewson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Damione Deathclaw misses.
Damione Deathclaw has his takedown stuffed
and Hewson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damione Deathclaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hewson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hewson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damione Deathclaw tries for a takedown but Hewson circles away easily
enabling Hewson to counter with a crisp jab.
Damione Deathclaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Hewson.
Damione Deathclaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hewson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Damione Deathclaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hewson swivels and escapes.
Damione Deathclaw fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hewson throws a good cross that connects.
Hewson throws a shot to the body.
Hewson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Damione Deathclaw on the side of the head.
Hewson stuffs the takedown attempt from Damione Deathclaw. Damione Deathclaw gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damione Deathclaw with a poor takedown
and Hewson counters with a straight right hand.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hewson throws a low kick but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
Damione Deathclaw throws a sloppy head kick and Hewson moves out of range easily.
Hewson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damione Deathclaw's hands.
Hewson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hewson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hewson tried to score with a low kick but Damione Deathclaw checks it.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in and drives through. Hewson sprawls well.
Hewson tried to score with a low kick but Damione Deathclaw checks it.
Hewson stuffs the takedown attempt from Damione Deathclaw. Damione Deathclaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Damione Deathclaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Damione Deathclaw shoots for a takedown but Hewson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewson lands a nice hook to Damione Deathclaw's body. Damione Deathclaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hewson tries a head kick but it misses.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hewson sprawls well. Hewson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damione Deathclaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Hewson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Hewson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damione Deathclaw misses with an uppercut
enabling Hewson to counter with a crisp jab.
Damione Deathclaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hewson counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Hewson scores with a four punch combination!
Hewson throws a body punch but Damione Deathclaw moves out of range.
Damione Deathclaw has his takedown stuffed
and Damione Deathclaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damione Deathclaw checks a leg kick.
Hewson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hewson scores with a shot to the body.
Damione Deathclaw has his takedown stuffed
and Hewson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hewson lands with a nice body punch.
Damione Deathclaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hewson misses the jab.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in for a takedown but Hewson shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damione Deathclaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hewson defends it nicely.
Hewson throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hewson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hewson ducks under a wild hook from Damione Deathclaw.
Hewson throws a series of punches but Damione Deathclaw moves out of range.
Hewson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Damione Deathclaw back to the cage. Hewson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Damione Deathclaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hewson counters with a one-two to the body.

Damione Deathclaw is rocked!
Damione Deathclaw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hewson counters with an inside leg kick.
Oh Damione Deathclaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damione Deathclaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hewson counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Damione Deathclaw has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Hewson!
After the fight, Paul Hewson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.