PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dies Irae. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chaney
vs
Damon

190 cm
30
215 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

190 cm
36
222 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaney.
Damon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chaney eats them both and turns towards Damon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ron Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon is looking to land body kicks.
Chaney is looking to land body kicks.
Chaney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chaney thows a body kick. Damon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Damon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damon scores with a sloppy right hand. Chaney should have avoided that one.
A head kick by Chaney misses
letting Damon counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chaney shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Damon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Damon is trying to improve his position.
Chaney landing strikes.
A control attempt from Damon but he's now mounted!
Chaney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chaney thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chaney thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Damon tries to hold on but Chaney postures up.
Damon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Damon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Damon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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 is looking to improve his position but Chaney isn't that keen on the idea.
Chaney misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Damon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Damon has his hands clasped together around Chaney's back. He's all about the action.
Damon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Damon is trying is best to control the position here.
Chaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chaney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chaney is keen to just control but Damon is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaney prevents Damon from improving his position.
Damon is staying active underneath Chaney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chaney working Damon over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon wants to control but Chaney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damon tries to roll over but Chaney keeps him under control.
Chaney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chaney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chaney is keen to just control but Damon is a slippery customer.
Damon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damon trying to control the position.
Chaney trying to control the position from guard on top but Damon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaney is in close to Damon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chaney wants to control from the top but Damon keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon controlling Chaney's posture.
Chaney passes into half guard.
Damon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chaney scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaney with the ground and pound but Damon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaney tries to free his leg and advance position but Damon is retaining full guard.
Damon is trying to control the position but Chaney postures up.
Chaney with a nice head shot there.
Chaney lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chaney shoots in looking for a takedown but Damon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chaney misses with a hook. Damon ducked under it nicely.
Damon moves out of range of the body kick from Chaney.
Damon misses with a straight right.
Chaney closes the distance and clinches up with Damon, looking for a takedown. Chaney pushes Damon against the cage but Damon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chaney.
Damon misses the jab.
Chaney ducks under a wild hook from Damon.
A right-left combo lands from Chaney.
Chaney misses with a kick to the body
letting Damon counter with a right hand.

It looks like Ivan Chaney has been cut.
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 lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaney is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Damon moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Damon!
Ron Damon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.