PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Damico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Clottey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clottey has chosen I'm So Hood as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Damico
vs
Clottey

185 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

MMA's Best Nutrition
Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Damico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Clottey!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clottey scores with a jab. Damico acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clottey slips under a jab from Damico.
Clottey closes the distance and clinches up with Damico, looking for a takedown. Clottey pushes Damico against the cage but Damico circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damico misses with a body shot.
A combination from Clottey does no damage.
Clottey is looking to clinch.
Clottey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clottey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damico circles away.
Lou Damico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Clottey.
Clottey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damico lands a jab to Clottey's midsection.
Clottey misses with an uppercut. Damico saw that one coming.
Clottey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damico but Damico pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damico ducks under a wild hook from Clottey.
Clottey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clottey looks gassed!
Damico works Clottey's body with a nice hook.
Lou Damico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clottey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damico takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damico works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damico lands an overhand right.
A punch lands to the side of Clottey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clottey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damico scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clottey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Damico lands a lovely overhand right.
Damico scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clottey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clottey walks into a stiff left hand from Damico.
Damico with a hook.
Clottey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Damico moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damico scores with a sloppy right hand. Clottey should have avoided that one.
Damico lands with a shot to the body.
Clottey moves forwards but Damico connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clottey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damico is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Damico misses with a wild combination.
Clottey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damico.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damico lands a slapping body shot.
Damico punishes Clottey's body with a nice straight punch.
Damico throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damico scores with the left hand. Clottey knows he should have avoided that one.
Damico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clottey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Damico does it's job there.
Damico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clottey doesn't seem bothered though.
Damico dips to his left and cracks Clottey with an uppercut!
Damico jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clottey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damico but Damico pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Damico throws a right and a left that Clottey avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damico lands a nice hook to Clottey's body. Clottey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Damico dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Damico works over Clottey's head and body with a nice combination.
Clottey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joshua Clottey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clottey tries to clinch there but Damico circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clottey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clottey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Clottey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Damico has got the better of the exchanges.
Damico ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damico jabs at Clottey's body.
Damico scores with a jab to the body.
Clottey is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clottey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Damico - just one landing.
Damico thuds a left hand into Clottey's body.
Damico misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Damico finds it's target.
Clottey fails to land the takedown.
Lou Damico is winning the standup battle so far.
Damico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damico scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damico throws a shot to the body.
Clottey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damico lands a nice looking body shot.
Damico punishes Clottey's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Damico as he connects with a hook.
Damico cracks a nice hook into Clottey's ribs.
Clottey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damico scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab lands there for Damico.
Damico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clottey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Damico takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clottey tries to clinch there but Damico circles away.
Clottey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Damico lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Damico.
Clottey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Damico counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damico looks to land a combination. Clottey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clottey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damico lands a really nice looking cross but Clottey seems unphased.
Clottey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damico looks to land a combination. Clottey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Damico lands a head shot.
Damico moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Damico is working the combinations to good effect here.
Damico scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clottey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damico swivels and escapes.
Lou Damico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Clottey.
Damico clobbers Clottey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Damico dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Damico fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Damico.
Clottey shoots for a takedown but Damico saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Damico lands a jab.
Damico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damico throws a one two combo.
Jab by Damico.
Damico lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clottey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clottey gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damico.
Damico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joshua Clottey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clottey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clottey shoots for a double leg takedown but Damico sprawls well. He's pushed Clottey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damico throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clottey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damico connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Damico.
Damico scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clottey in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clottey tries to clinch up but Damico circles away and keeps his distance.
Clottey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damico lands an overhand right.
Clottey misses with a head kick.
Damico lands a jab to Clottey's midsection.
Damico is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clottey can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clottey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clottey is trying desperately to land a takedown but Damico is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Clottey.
Damico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clottey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Damico scores with a jab to the head.
Damico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clottey shoots in but no luck this time.
Lou Damico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Clottey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clottey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Damico.
Clottey fails to land the takedown.
Clottey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damico takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clottey fails with a takedown attempt.
Clottey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lou Damico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damico throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damico blocks a head kick by Clottey.
Clottey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clottey throws a sloppy head kick and Damico moves out of range easily.
Clottey walks into a straight right hand from Damico.
Joshua Clottey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clottey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damico looks to land a combination. Clottey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Damico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damico 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Damico!