PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Damhuis
vs
dAnconia

184 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
22
189 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Damhuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis slips under a jab.
Damhuis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Damhuis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damhuis wants it to stay on the feet.
Damhuis connects with a single shot there.
dAnconia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
dAnconia clobbers Damhuis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damhuis shoots for a double leg takedown but dAnconia sprawls well. He's pushed Damhuis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damhuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dAnconia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dAnconia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damhuis lands a high kick!
dAnconia throws a hook but Damhuis avoids it easily.
dAnconia misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis misses with a leg kick.
Damhuis scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab from dAnconia.
dAnconia throws a hook but Damhuis blocks it.
dAnconia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Damhuis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Damhuis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
dAnconia wants to sweep here but Damhuis controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damhuis with a flurry of punches that miss.
dAnconia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damhuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as dAnconia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damhuis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia 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.
dAnconia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damhuis's guard.

dAnconia sitting in guard here, content to control.

Damhuis looking for a guillotine here but dAnconia defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dAnconia wants to control from the top but Damhuis keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia cracks Damhuis with a solid left hand.
Damhuis keeping moving, preventing dAnconia from controlling successfully.
dAnconia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
dAnconia tries to free his leg and advance position but Damhuis is retaining full guard.
Damhuis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damhuis keeping moving, preventing dAnconia from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
dAnconia lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Damhuis working for a triangle but dAnconia defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia wants to control from the top but Damhuis keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damhuis tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dAnconia falls off balance throwing a combination

and Damhuis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dAnconia's guard.
dAnconia 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.
dAnconia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manolito Damhuis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Damhuis throws a front kick aimed at dAnconia's knee but dAnconia avoids it well.
dAnconia dips to his left and cracks Damhuis with an uppercut!
dAnconia throws a jab when Damhuis was well out of range.
A lazy left from dAnconia finds it's target.
Damhuis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. dAnconia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
dAnconia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
dAnconia misses with a straight left.
dAnconia digs a good body shot into Damhuis's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dAnconia slips a jab from Damhuis.
dAnconia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dAnconia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for dAnconia. That snapped Damhuis's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia scores with a shot to the body.
dAnconia throws a body shot but no joy.
Damhuis ducks under a wild hook from dAnconia.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damhuis, right into the meat.
A cross from dAnconia lands.
Damhuis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Damhuis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from dAnconia.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dAnconia moves away.
dAnconia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
dAnconia misses with a takedown attempt - Damhuis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws an off balance right hand
and dAnconia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damhuis loads up on a big right hand but dAnconia slips the punch.
Francisco dAnconia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dAnconia lands with a thumping leg kick.
dAnconia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dAnconia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damhuis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis missing with a left hand there. dAnconia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damhuis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
dAnconia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dAnconia moves away.
Damhuis misses with a body punch
and dAnconia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Damhuis checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. dAnconia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
dAnconia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damhuis.
dAnconia scores with a nice head shot.
dAnconia misses with a takedown attempt - Damhuis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
dAnconia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damhuis. That did some damage!
dAnconia scoring well with a low kick there.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. dAnconia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
dAnconia moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Damhuis blocks the leg kick.
Damhuis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Damhuis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dAnconia.
Damhuis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
dAnconia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damhuis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
dAnconia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Damhuis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
dAnconia wants to get back to full guard.
dAnconia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
dAnconia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco dAnconia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

dAnconia tests Damhuis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
dAnconia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damhuis.
dAnconia throws a sloppy body shot

and Damhuis counters with a shoot takedown. dAnconia fights it but they end up in guard.
Damhuis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
dAnconia wants to sweep here but Damhuis controlling him for the moment.
Damhuis trying to control but dAnconia is working from the bottom.
Damhuis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dAnconia trying to control the position.
Damhuis pushes down on dAnconia's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for dAnconia!
The referee warns dAnconia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
dAnconia can't escape the position.
Damhuis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
dAnconia is wriggling around trying to escape.
dAnconia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Damhuis with shots to the head and body - dAnconia looks very uncomfortable down there.
Damhuis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Damhuis breaks from dAnconia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damhuis lands a big elbow.

dAnconia is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt dAnconia bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Damhuis and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolito Damhuis!
In defeat, Francisco dAnconia stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who's John Galt?'.