PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory has chosen It's a fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Damione Deathclaw
vs
Thory

180 cm
24
189 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 16 - 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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw with a lazy takedown attempt

and Thory counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thory.
Thory lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Thory.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thory as Damione Deathclaw tries to tie him up.
Thory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damione Deathclaw is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thory is defending well.
Damione Deathclaw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damione Deathclaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Thory as the two fighters clinch.
Thory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damione Deathclaw backwards.

Thory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thory dips to his left and cracks Damione Deathclaw with an uppercut!
Damione Deathclaw shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Thory holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thory.
A right hand to the body from Thory.
We've been hearing reports that Damione Deathclaw has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thory throws a punch but it's blocked by Damione Deathclaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory lands a right hand.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thory to keep the fight standing.
Damione Deathclaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damione Deathclaw trying to stall but Thory improves his position.
Damione Deathclaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Thory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damione Deathclaw slips a jab from Thory.
Thory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damione Deathclaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thory's waist but Thory gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damione Deathclaw off to one side.
Damione Deathclaw walks into a straight right hand from Thory.

It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Damione Deathclaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damione Deathclaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Thory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damione Deathclaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thory circles away.

Thory drives through and clinches with Damione Deathclaw against the cage.
Thory works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Thory.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to pull guard but Thory has him pressed against the cage.
Damione Deathclaw is working for takedown but Thory is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thory prevents Damione Deathclaw from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thory.
Thory landing knees to the body.
Thory lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thory works on Damione Deathclaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Thory pushes Damione Deathclaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damione Deathclaw is looking for a takedown.
Thory lands a nice uppercut.
Thory tries to throw a body punch but Damione Deathclaw avoids it by throwing Thory back against the cage.
Damione Deathclaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thory is keeping busy.
Thory pushes Damione Deathclaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thory has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Damione Deathclaw wants to stall.
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 Thory walks away with a smile on his face. Damione Deathclaw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thory tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Damione Deathclaw avoids a kick to the body.
Damione Deathclaw staying out of range there.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a body shot.
Thory throws a head kick but Damione Deathclaw moves out of range.
Thory looks to land a combination but Damione Deathclaw avoids it well.
Damione Deathclaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Thory circles away.
A jab from Thory finds it's way through Damione Deathclaw's defenses.
Thory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damione Deathclaw.
Thory looks to score with a jab to the body but Damione Deathclaw is just out of range.
Thory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damione Deathclaw fails with the takedown
and Thory counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damione Deathclaw shoots and misses
and Thory counters with a right hand to the body.
Damione Deathclaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Thory.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damione Deathclaw scores with a takedown into Thory's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thory looking to control.
Thory manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Damione Deathclaw can't escape the position.
Thory tries to control but Damione Deathclaw wriggling away.
Thory controlling the pace for now.
Damione Deathclaw is squirming around, avoiding Thory's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory breaks from Damione Deathclaw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Thory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut.
That's time! Damione Deathclaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damione Deathclaw moves away.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thory looks to land a left hand but Damione Deathclaw moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Thory misses.
Damione Deathclaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Thory counters by clinching up.

Damione Deathclaw has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thory is trying to keep an underhook but Damione Deathclaw manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thory is not content to let Damione Deathclaw control the position.
Thory trying to control here.
Thory moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thory controls Damione Deathclaw momentarily but Damione Deathclaw frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damione Deathclaw stopping the sweep attempt from Thory.
Thory can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Damione Deathclaw controls the pace.
Thory keeping moving, preventing Damione Deathclaw from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thory pulls Damione Deathclaw in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vic Thory.
Nice shot by Thory.
Damione Deathclaw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damione Deathclaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Thory is just out of range.
Damione Deathclaw shoots for a takedown but Thory saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thory rushes Damione Deathclaw and presses him up against the cage.
Damione Deathclaw goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thory prevents it.
Damione Deathclaw throws a head punch that misses.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to pull guard but Thory has him pressed against the cage.
Thory pushes Damione Deathclaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thory lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damione Deathclaw backwards.
Damione Deathclaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Thory.
Vic Thory seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damione Deathclaw fails to pull guard.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control the position but instead, Thory has worked for underhooks and has pushed Damione Deathclaw into the cage.
Thory lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damione Deathclaw avoiding damage as Thory throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory stalls.
Damione Deathclaw goes for a takedown attempt but Thory pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damione Deathclaw has his takedown stuffed
and Thory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Damione Deathclaw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thory defends well and Damione Deathclaw ends up having to push Thory into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thory prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thory lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thory stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thory lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damione Deathclaw or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thory creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damione Deathclaw tries to stall but Thory uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thory digs a right hand into Damione Deathclaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damione Deathclaw's gas tank.
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!

Thory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thory misses with a double jab.
Thory 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Thory.
Nice straight punches there by Thory. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thory.

Damione Deathclaw is rocked!
Damione Deathclaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thory counters with a big left hand that crumples Damione Deathclaw! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vic Thory!
A determined Vic Thory didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!