PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ysdbj-WzvI. Ultimate Damage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicky Lowe's chin.

Damage
vs
Lowe

175 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

180 cm
26
183 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lowe drives through with a takedown into Damage's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lowe stands and throws Damage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Damage parries the strikes from Lowe easily there. Lowe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Damage to escape.
My spies in McGarrys plant works inform me that Lowe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lowe tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Damage is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Lowe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damage is looking for a sweep.
Lowe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Lowe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lowe tries to score with some ground and pound. Damage controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damage prevents Lowe from improving position.
Lowe is chipping away with strikes.
Damage regains half guard, as Lowe was trying to land strikes.
Lowe is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Damage is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lowe throwing strikes from guard but Damage blocks nicely.
Damage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lowe throws an elbow that misses. Damage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lowe's guard. Nice move by Damage!
Lowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Lowe looking for a guillotine here but Damage defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage preventing the sweep.
Lowe is still trying to improve position.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Damage from controlling successfully.
Lowe wants to sweep here but Damage controlling him for the moment.
Damage wants to stand but Lowe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage passes Lowe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Damage is keen to just control but Lowe is a slippery customer.
Lowe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Lowe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damage wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowe trying to keep a closed guard but Damage is proving a slippery customer.
Lowe wants to sweep here but Damage controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Lowe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lowe looks to land a left hand but Damage moved out of range nicely.
Lowe misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nicky Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe tries to land a front kick but Damage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damage was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe.
Lowe misses the body punch
and Damage counters with a one-two to the body.
Damage slips a jab from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Damage slaps away a takedown attempt from Lowe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Damage moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowe lands with a hook. Damage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damage slips a jab and a cross from Lowe.
Lowe throws a jab when Damage was well out of range.
Lowe throws a hook but Damage avoids it easily.
Lowe misses with a double jab
and Damage counters with a low kick, right behind Lowe 's knee.
Some bone on bone action there as Damage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lowe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damage counters with an inside leg kick.
Ultimate Damage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damage circles away quickly and effectively.
Lowe misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a left hand
and Damage counters with a leg kick.
Lowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damage counters with a left and a right that stings Lowe.
Lowe misses with a few strikes there.
Lowe throws a jab when Damage was well out of range.
Lowe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Damage defends well and Lowe ends up having to push Damage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lowe misses with some punches.
Lowe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Lowe.
Damage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lowe blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damage.
Damage blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lowe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damage gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ultimate Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Lowe.
Damage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lowe up against the cage.
Lowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damage just leaning against Lowe, taking a breather.
Damage blocks an uppercut.
Damage has Lowe pressed against the cage.

Lowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowe misses with an uppercut
and Damage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lowe fails to land the takedown.
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Damage counters with a good low kick that Lowe was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Damage counters with a two punch combo.
Damage moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe misses with an uppercut
and Damage counters with a series of strikes. Lowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Damage is just out of range.
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Damage counters with a good, hard body kick but Lowe shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe misses with a hook. Damage ducked under it nicely.
Lowe throws a right hand that misses
and Damage counters with a good low kick that Lowe was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowe tries to bum rush Damage with a series of wild strikes but Damage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowe misses with an uppercut
and Damage counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Lowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Damage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Damage counters with a good low kick that Lowe was not able to check.
Lowe misses with a hook
and Damage counters with a good low kick that Lowe was not able to check.
Lowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Damage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lowe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Damage blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Lowe.
Damage ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a left hand
and Damage counters with a nice leg kick.
Nicky Lowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Damage counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lowe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lowe misses with a left hand
and Damage counters with a one-two to the body.
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Damage counters with a low kick, right behind Lowe 's knee.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe throws an overhand right that lands on Damage's shoulder, as Damage tries to avoid the shot.
Damage moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe misses with a hook
and Damage counters with a three punch combo that has Lowe backing up. Lowe nods at Damage to acknowledge the strikes.
Lowe throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lowe throws an off balance right hand
and Damage counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lowe throws a right hand that misses
and Damage counters with a body kick.
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!
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Damage counters with a thumping low kick.
Lowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lowe misses with a right hand
and Damage counters with a leg kick.
Damage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damage slips a jab and a cross from Lowe.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Lowe is predictable there
and Damage counters with a low kick, right behind Lowe 's knee.
Lowe throws a hook but Damage blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowe misses the target.
Damage slips a straight right by Lowe.
Lowe throws the left hand but Damage avoids the punch easily.
Ultimate Damage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lowe.
Lowe throws a right hand that misses
and Damage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ultimate Damage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicky Lowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Damage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowe.
Lowe dips to his left and cracks Damage with an uppercut!
A combination from Lowe does no damage.
Lowe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lowe fails to land the takedown.
Lowe lands with a nice combination. Damage backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a kick to the body.
Damage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowe.
Lowe throws a nice looking combination but Damage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lowe.
Ultimate Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Lowe.
Lowe looks to land a combination but Damage avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowe dives in for a single leg takedown but Damage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Lowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowe 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Lowe!
A very excited looking Nicky Lowe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.