PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niall Dino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Damm
vs
Dino

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall Dino!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dino shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Damm manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dino throws a strike but Damm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dino trying to keep a closed guard but Damm is proving a slippery customer.
Damm is looking to stand up but Dino won't let him.

Dino pushes Damm off and gets back to his feet.
Damm moves out of range as Dino throws a body kick.
Dino shoots for a double leg takedown but Damm sprawls well. He's pushed Dino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damm wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dino closes the distance and pushes Damm back into the cage.
Dino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dino is looking to break free of the clinch but Damm has double underhooks.
Dino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but Dino blocks with his arms.
Dino has had enough of the clinch but Damm keeps him there for the moment.
Dino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damm.
A knee to the head by Damm.

It looks like Niall Dino has been cut.
Damm slows down the pace here.
Dino tries to pull guard but Damm holds him up against the cage and eventually Dino drops back down to his feet.
Sam Damm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niall Dino.
Dino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dino can't break the clinch.
Damm scores a nice knee to the body.
Damm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dino looks gassed!
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!
Damm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Damm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Damm scores with a knee to the head.
Damm landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Damm lands an elbow inside that Dino shrugs off.
Damm putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damm creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dino's defenses.
Damm taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Damm gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dino.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Damm blocking some punches.
Damm stalling in the clinch but Dino improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damm smiles and moves away.

Dino clinches with his opponent.
Damm is pressed up against the cage. Dino has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damm down to the mat. Damm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damm wants to clinch but Dino slips to the side

and Dino holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Dino.
Damm throws an elbow that misses.
Damm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dino.
Dino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dino tries to pull guard but Damm won't allow it.
Damm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dino jumps guard but Damm stands there with Dino around his waist. Dino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dino wants to get back to striking at distance but Damm won't allow it.
Dino has had enough of the clinch but Damm keeps him there for the moment.
Dino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damm looking to throw knees to the head but Dino is blocking nicely.
Damm tries a knee to the head but Dino blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damm smiles and moves away.
Dino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sam Damm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damm tries to clinch but Dino moves away

and Dino moves into the clinch.

Dino pulls guard effortlessly.
Dino manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dino is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Damm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Damm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niall Dino's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dino moves into the clinch successfully.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but Dino blocks with his arms.
Damm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dino.
Dino tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Damm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dino is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Dino fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damm.
Dino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damm trying to land knees to the body.
Damm missing with knees to the body.
Damm keeps control of Dino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dino throws an elbow but it misses.
Dino managing to block the knees to the body from Damm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damm blocks it with crossed arms.
Damm blocks a body shot from Dino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damm.
Dino has had enough of the clinch but Damm keeps him there for the moment.
Damm prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sam Damm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niall Dino.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damm.
Damm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dino tries to break the clinch but Damm is controlling the position.
Dino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dino trying to land knees to the body.
Dino misses with an elbow strike.
Dino tries to break free but Damm pushes him back against the cage.
Dino trying to land knees to the body.
Damm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dino working aggressively here.

Dino jumps guard.

Damm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dino has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damm has managed to get both his arms back between Dino's legs - danger averted.
Damm tries to stand but Dino is controlling from the bottom.
Damm preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Dino manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Damm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Damm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dino counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Dino has managed to clinch.
Dino tries to circle away but Damm has him pinned against the cage.
Dino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damm avoids it.
Dino misses with some punches.
Damm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damm keeps control of Dino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Dino on the inside.

Dino jumps guard and drags Damm to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damm preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damm would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Damm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dino on the ground.
Dino managing to control the position.
Dino tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dino looking to control.
Dino manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dino thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Damm wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dino.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damm holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dino tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall Dino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niall Dino's cut.
That's time! Damm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Damm clinches but Dino breaks the clinch

and Dino counters by moving into the clinch.
Damm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dino tries to pull guard but Damm holds him up against the cage and eventually Dino drops back down to his feet.
Dino jumps guard but Damm stands there with Dino around his waist. Dino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sam Damm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damm.
Dino tries to break free but Damm pushes him back against the cage.
Damm tries a knee to the head but Dino blocks it.
Dino is trying to force a seperation but Damm has the dominant position.
Damm tries a knee to the head but Dino blocks it.
Damm keeps control of Dino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dino trying to land knees to the body.
Damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dino trying to land knees to the body.
Dino missing with knees to the body.
Dino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damm.
Damm tries to land knees in the clinch but Dino avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damm is defending well for now.
Damm keeps control of Dino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dino tries to pull guard but Damm holds him up against the cage and eventually Dino drops back down to his feet.
Sam Damm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niall Dino.
Dino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damm's elbow.

Dino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damm throws a lazy body kick
and Dino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damm's knee momentarily.

Dino shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dino showed some decent athleticism there.
Dino trying to control the pace.
Damm is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Damm won't allow Dino to pass to mount.
Dino wants to take a breather but Damm is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Dino.

Dino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dino wants to control but Damm is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dino wants to take a breather but Damm is having none of it.
Dino passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dino with shots to the head and body - Damm looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Damm holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dino tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dino landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dino with shots to the head and body - Damm looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niall Dino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall Dino!