PBP Commentary

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

Damione Deathclaw
vs
Klincko

180 cm
23
189 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

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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 - 4 - 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Klincko counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Klincko.
No joy there for Klincko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Damione Deathclaw closes the distance and clinches.
Damione Deathclaw jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klincko walks away with a smile on his face. Damione Deathclaw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Klincko walks into a jab.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a looping left.

Damione Deathclaw dives in and scores a takedown into Klincko's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damione Deathclaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Klincko pushes Damione Deathclaw off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damione Deathclaw avoids a kick to the body.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Damione Deathclaw drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Klincko is trying to control Damione Deathclaw's posture but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Damione Deathclaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Damione Deathclaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klincko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Damione Deathclaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klincko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Klincko tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko stops Damione Deathclaw from passing to mount.

Damione Deathclaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damione Deathclaw wants to control but Klincko is keeping him busy.

Damione Deathclaw wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Klincko, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klincko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Klincko is staying active underneath Damione Deathclaw, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko tries to roll over but Damione Deathclaw keeps him under control.
Damione Deathclaw works his way into full mount!
Klincko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Damione Deathclaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Klincko felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Damione Deathclaw is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Damione Deathclaw extends the arm and Klincko is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Calypso Damione Deathclaw!