PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos. Zack Dio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dammon
vs
Dio

196 cm
31
269 lbs
27 - 7 - 0

225 cm
26
289 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heisenberg
Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zack Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Dio jabs at Dammon's body.
Dio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dammon avoids the head kick by Dio.
Dio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dammon.
Dio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dammon if he has to take too many more of those.
Dammon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dio misses with a wild body shot.
Dio moves out of range of the strikes.
Dammon misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dammon.
A jab from Dio misses.
Dammon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dio. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Dio misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Dio.
Dio tries to clinch there but Dammon circles away.
Dammon moves away from the strike by Dio.
Dammon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dio moves away.
Dio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dio looks for the body kick but Dammon saw that one coming.
Dammon misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been informed that Dio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dammon under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dammon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Dio. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Dio misses its intended target.
Dio is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dammon. Dio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dio moves in looking to clinch but Dammon pushes him off.
Dio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dammon counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio slips under a jab.
Dammon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good exchange - Dio coming out on top.
Dio lands a right hook to the body.
Dio looks for the body kick but Dammon saw that one coming.
Dio chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Dio moves into the clinch.
Dio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dio prevents a body shot from Dammon.
Dammon digs a right hand into Dio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dio's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dio prevents a body shot from Dammon.
Dio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dammon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dammon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio tries a body shot but Dammon blocks it.
Dio trying to stall but Dammon improves his position.
Dammon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon can't find room to land a body shot as Dio controls the action.
Dio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio throws a head punch that misses.
Dammon scores with a hook to the body.
Dio looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Dammon - that landed with a thud.
I was talking to Dammon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dammon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dio's elbow.
Dammon lands with a light punch inside.
Dio blocks a body shot from Dammon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Dio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dio loads up on a big right hand but Dammon slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Dammon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dio tries a head kick but it misses.
Dammon looks to land a left hand but Dio moved out of range nicely.
Zack Dio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dio sizes up Dammon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dammon moves out of range of the leg kick from Dio.
Dammon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dio tries to land a front kick but Dammon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot by Dio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Dammon.
Dio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dammon moves out of range of the body kick.
Dio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dammon misses the jab.
Dio throws a head kick that misses
and Dammon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dio tried to score with a low kick but Dammon checks it.
Dammon moves out of range of the body kick from Dio.
Dammon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dammon thows a body shot but no joy.
Dio throws a shot from downtown. Dammon moves away and avoids it.
Dio looks to throw a body kick
and Dammon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dio pushes Dammon away with a front kick.
Dammon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dammon moves out of range of the body kick from Dio.
A slow jab from Dammon misses its intended target.
Dammon misses with a looping left.
Dammon misses with an uppercut
and Dio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dammon moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dammon counters with a crisp one two that drops Dio! Dammon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dio to his feet! Dio is in big trouble!

Dio is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dammon will feel that in the morning.
Dio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dio lands with a slapping head kick.
Dio tries to clinch up but Dammon circles away and keeps his distance.
Dio connects with a looping right hand.
Dio tries to land a front kick but Dammon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Dammon.
Dio throws the kick towards the body but Dammon avoids it.
Dammon swings widly with a right hand
and Dio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio tries to clinch up but Dammon circles away and keeps his distance.
Dammon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dammon misses with a left hand
and Dio finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dio lands a head kick. Dammon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dio!
A big right from Dio misses.
Dio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dio.
Dammon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Dio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Dammon swings widly with a right hand
and Dio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dio is looking to slow Dammon down with leg kicks.
Dio scores with a spinning back kick!
Dammon throws an off balance right hand
and Dammon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dammon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio pushes Dammon away with a front kick.
Dammon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dammon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dio.
A jab from Dio does it's job there.
Dio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dammon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dio's hands.
Dio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dammon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Dammon is rocked!
Dio looks to score with a jab to the body but Dammon is just out of range.
Dammon misses with a left hand
and Dio counters with a big right hand! Oh Dammon is in trouble here! Dio follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Dio!
A relieved looking Zack Dio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.