PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Ketchup is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Damione Deathclaw
vs
Ketchup

180 cm
19
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

199 cm
34
179 lbs
20 - 50 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 50 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Ketchup!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damione Deathclaw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

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

Damione Deathclaw seems to be working for a kimura but Ketchup defends the submission attempt.
Damione Deathclaw prevents Ketchup from improving his position.
Damione Deathclaw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ketchup with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Damione Deathclaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damione Deathclaw prevents Ketchup from improving his position.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to take a break and control but Ketchup is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Damione Deathclaw is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchup is trying to maintain the position but Damione Deathclaw is very close to passing his half guard.
Ketchup is looking for a sweep. Damione Deathclaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Damione Deathclaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Damione Deathclaw works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ketchup is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Damione Deathclaw with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ketchup wants to hold on but Damione Deathclaw pushes him away.
Damione Deathclaw lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Damione Deathclaw is working for a guillotine from mount but Ketchup frees his head quite easily.

Damione Deathclaw has hold of Ketchup's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ketchup manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Damione Deathclaw lands a big shot there that rocks Ketchup but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Damione Deathclaw lands a couple of good shots and Ketchup has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Damione Deathclaw goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Ketchup escapes and is now in half guard on top.

Damione Deathclaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ketchup pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchup is looking to take a break and control but Damione Deathclaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Ketchup moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damione Deathclaw has one of Ketchup's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Damione Deathclaw struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketchup trying to control the position but Damione Deathclaw is working away.
Damione Deathclaw tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ketchup wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ketchup trying to control the action but Damione Deathclaw is working from the bottom.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to regain half guard here but Ketchup keeps moving and retains side control.
Ketchup really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damione Deathclaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ketchup is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Damione Deathclaw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calypso Damione Deathclaw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ketchup wants to clinch.

Damione Deathclaw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Damione Deathclaw is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ketchup looks calm but he's in trouble here. Damione Deathclaw gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ketchup is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Damione Deathclaw lets go of the hold and Ketchup can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calypso Damione Deathclaw!