PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Damsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristian Damsted has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lightning
vs
Damsted

170 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

184 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristian Damsted!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damsted decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lightning looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Damsted tries to pass to full mount but Lightning defends it.

Damsted is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Damsted content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Lightning looking for submissions off his back.
Damsted is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damsted wants to control but Lightning is keeping him busy.

Lightning looking for submissions off his back.
Damsted trying to mount his opponent but Lightning defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning is not content to let Damsted control the position.
Lightning keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lightning might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damsted throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Damsted missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Damsted really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lightning. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damsted sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lightning defending well though.
Damsted is looking to take a break and control but Lightning is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Damsted is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damsted is thwarting Lightning's attempts to control the position.

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.
Damsted thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damsted thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Damsted in particular looking to stall.
Damsted throwing shots but Lightning is blocking nicely.
Lightning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damsted.
Lightning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damsted.
Damsted keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Damsted throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Damsted is looking to take a break and control but Lightning is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damsted throwing shots but Lightning is blocking nicely.
Lightning punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsted slips a nice elbow through Lightning's hands, connecting with Lightning's forehead.
Lightning is trying to control but can't.

Damsted is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lightning is not content to let Damsted control the position.
Lightning keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Damsted seems to be looking for submissions.
Damsted thows a huge punch but Lightning dodges it nicely.

Damsted 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.
Damsted prevents Lightning from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Damsted missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Damsted is looking for a kimura but Lightning is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Damsted to get the leverage.
Damsted prevents Lightning from improving his position.
Lightning is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damsted not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Damsted dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Damsted scores with a shot to the body.

Damsted looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lightning!
Damsted punching from mount but Lightning doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Damsted tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lightning is looking to improve his position but Damsted isn't that keen on the idea.
Damsted can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lightning is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damsted lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lightning is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning tries to hold on but Damsted pushes him away.
Damsted lands a big elbow.
Damsted punching from mount but Lightning doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Damsted working the ground and pound effectively.
Lightning really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Damsted dominating with strikes here.
Lightning tries to reverse the position but Damsted maintains control.

Damsted is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lightning has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Damsted landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damsted raining down shots from the mount!
Damsted looking to control but Lightning is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damsted unloading with bombs!
Lightning is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lightning tries to hold on but Damsted postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lightning is in all sorts of trouble here.
Damsted sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Damsted scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Damsted trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lightning wants to control but Damsted is having none of it.
BOOM! Damsted connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Damsted working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is trying desperately to improve position.
Damsted is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lightning takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lightning working to try and regain half guard.
Lightning tries to hold on but Damsted pushes him away.
Damsted prevents Lightning from getting the reversal.
Damsted lands a big shot there that rocks Lightning but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Damsted dominating with strikes here.
Damsted punishing his opponent with strikes.

Damsted working for a guillotine from mount but Lightning is in no mood to give up.
Lightning's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Damsted showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Damsted has managed to clinch.

Damsted successfully pulls guard.
Damsted is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lightning is controlling him.

Lightning 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.
Lightning wants to control from the top but Damsted keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lightning working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsted is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Damsted controls Lightning momentarily but Lightning frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lightning accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damsted preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damsted seems keen to control Lightning's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kristian Damsted.
Damsted comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

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.
Damsted throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damsted lands a glancing blow to the side of Lightning's head.
Lightning has a takedown stuffed.
Damsted misses with an attempted mid kick.

Damsted decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Damsted looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lightning with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lightning wants to improve his position but Damsted is controlling well.
Damsted is looking to take a break and control but Lightning is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning trying to control here.
Damsted trying to control from half guard but Lightning is working away.
Damsted prevents Lightning from improving his position.
Lightning is looking to escape.
Lightning is not content to let Damsted control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kristian Damsted.
Lightning wants to clinch but Damsted slips to the side
and Damsted counters with a right hand to the body.
Damsted misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lightning with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damsted to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Damsted tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lightning tries to clinch but Damsted moves away
and Damsted counters with a nice body shot.

Damsted shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lightning is trying to defend but Damsted finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Damsted sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lightning defending well though.
Dean Lightning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightning landing strikes from the bottom.
Damsted blocks the strikes from Lightning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lightning is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damsted pulls his head out easily.
Lightning trying to get back to full guard but Damsted takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Damsted comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damsted 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Damsted!