PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Yoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dameshek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Dameshek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yoma
vs
Dameshek

179 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

192 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Yoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Dameshek!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yoma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dameshek.
Dave Yoma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dameshek sprawls well. Dameshek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yoma gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoma shoots in for a takedown but Dameshek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dameshek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dameshek wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Yoma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dameshek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yoma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoma wants to clinch

and Dameshek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dameshek.
Yoma jumps guard but Dameshek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dameshek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoma avoids it.
Dameshek is looking for a takedown.

Dameshek pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yoma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dameshek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoma passes Dameshek's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dameshek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yoma passes to side control.
Yoma sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dameshek is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yoma lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dameshek tries to bench press Yoma off him but Yoma keeps the position.

Yoma tries for a kimura but Dameshek is defending well.

Yoma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dameshek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dameshek is trying to improve his position.
Yoma working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dameshek sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yoma is just content to waste time from the top position. Dameshek takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yoma trying to control the position from guard on top but Dameshek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dameshek holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoma looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dameshek looking for a sweep. Not yet Dameshek, not yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yoma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoma trying to control but Dameshek is working from the bottom.

Dameshek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yoma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yoma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dameshek swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dameshek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yoma looking to pass the guard.
Dameshek 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.
Yoma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dameshek keeping full guard, as Yoma tries to pass.
Yoma passes into half guard.

Yoma is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dameshek defends it well.
Dameshek is positioning himself well to prevent Yoma advancing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dameshek trying to hold on to Yoma's head to control him but Yoma postures up.

Yoma 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.
Yoma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Yoma is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Dameshek is defending against the submission attempts here by Yoma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoma seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dameshek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Yoma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dameshek throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yoma tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dameshek is in Yoma's guard.

Yoma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dameshek defends well.

Yoma is looking for a triangle but Dameshek pushes his legs off easily.
Dameshek advances to half guard.

Dameshek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yoma defends it well.
Yoma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Dameshek is trying to work for a kimura but Yoma is defending well.
Dameshek is looking to take a break and control but Yoma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoma trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yoma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dave Yoma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dameshek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yoma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dameshek has managed to get both his arms back between Yoma's legs - danger averted.

Yoma looking for subs off his back but Dameshek has passed one foot through into half guard.

Dameshek is looking for a kimura but Yoma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dameshek to get the leverage.
Yoma wants to get back to his feet.
Yoma wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yoma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Dameshek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dameshek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dameshek works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dameshek is trying to control the action in half guard but Yoma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yoma pushes Dameshek off and gets back to his feet.
Yoma shoots in but no luck this time.
Dave Yoma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoma misses with a takedown attempt - Dameshek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dameshek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Dameshek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yoma is looking for a sweep.

Dameshek is trying to get an arm triangle but Yoma is defending well.
Yoma stops Dameshek from passing to mount.
Yoma can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Dameshek seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Dameshek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dameshek is looking to take a break and control but Yoma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dameshek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yoma is looking for a sweep.
Yoma being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dameshek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yoma is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dameshek wants to control but Yoma is keeping him busy.
Yoma is trying to improve his position.
Yoma regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dameshek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yoma is just riding it out for now. Dameshek eventually gives up the hold.
Yoma wants to control but Dameshek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Dameshek 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!

Yoma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoma shoots in but no luck this time.
Dameshek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yoma's waist but Yoma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dameshek off to one side.
Yoma shoots and misses

and Dameshek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Yoma looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dameshek is defending well. Yoma quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dameshek has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Yoma celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Yoma!