PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legstrong has chosen Oshi - God Hour as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Damozzi
vs
Legstrong

187 cm
25
211 lbs
13 - 7 - 3

188 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Spartan Nutrition

Sun-Tzu
Spartan Nutrition

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 13 - 7 - 3, fighting out of London, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Legstrong!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi misses the jab.
Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damozzi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight.
Legstrong misses with a left hand
and Damozzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damozzi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Legstrong lands the left hand.
Damozzi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Damozzi walks into a stiff left hand from Legstrong.

Legstrong feints and as Damozzi raises his hands in defense, Legstrong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damozzi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legstrong manages to get himself to full guard.

Damozzi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Damozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damozzi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Damozzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damozzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Legstrong trying to control the position.
Damozzi trying to control but Legstrong is working from the bottom.
Damozzi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Legstrong trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at NexGen Fight Team inform us that Legstrong has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Damozzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damozzi won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here.
Damozzi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Damozzi controlling from the top position.
Damozzi wants to pass the guard but Legstrong is keeping the position.
Damozzi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damozzi.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Damozzi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Legstrong.
Damozzi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Legstrong throws out a loose jab but Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.

Legstrong gets a double leg takedown into Damozzi's guard.
Damozzi wants to sweep here but Legstrong controlling him for the moment.
Legstrong stays in close to Damozzi's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legstrong looking to sit in guard and control but Damozzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Damozzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Legstrong is trying to control the position but Damozzi postures up.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving.
Damozzi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Legstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damozzi throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Damozzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damozzi.
Legstrong walks into a jab.
Damozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
Damozzi misses with a jab to the body

and Legstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Legstrong.
Legstrong looking to pass the guard.
Damozzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi is trying to control the position but Legstrong postures up.
Lance Legstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damozzi is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Damozzi working for a triangle but Legstrong defends it easily.
Damozzi wants to sweep here but Legstrong controlling him for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Legstrong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damozzi swivels and escapes.
Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damozzi.
Damozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Legstrong scores with a jab to the head.
Damozzi is looking to score with low kicks.
And Legstrong tries to counter it with a takedown but Damozzi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Damozzi slips a straight right by Legstrong.

Damozzi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Damozzi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damozzi working the head and body with strikes.
Legstrong wants to get back to full guard.
Damozzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Damozzi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong is refusing to be controlled, as Damozzi sits in half guard.
Damozzi is looking to stall here but Legstrong recovers full guard.

Legstrong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damozzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damozzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Damozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damozzi throws a big elbow that misses.
Damozzi postures up.
Damozzi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damozzi stays in close to Legstrong's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Legstrong lands a jab to the head.
Legstrong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Damozzi takes a swing at Legstrong's ribcage but misses.
Legstrong throws out a counter right but Damozzi avoids it with no problem.
Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Damozzi's shoulder, as Damozzi tries to avoid the shot.
Damozzi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legstrong is able to avoid easily.
Damozzi is looking to slow Legstrong down with leg kicks.
Legstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Legstrong throws out a counter right but Damozzi avoids it with no problem.

Damozzi gets a double leg takedown into Legstrong's guard.
Legstrong is trying to keep Damozzi in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Legstrong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damozzi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Legstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damozzi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Damozzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legstrong can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damozzi with a nice head shot there.
Legstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Damozzi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legstrong's head.
Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damozzi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving.
Damozzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi landing with the ground and pound.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Damozzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Legstrong is trying to keep Damozzi in close.
Damozzi lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi trying to control but Legstrong is working from the bottom.

Legstrong has his foot on Damozzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Damozzi works his way back into a safe position though.
Damozzi scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damozzi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Damozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damozzi working some strikes from top position.
Damozzi works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Damozzi 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Legstrong is rocked!
Damozzi lands a big elbow - Legstrong is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Damozzi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Damozzi!
Frank Damozzi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.