PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Safo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Up Your Speed by Sway DaSafo. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Damione Deathclaw
vs
Safo

180 cm
23
182 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

186 cm
34
179 lbs
27 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 13 - 3 - 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 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Safo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw swings away with a body shot that misses
and Safo counters with a nice uppercut.
Damione Deathclaw scores with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Damione Deathclaw has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Safo keeps Damione Deathclaw at a distance using the push kick.
Damione Deathclaw ducks right into an uppercut from Safo.
Damione Deathclaw fails with the takedown
and Safo counters with a straight right hand.
Safo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Safo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Safo lands an overhand right.
Damione Deathclaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safo throws a leg kick but Damione Deathclaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Safo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Safo connects with a single shot there.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a takedown
and Safo counters with a straight right hand.

Damione Deathclaw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Damione Deathclaw looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Safo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damione Deathclaw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Safo defending well though.
Safo is trying to get back to full guard.
Safo wants to control but Damione Deathclaw is keeping busy.

Damione Deathclaw is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damione Deathclaw maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Safo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Damione Deathclaw has cracked it and Safo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Damione Deathclaw!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calypso Damione Deathclaw!