PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Stone (ranked 1353 p4p, 4075 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 141 p4p, 353 weight class). Damato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rocco Damato will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Stone
vs
Damato

178 cm
23
152
9 - 9 - 0

170 cm
23
150
7 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a shot to the body.

Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Damato manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Damato tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Damato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Stone stands up over Damato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stone wants to control from the top but Damato keeps moving.

Damato looking for a guillotine here but Stone defends easily.

Damato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Stone controlling from the top position.
Damato wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Stone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stone postures up and lands a big shot to Damato's brow.

Damato has his feet on Stone's thighs here. He's pushed Stone off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Stone screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocco Damato!
After winning the bout, Rocco Damato thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Brett Stone stepped up to the mic, saying 'Firstly I would like to thank my sponsors $&supporters for their unwavering support and to also apologize for my performance today, I promise to do better next time '.