PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien The Omen (ranked 1555 p4p, 198 weight class) and Didier Misalooba (ranked 1596 p4p, 203 weight class). The Omen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden. Misalooba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beyond the Black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Omen
vs
Misalooba

177 cm
23
171 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

183 cm
24
183 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

OLIMPO

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Misalooba!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Misalooba.

The Omen moves into the clinch successfully.
The Omen misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from The Omen.
Misalooba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Misalooba stalling in the clinch.
The Omen lands a hook that snaps the head of Misalooba backwards.
The Omen lands a left hand.
The Omen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from The Omen.
The Omen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Omen throws a head punch that misses.
The Omen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Omen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misalooba lands a left hand.
Misalooba working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Omen tries a body shot but Misalooba blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Omen avoiding damage as Misalooba throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Misalooba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Omen has a couple of punches blocked by Misalooba.
Misalooba leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Omen misses with a punch on the inside.
The Omen struggles to land a body shot inside as Misalooba controls his hands.
Misalooba blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Misalooba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misalooba.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Omen.
The Omen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Omen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misalooba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Omen has a couple of punches blocked by Misalooba.
Still in the clinch, The Omen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misalooba.
The Omen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Omen gets through Misalooba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Omen.
The Omen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Omen can't find room to land a body shot as Misalooba controls the action.
The Omen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misalooba's elbow.
The Omen misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misalooba is trying to push The Omen away but The Omen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Omen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misalooba blocking some punches.
A short right from The Omen.
A right hook to the body lands for Misalooba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Omen.
The Omen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The Omen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misalooba blocks an uppercut.
Misalooba has had enough of the clinch but The Omen keeps him there for the moment.
Misalooba landing knees to the head.
The Omen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Omen misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from The Omen.
Misalooba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Omen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Omen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Omen presses Misalooba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Omen lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Omen swings wildly with an uppercut but Misalooba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misalooba is trying to break the clinch but The Omen is controlling him.
The Omen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misalooba's elbow.
The Omen cracks Misalooba with a nice body shot.
The Omen prevents Misalooba from breaking the clinch.
The Omen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misalooba's elbow.
Misalooba presses The Omen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Omen misses with a punch on the inside.
The Omen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misalooba trying to control the position but instead, The Omen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Misalooba into the cage.
The Omen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from The Omen - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Omen instigates a clinch.
The Omen tries to work over Misalooba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Omen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misalooba can do to turn this around?
The Omen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misalooba's elbow.
The Omen scores with a nice hook to the head.

Misalooba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by The Omen as he connects with a hook.
Misalooba cracks The Omen with a good jab.
The Omen throws a jab when Misalooba was well out of range.
Misalooba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Omen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Omen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Misalooba manages to avoid it.
Misalooba lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Omen gets a clinch.
Misalooba has had enough of the clinch but The Omen keeps him there for the moment.
The Omen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Misalooba tries to land a knee to the head but The Omen blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misalooba blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from The Omen.
The Omen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Omen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Misalooba manages to break the clinch.
The Omen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Misalooba if he has to take too many more of those.
The Omen swings for the body but Misalooba moves out of range.
Damien The Omen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misalooba keeps the fight on the outside.

Misalooba has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Omen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Omen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Misalooba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Omen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Misalooba blocks a body shot from The Omen.
Misalooba blocks a body shot from The Omen.
Misalooba prevents a body shot from The Omen.
Misalooba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Misalooba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Omen throws a lazy body kick
and Misalooba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Omen throws an overhand right that lands on Misalooba's shoulder, as Misalooba tries to avoid the shot.
The Omen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misalooba.
Misalooba misses the jab.
The Omen misses the jab.
The Omen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Omen throws a lazy right hand but Misalooba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Misalooba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by The Omen.

The Omen moves into the clinch.
The Omen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misalooba blocks an uppercut.
The Omen scores with a shoulder strike.
The Omen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misalooba backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Omen throws a head punch that misses.

Misalooba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Omen misses with a shot to the body
and The Omen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Omen misses with a hook to the body
and Misalooba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Omen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Misalooba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Omen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Misalooba scores with a four punch combination!
The Omen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The Omen is rocked!
Misalooba lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and The Omen falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Didier Misalooba!
An out of breath Didier Misalooba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.