PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Damien (ranked 983 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Juanma Lopez (ranked 144 p4p, 177 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Damien
vs
Lopez

180 cm
26
176
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
178
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Island Xtreme Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Damien!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juanma Lopez!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Damien closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
Damien sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lopez is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lopez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damien wants to pass the guard but Lopez is defending well.

Damien is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Damien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien wants to pass the guard but Lopez is defending well.
Damien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lopez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damien controlling the action here.
Damien looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lopez is looking to control Damien's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopez avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Damien is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lopez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lopez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damien is keen to just control but Lopez is a slippery customer.
Damien is really struggling to control Lopez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Damien seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is trying to stand back up but Damien is controlling him
Lopez is trying to control but can't.
Damien looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Damien counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lopez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lopez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Damien is staying active.

Damien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lopez, who protects the arm well.

Damien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lopez, who protects the arm well.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Damien is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lopez has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damien tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damien has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Damien tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damien has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Damien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lopez, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damien drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lopez sprawls and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Damien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.

Damien drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Damien is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damien is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lopez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Damien working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damien is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lopez looks calm but he's in trouble here. Damien gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lopez is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Damien lets go of the hold and Lopez can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Damien!
Jake Damien retains his welterweight title!