PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeeAnne Marie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeeAnne Marie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Damon
vs
Marie

190 cm
28
205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

186 cm
21
222 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeeAnne Marie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon darts in trying to clinch
and Marie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marie keeps the fight on the outside.
Marie throws a hook but Damon avoids it easily.
Marie misses with a looping left.
Damon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damon moves in looking to clinch but Marie pushes him off.

Damon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marie lands a left hand.

It looks like Dirk Damon has been cut.
Good body shot from Marie.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Marie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marie managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Marie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marie is defending well for now.
Marie lands a right hand.
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!
Marie misses with the head strike.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marie avoids it.
Marie lands a shoulder strike.
Marie misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Marie avoids the damage to the body.
Marie managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.

Marie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marie scores with a nice right hand.
Damon slips a straight right by Marie.
Damon staying out of range there.
Marie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marie counters with a left to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damon is breathing heavily.
Marie dips to his left and cracks Damon with an uppercut!
Marie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Marie misses.
Marie clobbers Damon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Marie rushes Damon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marie.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marie is defending well for now.
Marie avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.

Marie drops Damon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Damon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Damon is rocked!
Marie swings wildly with an uppercut but Damon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Damon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marie swings wildly with an uppercut but Damon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marie throws a head punch that misses.
Marie lands with a short shot to the head.
Marie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damon or not.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Marie throws a big uppercut that drops Damon! More strikes from Marie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Damon lies dazed against the cage as Marie celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LeeAnne Marie!