PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Odd Job (ranked 1347 p4p, 1279 weight class) and Jake Damien (ranked 180 p4p, 168 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Job
vs
Damien

179 cm
29
174
13 - 9 - 0

180 cm
29
176
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odd Job!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Damien!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damien changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Job looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Job is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Job definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damien has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Job is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Job wants to control but Damien is having none of it.

Damien has hold of Job's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Job manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Damien looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Job tries to hold on but Damien postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien trying to control but Job is having none of it.
Job wants to control but Damien is having none of it.
Damien controlling from mount.

Damien goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Job turns into him and now he's in Damien's guard.

Damien looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Job passes into half guard.
Job trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damien wants to get back to full guard.
Damien moves into full guard.
Job stopping the sweep attempt from Damien.
Damien pulls Job in to control the position.
Job slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Damien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Job is one step ahead there.
Damien is trying to keep Job in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Job lands a couple of elbows.
Job is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Damien keeping moving, preventing Job from controlling successfully.
Job makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damien keeping moving, preventing Job from controlling successfully.
Job has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damien can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Job controls the pace.
Job scoring with some ground and pound.
Job stopping the sweep attempt from Damien.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Damien looking to control.
Job showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

Job shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Damien's guard.
Job preventing the sweep.
Job content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Job stands up over Damien, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Job lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Odd Job will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Damien throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Job was covering up waiting for the punch and Damien finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Damien won't allow Job to get back to his feet.
Job is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Job looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Job looking to control.

Job is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Job pushes Damien off and scrambles back to his feet.

Damien scores with a takedown into Job's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Damien 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.

Damien is trying to work for a kimura but Job is defending well.

Damien is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Job doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damien.
Job is not content to let Damien control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Job looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Damien seems to be working for a kimura but Job defends the submission attempt.
Job regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damien wants to pass the guard but Job is keeping the position.

Damien got a little sloppy there for a moment and Job has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damien has managed to get both his arms back between Job's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien trying to control the position from guard on top but Job is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damien advances position into side control!

Damien tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Damien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Job keeps working.
Damien working away.

Damien swings around for an armbar but Job sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Damien's guard.
Job slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Job seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Damien for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Job wants to pass the guard but Damien is keeping the position.
Job engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Damien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Job defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damien wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Damien 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Damien gets the takedown into side control.
Job is looking for a sweep.

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

Damien tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damien has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Damien tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damien tries to move into full mount but can't pass Job's legs.

Damien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Job tries to improve position but can't.
Damien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Job is working hard here to advance position.
Job sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Job is looking for a sweep. Damien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Damien is looking to pass Job's guard but actually Job recovers to full guard.
Job keeping full guard, as Damien tries to pass.
Damien stands and throws Job's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Damien swings around for an armbar but Job sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Damien's guard.

Damien working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Job doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Job manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Job landing with the ground and pound.
Damien wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damien lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Damien trying to control the position from guard on top but Job is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damien tries to free his leg and advance position but Job is retaining full guard.

Job working for a triangle but Damien defends it easily.

Job looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Job not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damien trying to control the position from guard on top but Job is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damien drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Job dives on top into guard.

Job working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damien's head.
Job slips nicely into half guard.
Job seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Damien makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Damien.
Job connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damien is trying to hold Job in close to prevent damage but Job has managed to pass into half guard.
Job controlling the action here.
Job wants to control but Damien is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Damien.
Well Damien has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Odd Job!