PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme comes into the arena with Fight to Survive blaring out of the sound system. Doe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. How could I just kill a man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Doe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Van Damme's chin.

Damme
vs
Doe

186 cm
29
199 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

183 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damme tries to clinch up
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.

Doe clinches up against the cage.
Damme working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doe has Damme pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Doe.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doe lands an uppercut.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe wants to take the fight to the mat but Damme manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe is working Damme over against the cage.
Doe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Damme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doe or not.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Doe gets through Damme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
Damme has Doe pressed against the cage, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damme has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme working aggressively here.
Damme lands a right hand.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Doe stalling in the clinch but Damme improves position.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Doe.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
Doe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Doe looking to stall.
Doe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doe blocking some punches.
A short right from Doe.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
A short right from Damme.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Doe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Damme is defending well.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Doe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damme has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
Damme lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
A short uppercut from Doe.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Damme.
Doe struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
Damme avoiding damage as Doe throws knees to the body.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Damme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Damme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Doe cracks a nice hook into Damme's ribs.
Doe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Damme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doe throws out the jab.
Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damme tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Damme tries to clinch but Doe moves away
and Doe counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Damme.
Damme tries to clinch up.
Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doe loads up on a big right hand but Damme slips the punch.
Doe avoids the head kick by Damme.

Doe moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Damme.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Doe blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe gets through Damme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doe lands a knee to the head.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Doe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damme lands a left hand.
A short left from Doe.
Doe misses with a body punch.
A short right from Doe on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme cracks Doe with a nice body shot.
Damme tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Damme.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Damme.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Damme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
Damme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Damme lands with a left to the head.

Doe is rocked!
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Damme finish him?
Doe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doe seems to have recovered his senses.
Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
Doe prevents a body shot from Damme.
Doe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Van Damme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doe scores with a shot to the side of Damme's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Damme as Doe tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doe tries to circle away but Damme has him pinned against the cage.
Damme pushes Doe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe prevents a body shot from Damme.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damme up against the cage.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe is trying to stall.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doe just leaning against Damme, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme misses with a body punch.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Damme dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Doe lands with a hook. Damme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damme tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.
Damme misses with a wild body shot.
Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doe.
Damme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Doe has Damme up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe looking to slow down the pace here.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Doe.
Damme misses with some punches.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doe looking for a takedown.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
A short right from Doe on the inside.
Damme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.

Doe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Damme is trying to stand up here but Doe is controlling him well.
Damme regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damme keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Doe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damme is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Damme is keeping the position.
Damme is trying to keep Doe in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme is really struggling to control Doe but he's trying to hold on to the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Van Damme wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damme tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Damme is looking to clinch.
Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Doe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doe.
Doe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damme tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.
Damme is looking to clinch.
Doe throws a low kick but Damme avoids it.
Damme lands a high kick!
Nice shot lands for Doe.
Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Damme fails to land with a series of punches.
Damme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Damme lands a two punch combo.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.

Doe moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
Damme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damme.
Damme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damme scores with the left hand. Doe knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme throws a series of punches but Doe moves out of range.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damme thows a body shot but no joy.

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 Van Damme.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damme, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!