PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karsten Koererlaerer (ranked 1978 p4p, 4285 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 204 p4p, 388 weight class). Damato has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Koererlaerer
vs
Damato

180 cm
21
155
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150
5 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karsten Koererlaerer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato throws a right and a left that Koererlaerer avoids nicely.
Koererlaerer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Koererlaerer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koererlaerer cracks Damato with a solid left hand.

Damato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koererlaerer defends it easily.
Koererlaerer lands a couple of digs.

Damato manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Koererlaerer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Damato just leaning against Koererlaerer, taking a breather.

Damato successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koererlaerer chips away with some ground and pound.
Koererlaerer trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koererlaerer distracts Damato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Damato wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koererlaerer trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koererlaerer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koererlaerer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koererlaerer wants to pass the guard but Damato is keeping the position.
Damato keeping moving, preventing Koererlaerer from controlling successfully.
Damato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koererlaerer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koererlaerer lands a couple of elbows.
Koererlaerer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koererlaerer scoring with some ground and pound.
Koererlaerer scoring with some ground and pound.
Koererlaerer postures up and lands a big shot to Damato's brow.
Damato is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koererlaerer is controlling him.

Damato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koererlaerer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Koererlaerer trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Damato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koererlaerer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koererlaerer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damato has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Koererlaerer distracts Damato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koererlaerer is in close to Damato's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koererlaerer preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koererlaerer lands a couple of digs.
Koererlaerer working some strikes from top position.

Damato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Damato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koererlaerer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koererlaerer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damato striking off his back but it's not causing Koererlaerer any problems.
Damato wants to sweep here but Koererlaerer controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koererlaerer lands a couple of elbows.
Koererlaerer trying to control but Damato is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karsten Koererlaerer dominated that 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.

Koererlaerer tries for a takedown but Damato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koererlaerer circles away quickly and effectively.
Damato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Damato.
Damato goes for a double leg but Koererlaerer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koererlaerer continues to drive forward.
Koererlaerer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Damato avoids it really well and circles away.
Koererlaerer shoots in looking for a takedown. Damato tries to sprawl out of it but Koererlaerer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karsten Koererlaerer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato throws a series of punches but Koererlaerer avoids them all with ease.
Damato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koererlaerer on the side of the head.
Koererlaerer misses with a takedown attempt - Damato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damato is looking to clinch but Koererlaerer is avoiding it.
Damato dives in and grabs Koererlaerer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koererlaerer pushes down on Damato's head and hops out.
Koererlaerer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koererlaerer.
Damato wants to clinch.
Damato misses with a series of wild punches.
Damato doesn't manage to clinch there - Koererlaerer circles away.
Damato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damato lands a jab to the head.

Koererlaerer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Koererlaerer slips a nice elbow through Damato's hands, connecting with Damato's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damato is refusing to be controlled, as Koererlaerer sits in half guard.
Damato has hold of Koererlaerer's hands but Koererlaerer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato trying to control from the bottom.

Damato looking for a kimura from the bottom but Koererlaerer passes into side control!
Koererlaerer wants to control but Damato is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Koererlaerer trying to control the position but Damato is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koererlaerer's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Koererlaerer there.
Damato is not content to let Koererlaerer control the position.
Karsten Koererlaerer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koererlaerer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koererlaerer's back!
Koererlaerer wants to get back to his feet.
Koererlaerer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Damato is persistently looking for the submission but Koererlaerer is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Damato patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Koererlaerer turns into Damato and is now in his guard.
Damato wants to sweep here but Koererlaerer controlling him for the moment.
Koererlaerer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Damato has his foot on Koererlaerer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koererlaerer works his way back into a safe position though.
Damato is breathing heavily.

Damato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Damato 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rocco Damato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Damato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koererlaerer throws a leg kick but Damato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Damato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koererlaerer is able to avoid easily.
Damato moves out of range as Koererlaerer strikes.
Koererlaerer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koererlaerer shoots in for a double leg but Damato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rocco Damato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damato scoring well with a low kick there.

Koererlaerer gets a takedown into half guard.
Koererlaerer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koererlaerer stops Damato from getting back to his feet.
Damato is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Koererlaerer working Damato over with strikes.
Damato tries to roll over but Koererlaerer keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damato is refusing to be controlled, as Koererlaerer sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Koererlaerer connects with a nice short shot to Damato's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Koererlaerer connects with a nice short shot to Damato's temple.
Koererlaerer is trying to control. Damato wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Koererlaerer.
Koererlaerer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koererlaerer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koererlaerer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koererlaerer lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koererlaerer wants to pass to mount but Damato is defending the position.
Koererlaerer is keen to just control but Damato is a slippery customer.
Damato has hold of Koererlaerer's hands but Koererlaerer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koererlaerer drops an elbow to the side of Damato's head.
Koererlaerer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Koererlaerer moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Damato.
Damato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damato is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damato is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer trying to control the action but Damato is working from the bottom.
Koererlaerer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koererlaerer is keen to just control but Damato is a slippery customer.
Koererlaerer is pressing down on Damato's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damato is holding on for now.
Koererlaerer lands with a punch from half guard.
Koererlaerer working the head and body with strikes.
Koererlaerer lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damato keeps working.
Koererlaerer working over Damato with some ground and pound. Damato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Damato is trying to stand back up but Koererlaerer is controlling him
Koererlaerer is trying to control the action in half guard but Damato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koererlaerer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koererlaerer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koererlaerer lands a nice short elbow.
Koererlaerer working over Damato with some ground and pound. Damato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koererlaerer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karsten Koererlaerer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koererlaerer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karsten Koererlaerer!
Karsten Koererlaerer gave a mention to Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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