PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DAngelo Damsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Eveans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eveans has chosen One Step Into A World as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Damsbury
vs
Eveans

180 cm
27
207 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 5 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Eveans!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eveans swats away the attempt to clinch by Damsbury.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Eveans throws a sloppy head kick and Damsbury moves out of range easily.
Damsbury fails with the takedown
and Eveans counters with a series of strikes. Damsbury will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damsbury tries for a takedown but Eveans circles away easily
and Eveans counters with a three punch combo that has Damsbury backing up. Damsbury nods at Eveans to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eveans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DAngelo Damsbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Eveans scores with a four punch combination!
Damsbury shoots in looking for a takedown but Eveans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damsbury's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DAngelo Damsbury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damsbury throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eveans pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eveans stuffs the takedown attempt from Damsbury. Damsbury gets slowly back to his feet.
Eveans throws a sloppy head kick and Damsbury moves out of range easily.
Rashad Eveans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damsbury is looking to clinch but Eveans is avoiding it.
Eveans misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsbury fails with the takedown
and Eveans counters with a three punch combo that has Damsbury backing up. Damsbury nods at Eveans to acknowledge the strikes.
Eveans pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Damsbury back to the cage. Eveans follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Damsbury tries a head kick but it misses.
Damsbury tries to clinch
and Eveans counters with a series of strikes. Damsbury will be more careful next time no doubt.

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.
Damsbury with a poor takedown
and Eveans counters with a head kick. That will keep Damsbury thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Damsbury tries for a takedown but Eveans circles away easily
and Eveans counters with a three punch combo that has Damsbury backing up. Damsbury nods at Eveans to acknowledge the strikes.
Eveans is working the combinations to good effect here.
Eveans throws a combination. Damsbury tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Eveans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Damsbury shoots in and bounces Eveans off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Damsbury drops back looking for a leg! Eveans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eveans manages to kick Damsbury off! Damsbury jumps back into Eveans's guard.
Damsbury won't allow Eveans to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damsbury 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.

Damsbury drops back looking for a leg! Eveans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eveans manages to kick Damsbury off! Damsbury jumps back into Eveans's guard.

Damsbury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Damsbury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

Damsbury drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Eveans manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Damsbury has Eveans in his guard.

Eveans stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Damsbury throws a sloppy head kick and Eveans moves out of range easily.
Damsbury with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eveans counters with a series of strikes. Damsbury will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damsbury.
Damsbury with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eveans counters with a series of strikes. Damsbury will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DAngelo Damsbury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damsbury tries to clinch but Eveans is having none of it.
Eveans misses with a series of wild punches.
Damsbury avoids the head kick by Eveans.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eveans misses with a head kick.

Damsbury moves into the clinch successfully.
Damsbury tries to pull guard but Eveans holds him up against the cage and eventually Damsbury drops back down to his feet.
Eveans is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DAngelo Damsbury dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Damsbury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eveans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damsbury misses with a takedown
and Eveans counters with a series of strikes. Damsbury will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eveans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damsbury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damsbury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eveans pinned against the cage. Eveans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eveans stalks Damsbury and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damsbury's face. Damsbury staggers backwards, shaken.

Damsbury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damsbury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DAngelo Damsbury. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damsbury jumps guard but Eveans turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Eveans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Eveans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eveans throws a sloppy head kick and Damsbury moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damsbury.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eveans swats away the attempt to clinch by Damsbury.
Damsbury misses with a takedown attempt
and Eveans counters with a one-two to the body.
Eveans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damsbury circles away quickly and effectively.
Damsbury tries for a takedown but Eveans circles away easily
and Eveans counters with a one-two to the body.

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.
Damsbury misses with a takedown
and Eveans counters with a left and a right that stings Damsbury.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eveans throws a series of punches but Damsbury moves out of range.

Damsbury closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DAngelo Damsbury.
I think Damsbury has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... DAngelo Damsbury!
Post fight, DAngelo Damsbury took to the microphone: 'I want my title shot for the Bellum Light Heavyweight Championship, Put me in the tournament and I guarantee I will knockout and submit every opponent that is put in front of me for I am The Greatest Mixed Martial Artist Of All Time and I will lay waste to my competition, Call me cocky, call me arro'.