PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Damione Deathclaw
vs
Dundee

180 cm
35
183 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

186 cm
27
176 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Damione Deathclaw.
Dundee throws a jab when Damione Deathclaw was well out of range.
Dundee misses with a looping left.
Damione Deathclaw half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dundee scores with a jab to the head.
Dundee scores with a jab to the body.
Damione Deathclaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Dundee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damione Deathclaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dundee tries a low kick but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
Damione Deathclaw slips under a jab from Dundee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dundee misses the shot to the body.
Dundee misses with a hook. Damione Deathclaw ducked under it nicely.
Dundee throws a leg kick that is checked

and Damione Deathclaw counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dundee!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Damione Deathclaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control the position but Dundee is working away.

Dundee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dundee looks to score with a jab to the body but Damione Deathclaw is just out of range.
Damione Deathclaw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dundee sprawls and moves away.
Dundee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dundee looks to land a right hand but Damione Deathclaw moved out of range.
Damione Deathclaw loads up on a big right hand but Dundee slips the punch.
Damione Deathclaw throws a right and a left that Dundee avoids nicely.
Damione Deathclaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
Dundee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damione Deathclaw moves away.
Dundee lands a really nice looking cross but Damione Deathclaw seems unphased.

Damione Deathclaw has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee blocking some punches.
Damione Deathclaw lands a body punch.

Damione Deathclaw turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Damione Deathclaw manages to end up in side control.
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!
Dundee is not content to let Damione Deathclaw control the position.

Damione Deathclaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dundee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dundee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Damione Deathclaw asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee stops Damione Deathclaw from passing to mount.
Damione Deathclaw advances to full mount.

Damione Deathclaw working for a submission but Dundee is keeping him at bay.

Damione Deathclaw is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dundee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dundee!

Damione Deathclaw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Damione Deathclaw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dundee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dundee stands up from Damione Deathclaw's guard - Dundee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dundee misses with an uppercut. Damione Deathclaw saw that one coming.
Dundee throws a head kick that misses.
Dundee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dundee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damione Deathclaw backwards.
Damione Deathclaw working aggressively here.
Damione Deathclaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dundee's elbow.
Dundee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee lands with a right to the head.
Damione Deathclaw works on Dundee's body with a couple of short punches.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damione Deathclaw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Dundee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Damione Deathclaw drives through and clinches with Dundee against the cage.
Dundee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damione Deathclaw jumps guard but Dundee stands there with Damione Deathclaw around his waist. Damione Deathclaw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dundee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dundee working aggressively here.
Damione Deathclaw has a couple of punches blocked by Dundee.
Damione Deathclaw prevents a body shot from Dundee.
A right hook to the body lands for Dundee.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dundee misses with a body punch.
Damione Deathclaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dundee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damione Deathclaw goes for a takedown attempt but Dundee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damione Deathclaw looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Dundee misses.
Nice shot by Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a takedown attempt - Dundee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Dundee is just out of range.
Damione Deathclaw lands with an overhand left.
Mick Dundee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in for a takedown but Dundee shows good takedown defense.

Dundee pushes Damione Deathclaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Dundee lands a good knee to the midsection. Damione Deathclaw won't want to take too many of those.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dundee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Dundee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dundee leaning against his opponent.
Damione Deathclaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damione Deathclaw fails to pull guard.
Dundee throws an elbow but it misses.
Dundee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damione Deathclaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damione Deathclaw being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dundee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dundee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damione Deathclaw backwards.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to drag Dundee to the mat but Dundee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mick Dundee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damione Deathclaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damione Deathclaw jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dundee walks away with a smile on his face. Damione Deathclaw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Damione Deathclaw checks a leg kick.
A big right from Dundee misses.

Damione Deathclaw pushes Dundee up against the cage in a clinch.
Damione Deathclaw fails to pull guard.
Dundee is pushing Damione Deathclaw up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dundee pushes Damione Deathclaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damione Deathclaw avoiding damage as Dundee throws knees to the body.
Dundee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damione Deathclaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee misses with a body punch.
Damione Deathclaw tries to work over Dundee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damione Deathclaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dundee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dundee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Damione Deathclaw - that landed with a thud.
Dundee is trying to stall.
Dundee lands a good knee to the midsection. Damione Deathclaw won't want to take too many of those.
Damione Deathclaw blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Damione Deathclaw.
Dundee throws a punch but it's blocked by Damione Deathclaw.

Damione Deathclaw pulls guard.

Damione Deathclaw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dundee defends it easily.
Damione Deathclaw wants to sweep here but Dundee controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damione Deathclaw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damione Deathclaw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dundee's guard.

Dundee keeping full guard, as Damione Deathclaw tries to pass.
Damione Deathclaw advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control the position but Dundee is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Dundee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dundee throws an overhand right that lands on Damione Deathclaw's shoulder, as Damione Deathclaw tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Dundee misses.
Mick Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Dundee.
Dundee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dundee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damione Deathclaw. That did some damage!
Dundee misses with a hook.
Dundee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dundee lands with a nice body punch.
Dundee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damione Deathclaw gets tackled into the cage by Dundee. Dundee maintains the clinch.
Damione Deathclaw lands a body punch.
Dundee looking to throw knees to the head but Damione Deathclaw is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Dundee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw is working for takedown but Dundee is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw managing to block the knees to the body from Dundee.
Dundee trying to land knees to the body.
Dundee trying to stall but Damione Deathclaw improves his position.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damione Deathclaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dundee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damione Deathclaw.
Dundee looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Dundee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dundee.
Damione Deathclaw throws a head punch that misses.
Damione Deathclaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Dundee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dundee swings wildly with an uppercut but Damione Deathclaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dundee lands a left hand.
Damione Deathclaw jumps guard but Dundee stands there with Damione Deathclaw around his waist. Damione Deathclaw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Dundee.

It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Dundee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
Dundee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damione Deathclaw lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee tries to work over Damione Deathclaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dundee misses with some punches.
Damione Deathclaw working aggressively here.
Dundee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dundee scores with a shot to the side of Damione Deathclaw's head.
Dundee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damione Deathclaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damione Deathclaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dundee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Damione Deathclaws head.
Damione Deathclaw working aggressively here.
Dundee misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dundee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dundee pushes Damione Deathclaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dundee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Damione Deathclaw pulls guard effortlessly.
Dundee wants to stand but Damione Deathclaw has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Damione Deathclaw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mick Dundee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Dundee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mick Dundee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damione Deathclaw ducks under a wild hook from Dundee.
Damione Deathclaw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Damione Deathclaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dundee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dundee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dundee scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dundee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damione Deathclaw attempts a counter takedown but Dundee avoids it well and moves away.
Damione Deathclaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dundee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damione Deathclaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dundee.
Damione Deathclaw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Dundee lands a jab to the nose.
Dundee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dundee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Dundee gets a clinch.
Damione Deathclaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dundee's elbow.
Damione Deathclaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Dundee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dundee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Dundee!
In his post fight interview, Mick Dundee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw was interviewed post fight and said 'Manager fucked my training up, twat!'.