PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DAngelo Damsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Broyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Broyles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Damsbury
vs
Broyles

180 cm
25
207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DAngelo Damsbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Broyles!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Broyles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Damsbury did well to prevent Broyles getting side control.
Damsbury looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Broyles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Broyles is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damsbury sees it coming and defends easily.

Broyles is trying to work for a kimura but Damsbury is defending well.

Broyles is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damsbury sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Broyles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Broyles is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Damsbury defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Broyles.

Broyles is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Damsbury is surviving well by controlling Broyles's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Broyles is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Damsbury can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Broyles has control of Damsbury's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Damsbury regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Broyles is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Damsbury is surviving well by controlling Broyles's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Broyles has control of Damsbury's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Damsbury regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Broyles wants to finish this one by submission but Damsbury is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Broyles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Broyles has control of Damsbury's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Damsbury regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Broyles working for a guillotine from mount but Damsbury is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Broyles is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Damsbury is surviving well by controlling Broyles's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Broyles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Damsbury has Broyles up against the cage in a clinch.

Damsbury gets control of Broyles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Damsbury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Broyles drops back, looking for a kneebar! Damsbury looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Damsbury looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Damsbury!
Broyles manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Broyles is working for a kimura but Damsbury is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Broyles is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Broyles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damsbury defends it well.

Broyles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Broyles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damsbury doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Broyles.

Broyles seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broyles works his way into side control.

Broyles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damsbury has escaped the position, nice work there.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damsbury defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Broyles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Broyles jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Damsbury manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Broyles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Damsbury is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Broyles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Broyles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broyles pulls Damsbury in to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Broyles has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Damsbury off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
DAngelo Damsbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Broyles looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Damsbury!

Broyles looking for a guillotine from mount but Damsbury is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsbury'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.
Scott Broyles has got the better of the ground game so far.

Broyles is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Damsbury to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Damsbury shrugs it off.

Broyles is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Damsbury is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Damsbury flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Broyles anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Damsbury and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Broyles slips an arm under Damsbury chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Broyles has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Broyles is squeezing on Damsbury like an anaconda would it's prey. Damsbury fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Scott Broyles!
Scott Broyles looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'glad to get my first win!! i expected a little tougher fight, but will take the W any way i can get it '.