PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dhali Llamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhali Llamma could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Damon's chin.

Llamma
vs
Damon

180 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhali Llamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Damon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llamma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Llamma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damon circles away quickly and effectively.
Damon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Llamma as he jumps to the side.
Llamma misses with a looping right.

Damon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Llamma to the mat! Llamma manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Damon wants to control from the top but Llamma keeps moving.

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

Damon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Damon trying to control but Llamma is working from the bottom.
Llamma is looking to stand up but Damon isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Llamma looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Llamma looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Llamma!
Damon struggling a bit here.
Llamma controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Damon manages to get back to half guard.

Damon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Damon wants to get back to full guard.
Llamma wants to free his trapped foot but Damon is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon gets full guard.

Damon pushes Llamma off and gets back to his feet.
Llamma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damon's head backwards.

It looks like Josh Damon has been cut.
Damon fails to land the takedown.
Dhali Llamma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Damon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Llamma was covering up waiting for the punch and Damon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Llamma is looking to stand up but Damon isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Llamma pushes Damon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Damon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Llamma is fending him off so far but Damon persists. Nope, Llamma circles away and we're back to standing.
Dhali Llamma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Damon.
Damon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Llamma fails to land with a series of punches.
Llamma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damon manages to avoid it.
Llamma doesn't manage to clinch there - Damon circles away.
Llamma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Llamma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damon looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Llamma.

Damon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Llamma was covering up waiting for the punch and Damon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Llamma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Llamma tries to get out of the position.

Llamma manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dhali Llamma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Damon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Llamma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damon.
Llamma thows a body shot but no joy.
Llamma throws a right and a left that Damon avoids nicely.
Llamma throws out a loose jab but Damon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Llamma looks to land a combination but Damon avoids it well.
Llamma misses with a wild combination.
Llamma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Llamma misses.
Damon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Llamma stuffs the takedown.
Llamma thuds his right hand into Damon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Llamma looks to score with a jab to the body but Damon is just out of range.
Llamma moves in looking to clinch but Damon pushes him off.

Damon scores a takedown into full mount!

Damon is working for a guillotine from mount but Llamma frees his head quite easily.
Damon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llamma tries to buck Damon off but he can't manage it.
Llamma is wriggling around trying to escape.
Llamma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damon on the ground.

Damon goes for an armbar but Llamma turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Llamma.
Damon trying to keep a closed guard but Llamma is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Llamma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Damon tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Llamma in side control, throwing shots but Damon defends.
Llamma 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 Damon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Llamma has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damon gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Llamma looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dhali Llamma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Damon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Llamma lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Llamma misses.
Llamma misses with a two punch combination.
Damon avoids the body shot from Llamma.
Damon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damon dodges the punch combination from Llamma.
Llamma connects with a jab.

Damon is rocked!
A big right from Llamma misses.
Damon is still on wobbly legs! Can Llamma finish him?
Dhali Llamma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Llamma throws a nice looking combination but Damon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damon seems to have recovered his senses.
Horrible takedown by Damon or perhaps it was just good defense by Llamma which made him look bad.
Dhali Llamma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llamma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Damon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Llamma napping and manages to drive through into 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!

Damon is trying to get an arm triangle but Llamma is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llamma looking for a sweep but Damon has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Damon stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Llamma misses with an uppercut.
Damon ducks under a wild hook from Llamma.
Llamma takes a swing at Damon's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Llamma misses.
Llamma throws a series of punches but Damon moves out of range.
Llamma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Llamma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Llamma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Llamma.
Llamma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damon slips a jab and a cross from Llamma.
Nice takedown defense from Llamma. No joy for Damon on that attempt.
Dhali Llamma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Damon.
Llamma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Llamma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Damon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Llamma sprawls well initially but Damon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Llamma wants to get back to full guard but Damon has mounted him!

Damon looking to secure an arm triangle but Llamma defends it well.
Llamma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Llamma bucks up and throws Damon to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Llamma misses the shot to the body.
Dhali Llamma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Llamma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damon moves away.
Llamma fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Llamma looks to score with a jab to the body but Damon is just out of range.
Damon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Llamma.
Llamma looks to land a left hand but Damon moved out of range nicely.
Damon shoots in for a takedown but Llamma shows good takedown defense.

Llamma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Llamma to work.
Llamma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Llamma.
Llamma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Llamma on the inside.
A short left from Llamma.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damon blocking some punches.
Llamma lands with a right to the head.
Damon tries to stall but Llamma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Josh Damon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Llamma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dhali Llamma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Llamma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dhali Llamma!