PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Levine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levine's entrance music is Parkway Drive - Carrion. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Levine
vs
Damashii

174 cm
22
168 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

168 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Levine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Damashii!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damashii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damashii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Levine circles away.
Levine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Levine misses with a low kick.

Damashii drives through with a takedown into guard.

Damashii postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Levine is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Damashii, into his guard.
Damashii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Levine.
Damashii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii keeping moving, preventing Levine from controlling successfully.

Damashii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damashii wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Levine is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levine controlling the action here.
Damashii tries to roll over but Levine keeps him under control.
Damashii gets back to full guard.
Damashii working a defensive guard but Levine passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damashii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Levine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damashii does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Levine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Damashii is staying active underneath Levine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Damashii is looking to control Levine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damashii avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine not doing much here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Damashii throws a head kick but Levine moves out of range.
Levine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damashii misses with a leg kick
and Levine counters with a head kick.
Levine pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Damashii checks it well.
Levine throws a leg kick but Damashii checks it.

Damashii feints and as Levine raises his hands in defense, Damashii changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damashii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damashii throws a big right hand that misses.
Levine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damashii trying to control but Levine is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Damashii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Damashii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yamato Damashii will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Damashii throws a solid leg kick but Levine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damashii.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Levine.
Damashii tried to score with a low kick but Levine checks it.
A jab from Levine misses.
Levine checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damashii tries for a takedown but Levine circles away easily
and Levine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Damashii is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Levine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine defending well as Damashii loads up on a big left hand.

Damashii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Levine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damashii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Levine dodges the ground and pound from Damashii.
Damashii working away.
Damashii working the head and body with strikes.

Damashii tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damashii has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Damashii tries to move to mount but Levine blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Damashii.
Damashii tries to move into full mount but can't pass Levine's legs.
Levine is not content to let Damashii control the position.
Damashii throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Damashii cracks Levine with a big right hand but Levine just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Damashii throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Levine being controlled for a moment.
Damashii is looking to take a break and control but Levine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii lands a nice forearm strike.
Damashii looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Levine is avoiding damage well.
Levine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Levine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damashii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine manages to work his way to half guard, despite Damashii's best efforts.
Levine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damashii.
Damashii controlling the action here.
Damashii trying to control from half guard but Levine is working away.
Damashii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damashii is nestled in close to Levine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Damashii seems to be looking for submissions.
Damashii is thwarting Levine's attempts to control the position.
Levine wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamato Damashii 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. This is the final round!

Damashii tries for a takedown but Levine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damashii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damashii is defended easily by Levine.
Damashii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hudson Levine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamato Damashii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damashii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine stuns Damashii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damashii stuffs the takedown.
Levine misses with a low kick.
Levine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Levine throws out a leg kick but Damashii moves out of range and Levine only half commits.
Damashii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Levine counters with a big head kick but Damashii shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii misses with a looping left.
Levine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Levine scoring well with a low kick there.
Levine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damashii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Damashii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Damashii shoots and misses
and Levine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hudson Levine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Levine misses

and Damashii counters with a takedown into side control.
Levine is not content to let Damashii control the position.
Levine stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Damashii fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Damashii throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine taking punishment in the form of punches.
Damashii connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Levine some visible discomfort.
Levine tries to improve position but can't.
Damashii tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Levine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Levine can't do much from the bottom here.
Yamato Damashii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damashii is looking to take a break and control but Levine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Levine is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yamato Damashii.
I've got Damashii winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Damashii!