PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daisan Damicha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mici Maca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daisan Damicha looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Damicha
vs
Maca

195 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisan Damicha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mici Maca!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damicha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maca slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maca is trying to stand.
Maca missing with punches from the bottom.
Maca should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Damicha trying to control from half guard but Maca is working away.
Damicha is looking to stall here but Maca recovers full guard.
Maca tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Damicha postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maca is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Damicha, into his guard.
Damicha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maca on the ground.
Maca wants to control from the top but Damicha keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maca wants to stand but Damicha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maca postures up and lands a big shot to Damicha's brow.

Maca stands up from Damicha's guard - Maca perhaps looking for a knockout.
Damicha is breathing heavily.
Maca tries for a takedown but Damicha circles away easily

and Damicha counters with a shoot takedown. Maca fights it but they end up in guard.
Damicha trying to control the position from guard on top but Maca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damicha landing with the ground and pound.
Maca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damicha's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maca wants to control from the top but Damicha keeps moving.
Maca chips away with some ground and pound.
Maca trying to control the position from guard on top but Damicha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damicha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Damicha tries to get out of the position.
Maca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maca taking a breather here.

Maca decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maca looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Damicha looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maca puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Damicha manages to get to full guard.
Damicha keeping moving, preventing Maca from controlling successfully.
Damicha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damicha is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damicha works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Maca looking for submissions off his back.
Maca tries to roll over but Damicha keeps him under control.
Maca is refusing to be controlled, as Damicha sits in half guard.
Maca wants to stand back up but Damicha manages to pass into side control.
Maca being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maca manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mici Maca will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Damicha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Daisan Damicha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Maca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maca might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Damicha kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maca sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maca regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damicha throws and elbow that misses. Maca uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damicha's guard. Nice move by Maca!
Maca content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maca drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maca jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Damicha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maca is controlling him.

Maca stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Damicha gets the takedown into side control.
Damicha taking a breather here.
Maca tries to buck Damicha off but Damicha is having none of it.

Damicha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maca is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Damicha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maca wants to control but Damicha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damicha is keen to just control but Maca is a slippery customer.
Maca trying to control but Damicha postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maca is pressing down on Damicha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maca controls Damicha momentarily but Damicha frees himself.
Maca is pulling down on Damicha's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damicha trying to control but Maca is working from the bottom.
Maca keeping full guard, as Damicha tries to pass.
Maca is trying to control the position but Damicha postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Maca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maca seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maca is working for a submission of some sort.
Damicha gets full guard.
Damicha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maca tries to stand but Damicha is controlling from the bottom.
Damicha wants to sweep but no luck.
Maca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mici Maca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Maca tries for a takedown but Damicha circles away easily

and Damicha counters with a single leg into guard. Maca didn't expect that.
Maca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damicha.
Damicha preventing the sweep.

Maca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damicha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damicha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damicha tries to free his leg and advance position but Maca is retaining full guard.
Maca is pulling down on Damicha's head to control his posture.
Damicha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damicha preventing the sweep.
Damicha postures up.
Damicha preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maca tries for a takedown but Damicha circles away easily

so Damicha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maca has control of Damicha's left arm, preventing Damicha from doing any damage.
Damicha looking to sit in guard and control but Maca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maca pushing down on Damicha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maca stops Damicha from getting back to his feet.
Maca tries to pass the half guard into mount. Damicha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maca in particular looking to stall.

That's two 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.
Maca tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Damicha trying to control here.
Maca throwing shots but Damicha is blocking nicely.
Damicha wants to control the action here but instead Maca manages to pass to full mount!

Maca goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Damicha turns into him and now he's in Maca's guard.
Damicha trying to control but Maca is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maca managing to control the position.
Maca lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Damicha!

Maca working for a submission but Damicha is keeping him at bay.
Damicha is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maca controlling the pace for now.
Damicha is trying to escape the mount.
Maca looking to control but Damicha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maca avoids the attempt from Damicha to control.
Damicha is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Daisan Damicha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Maca looking to secure an arm triangle but Damicha defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daisan Damicha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mici Maca!