PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Damnation (ranked 4368 p4p, 24952 weight class) and Captain Tessin (ranked 482 p4p, 677 weight class). Damnation comes to the cage accompanied by St. Jimmy- Green Day. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Damnation
vs
Tessin

173 cm
19
155
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
155
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Damnation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin swings for the body but Damnation moves out of range.
Damnation half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Damnation fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tessin, pushing him back against the cage.

Damnation gets control of Tessin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Damnation will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Damnation has momentary wrist control but Tessin slips an elbow through the middle.

Damnation looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tessin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damnation works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damnation has a closed guard, preventing Tessin from standing up.
Tessin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damnation preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tessin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Damnation lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tessin trying to keep a closed guard but Damnation is proving a slippery customer.
Tessin looking for a sweep. Not yet Tessin, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin managing to control the position.
Damnation passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tessin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tessin seems a little lost for a moment, as Damnation dominates the positioning.
Tessin tries to bench press Damnation off him but Damnation keeps the position.

Damnation is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tessin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tessin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tessin is trying to control Damnation's posture but Damnation avoids it.
Tessin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damnation wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin struggling a bit here.
Tessin is trying to get back to half guard.

Damnation working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tessin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tessin tries to hold on but Damnation pushes him away.
Tessin is looking to get to half guard.

Damnation looking to secure an arm triangle but Tessin defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin has given up his back.
Tessin wants to control his opponent's hands but Damnation gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damnation has the hooks in. Tessin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Damnation working for a choke but Tessin is defending well.

Tessin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Damnation not allowing Tessin to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damnation doesn't have the hooks in and Tessin manages to turn into his guard.
Tessin scoring with some ground and pound.
Tessin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tessin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tessin lands a couple of elbows.
Tessin wants to pass the guard but Damnation is keeping the position.
Tessin throwing strikes from guard but Damnation blocks nicely.
Damnation looking to control.
Tessin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tessin postures up and lands a big shot to Damnation's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tessin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tessin scoring with some ground and pound.

Damnation is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tessin defends well.
Damnation preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Damnation dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tessin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tessin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Damnation to regain full guard.
Tessin throws a big elbow that misses.
Tessin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Damnation's guard.
Damnation looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tessin is one step ahead there.
Tessin postures up and lands a big shot to Damnation's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin postures up and lands a big shot to Damnation's brow.
Tessin is in close to Damnation's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tessin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tessin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tessin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Damnation looking for a sweep. Not yet Damnation, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damnation throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tessin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damnation's head.
Tessin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tessin lands a couple of digs.
Damnation not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tessin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Damnation utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Damnation gets the takedown into side control.
Tessin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damnation wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tessin keeps working.
Damnation is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tessin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tessin struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Damnation thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tessin is trying to control Damnation's posture but Damnation avoids it.

Damnation tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damnation has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Damnation happy to just control the position for now.
Tessin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damnation wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tessin struggling a bit here.

Damnation tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin wants to control but Damnation postures up.
Damnation trying to control the action but Tessin is working from the bottom.
Tessin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tessin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nice strikes from Tessin there.
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Damnation tries to roll over but Tessin keeps him under control.
Tessin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Damnation manages to get to full guard.
Tessin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damnation's head.
Tessin throwing strikes but missing.
Damnation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tessin throwing strikes but missing.
Damnation utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Damnation looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tessin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damnation's head.
Tessin landing some decent shots from guard.
Tessin is in close to Damnation's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Tessin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Damnation keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tessin.

Damnation gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tessin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Tessin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Damnation can't fight it off and eventually Tessin manages to take the fight to the floor. Damnation looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tessin working some strikes from top position.
Tessin distracts Damnation with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tessin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damnation escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tessin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tessin throws a big elbow that misses.
Damnation lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damnation wants to pass the guard but Tessin is keeping the position.
Tessin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tessin looking to control.
Damnation trying to control but Tessin is working from the bottom.
Tessin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damnation seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Damnation wants to pass the guard but Tessin is keeping the position.
Damnation is working hard here to advance position.
Tessin wants to sweep here but Damnation controlling him for the moment.
Tessin wants to get back to his feet but Damnation is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tessin has Damnation pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Tessin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Damnation to the ground. Tessin is now in Damnation's guard.
Tessin distracts Damnation with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damnation is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tessin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damnation's head.
Tessin works over Damnation with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tessin is sitting in close to Damnation's body. Damnation has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tessin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tessin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Damnation.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Damnation!