PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mason Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Damacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilson
vs
Damacio

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Damacio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damacio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damacio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Damacio counters with a stiff right hand.
Damacio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damacio duly obliges.
Wilson misses with a body punch
and Damacio counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Damacio to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damacio as he avoids it easily.
Damacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Damacio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Damacio throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson pushes Damacio away with a front kick.
Damacio stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Damacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson tries to clinch
and Damacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson closes the distance but Damacio moves to the side
and Damacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damacio looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Damacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Damacio.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Damacio counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson moves to clinch but Damacio breaks away
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Damacio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.
Damacio misses with a double jab.
Ricardo Damacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damacio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Damacio counters with a series of strikes. Wilson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilson moves to clinch but Damacio breaks away
and Damacio counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a high kick.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damacio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Damacio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Damacio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wilson tries to clinch
and Damacio counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson closes the distance but Damacio moves to the side
and Damacio counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damacio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damacio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Damacio counters with a left to the body.
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Damacio sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson tries to clinch but Damacio moves away
and Damacio counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Damacio to acknowledge the strikes.
Damacio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Damacio throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Damacio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Damacio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilson wants to clinch
and Damacio counters with a two punch combo.
Damacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mason Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Damacio throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Damacio.
Damacio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Mason Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damacio but Damacio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Damacio shows good takedown defense.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damacio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wilson eats them both and turns towards Damacio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Damacio avoids nicely.
Damacio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Damacio counters with a series of strikes. Wilson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Damacio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson jumps guard but Damacio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damacio tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Damacio wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Damacio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damacio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damacio can't break the clinch.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damacio is keeping busy.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damacio smiles and moves away.
Damacio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damacio looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and Damacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson moves to clinch but Damacio breaks away
and Damacio counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Damacio to acknowledge the strikes.
Damacio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to clinch
letting Damacio counter with a right hand.

Damacio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson prevents Damacio from breaking the clinch.

Damacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
Damacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damacio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Damacio really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Damacio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Damacio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ricardo Damacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson wants to clinch but Damacio slips to the side
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson tries to clinch but Damacio moves away
and Damacio counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Damacio to acknowledge the strikes.
Damacio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a solid body kick.
Wilson moves to clinch but Damacio breaks away
and Damacio counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Damacio misses.
A punch combination from Damacio misses.
Damacio misses with a double jab.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Damacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Damacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson wants to clinch but Damacio slips to the side
and Damacio counters with a series of strikes. Wilson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damacio misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Damacio misses.
Damacio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damacio tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damacio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson closes the distance but Damacio moves to the side
and Damacio counters with a straight right hand.
Damacio throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Damacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damacio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Damacio counters with a series of strikes. Wilson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damacio counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Damacio to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson tries to clinch but Damacio moves away
and Damacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch but Damacio moves away
and Damacio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Damacio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson tries to clinch but Damacio moves out of range.
Damacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Damacio does no damage.
Damacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Damacio shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Damacio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Damacio counters with a one-two to the body.
Damacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Damacio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Damacio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Damacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damacio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Damacio!