PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laks Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jake Jyllendael
vs
Damn

184 cm
28
242 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

191 cm
29
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laks Damn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jyllendael defends well and Damn ends up having to push Jyllendael into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Jyllendael pulls Damn into guard.

Jyllendael working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jyllendael trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Damn scoring with some ground and pound.

Jyllendael throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jyllendael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damn is one step ahead there.
Jyllendael 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.
Damn looking to sit in guard and control but Jyllendael gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Damn wants to stand and escape but Jyllendael is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Damn trying to control the position.

Jyllendael stands and steps away. Damn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jyllendael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damn.
Damn misses with a hook

and Jyllendael counters by moving into the clinch.
Jyllendael stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jyllendael.

Jyllendael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damn throws a right hand that misses
and Jyllendael counters with a body kick.

Jyllendael drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jyllendael.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael trying to control but Damn is working from the bottom.
Jyllendael sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jyllendael loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Jyllendael gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Laks Damn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damn lands a nice shot to the body.
Jyllendael defending well as Damn loads up on a big left hand.
Jyllendael is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A big right from Damn misses.
Damn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Jake Jyllendael has been cut.

Jyllendael dives in and scores a takedown into Damn's guard.
Jyllendael throwing strikes from guard but Damn blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jyllendael trying to control but Damn is working from the bottom.
Jyllendael is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Jyllendael wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Jyllendael has closed the distance and engaged Damn in a clinch.
Damn is trying to break the clinch but Jyllendael is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Jyllendael.
Damn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jyllendael just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jyllendael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jyllendael works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jyllendael trying to control but Damn is working from the bottom.
Jyllendael sitting in guard here, content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jyllendael trying to control the position from guard on top but Damn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Jyllendael wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jyllendael moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damn throws the left hand but Jyllendael avoids the punch easily.

Jyllendael shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Jyllendael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Jyllendael's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jyllendael closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Damn's guard.
Damn looking to control.
Jyllendael controlling from the top position.
Damn wants to sweep here but Jyllendael controlling him for the moment.
Jyllendael trying to control the position from guard on top but Damn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damn trying to keep a closed guard but Jyllendael is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Jyllendael wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Damn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jyllendael counters with a nice body shot.
Damn throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn with a nice cross.

Jyllendael dives in and scores a takedown into Damn's guard.

Jyllendael stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Jyllendael drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jyllendael stands up and waves to Damn to follow him.
Jake Jyllendael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jyllendael has Damn up against the cage in a clinch.
Damn can't get the takedown.
Damn can't get the takedown.

Jyllendael lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Damn wants to get back to full guard.
Damn is trying to stand up here but Jyllendael is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jyllendael 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.
Jyllendael not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jyllendael stops Damn from getting back to his feet.
Jyllendael works his way into side control.
Jyllendael controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael wants to control for a moment but Damn uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Jyllendael stops Damn from getting back to his feet.

Jyllendael is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Damn is just riding it out for now. Jyllendael eventually gives up the hold.
Jyllendael wants to pass to mount but Damn is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael is trying to control. Damn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Damn is trying to maintain the position but Jyllendael is very close to passing his half guard.
Jyllendael not doing much here.
Jake Jyllendael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jyllendael missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Jyllendael dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Jyllendael's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jyllendael, as that shot connected.
Damn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jyllendael.
Damn looks to land a right hand but Jyllendael moved out of range.
Laks Damn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Damn. Those never looked like landing.
Damn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jyllendael.
Damn misses with a straight right.
Damn looks to throw the jab but Jyllendael is out of range.

Damn gets caught flat footed, as Jyllendael shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jyllendael trying to control the position from guard on top but Damn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damn wants to stand and escape but Jyllendael is having none of it.
Jyllendael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jyllendael stays in close to Damn's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Jyllendael wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Damn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jyllendael.

Jyllendael closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Damn quickly recovers to half guard.
Jyllendael is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jyllendael wants to free his trapped foot but Damn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jyllendael is thwarting Damn's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jyllendael.
Jyllendael content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jyllendael prevents Damn from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jake Jyllendael has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Damn looks to score with a jab to the body but Jyllendael is just out of range.
Damn misses with a wild combination.

Jyllendael changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Damn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jyllendael fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael prevents Damn from escaping the position.
Jyllendael taking a breather here.
Jyllendael wants to control but Damn is keeping him busy.

Jyllendael decides to stand up, so the ref orders Damn to his feet.
Jyllendael shoots in looking for a takedown but Damn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jyllendael's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jyllendael misses with a double jab.
Damn throws a push kick but Jyllendael slaps the foot to one side.
Laks Damn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Damn.
Damn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jyllendael but Jyllendael pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Damn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jyllendael moves into range and clinches up with Damn.
Damn tries to break free but Jyllendael pushes him back against the cage.
Jyllendael is pressed up against the cage. Damn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jyllendael down to the mat. Jyllendael avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jyllendael shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jyllendael is looking to advance position but Damn won't allow it.
Jake Jyllendael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jyllendael looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Jyllendael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jyllendael, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Jyllendael!
A less than humble Jake Jyllendael misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.