PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Mccarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Damascus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mccarthy
vs
Damascus

171 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danilo Mccarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Damascus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damascus misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mccarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mccarthy leaning against his opponent.
Damascus slows down the pace here.
Damascus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damascus misses with a knee to the head.

Mccarthy successfully pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mccarthy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mccarthy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damascus won't allow Mccarthy to sweep him here.
Mccarthy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Damascus looking to pass the guard.
Mccarthy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Damascus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mccarthy is trying to get back to full guard.
Mccarthy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Damascus is looking to stand up but Mccarthy won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy is controlling Damascus's posture.
Damascus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mccarthy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damascus's guard.
Mccarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Mccarthy stands up from Damascus's guard - Mccarthy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mccarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damascus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mccarthy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Damascus rushes Mccarthy and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damascus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mccarthy to keep the fight standing.
Damascus has had enough of the clinch but Mccarthy keeps him there for the moment.
Damascus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danilo Mccarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Damascus.
Damascus controlling the action here for a moment.
Mccarthy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Damascus up against the cage.
Damascus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damascus is working for takedown but Mccarthy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mccarthy leaning against his opponent.

Mccarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mccarthy gets tackled into the cage by Damascus. Damascus maintains the clinch.
Mccarthy has Damascus pressed against the cage.
Damascus trying to control the position but instead, Mccarthy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Damascus into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damascus managing to block the knees to the body from Mccarthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Mccarthy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mccarthy misses with a head kick.
Mccarthy throws a lazy head kick

and Damascus moves into the clinch.
Mccarthy stalling the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Damascus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mccarthy prevents Damascus from breaking the clinch.
Damascus tries to pull guard but Mccarthy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mccarthy jumps guard but Damascus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mccarthy is struggling to control the position.

Mccarthy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Damascus uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damascus controls from within his opponent's guard.

Mccarthy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Damascus trying to control but Mccarthy is working from the bottom.
Mccarthy trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Damian Damascus was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Damascus moves into range and clinches up with Mccarthy.

Mccarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mccarthy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left lands for Damascus.
Damascus tries for a takedown but Mccarthy circles away easily

and Mccarthy counters with a takedown into side control.
Danilo Mccarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Damascus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy working the ground and pound.
Damascus gets back to half guard.

Mccarthy is working for a kimura but Damascus is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mccarthy lands a nice short elbow.

Mccarthy seems to be looking for submissions.

Mccarthy seems to be working for a kimura but Damascus defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mccarthy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mccarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Mccarthy is looking for a kimura but Damascus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mccarthy to get the leverage.
Danilo Mccarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mccarthy lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Damascus is defending against the submission attempts here by Mccarthy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damascus is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Mccarthy dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mccarthy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damascus fails with the takedown
enabling Mccarthy to counter with a crisp jab.
Damascus looks for a takedown but Mccarthy sprawls well.
Danilo Mccarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Damascus.
Damascus shoots in for a takedown but Mccarthy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mccarthy walks into a straight right hand from Damascus.
Damascus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mccarthy.
Damascus tries a head kick but it misses.
Damian Damascus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Damascus misses.
Mccarthy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Damascus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mccarthy sprawls well. Mccarthy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damascus gets slowly back to his feet.
Damascus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccarthy tries to clinch up but Damascus circles away and keeps his distance.
Damascus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mccarthy counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Damascus clinches up against the cage.
Mccarthy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mccarthy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Damascus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damascus tries a head kick but it misses.

Mccarthy gets a clinch.
Damascus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mccarthy pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Mccarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mccarthy tries to clinch up.
Mccarthy throws a sloppy head kick
and Damascus counters with a left and a right that stings Mccarthy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damascus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mccarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mccarthy, right into the meat.
Mccarthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mccarthy wants to clinch up but Damascus keeps it at a distance.
Damascus tries a head kick but it misses.
Damascus needs to keep his hands up - Mccarthy had a free shot at his head there.
Damascus fails with a takedown attempt.

Mccarthy rushes Damascus and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damascus jumps guard but Mccarthy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Mccarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damascus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mccarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mccarthy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mccarthy is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Mccarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mccarthy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danilo Mccarthy!