PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jaroslav (ranked 1892 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 159 p4p, 264 weight class). Jaroslav comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Running Feet. Damato has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaroslav
vs
Damato

168 cm
42
148
30 - 22 - 2

170 cm
29
150
12 - 29 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Jaroslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav with a jab.
Jaroslav displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Damato misses with a takedown attempt - Jaroslav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaroslav connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Damato scrambles back to his feet.

Damato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaroslav, pushing him back against the cage.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Damato blocks it.
Jaroslav gets through Damato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damato taking a breather.
Jaroslav is working Damato over against the cage.
The referee calls for Damato to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav prevents Damato from breaking the clinch.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Jaroslav manages to break the clinch.
Jaroslav misses with a head kick.
Jaroslav connects with a solid leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Damato has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Damato tries to clinch up but Jaroslav circles away and keeps his distance.
Damato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaroslav on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaroslav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damato throws out the jab.
Jaroslav swats away the attempt to clinch by Damato.
Jaroslav lands a jab.
Damato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaroslav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaroslav throws out the jab.
Damato shoots in but no luck this time.
Jaroslav throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Damato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damato.
Felix Jaroslav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Jab, jab by Damato - just one landing.
Damato lunges at Jaroslav with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaroslav's hand.
Jaroslav tests Damato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damato wants to clinch up but Jaroslav keeps it at a distance.
Felix Jaroslav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jaroslav closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damato is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaroslav has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav - that landed with a thud.
Damato tries to stall but Jaroslav uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaroslav lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damato backwards.

Jaroslav manages to break the clinch.
Jaroslav smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Damato throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jaroslav tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Damato is in Jaroslav's guard.

Jaroslav manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick that knocks Damato off balance momentarily.
Jaroslav moves out of range as Damato strikes.
Jaroslav scores with a head kick.
Jaroslav takes one to the side of the head.
Jaroslav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Jaroslav listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jaroslav connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damato connects with the punch.
Damato dives in and grabs Jaroslav's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaroslav pushes down on Damato's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaroslav misses the target.
No luck for Damato with that takedown attempt.
Damato misses with an uppercut.
Jaroslav with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damato is looking to clinch but Jaroslav is avoiding it.
Jaroslav looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damato moves in looking to clinch but Jaroslav pushes him off.
No luck for Damato with that takedown attempt.
Damato shoots in for a takedown but Jaroslav shows good takedown defense.
Damato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Damato decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damato seems to be looking for submissions.
Damato looks winded!

Damato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Jaroslav manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jaroslav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damato throws out the jab.
Damato might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Damato connects with a single shot there.
Damato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaroslav is looking to counter the offense by Damato and move into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damato doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaroslav circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Jaroslav dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slapping body kick lands there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav scores with a push kick.
Damato throws the left hand but Jaroslav avoids the punch easily.
A solid body kick from Jaroslav.
Damato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the jaw.
Damato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaroslav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaroslav keeps the fight on the outside.
Damato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaroslav is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damato can do to turn this around?
Jaroslav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damato or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaroslav, which made it look bad.
Damato throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaroslav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaroslav scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damato in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaroslav throws a shot to the body.
Damato shoots for a takedown but Jaroslav saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaroslav connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaroslav connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaroslav works Damato's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaroslav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jaroslav circles away.
Felix Jaroslav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Damato is breathing heavily.
Jaroslav throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaroslav connects with an inside leg kick.
Damato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jaroslav fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Jaroslav closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaroslav.

Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaroslav fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damato.
Jaroslav bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Damato's head.
Damato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaroslav ducks right into an uppercut from Damato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaroslav tries to bum rush Damato with a series of wild strikes but Damato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaroslav scores with a nice body kick.
Damato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jaroslav connects with a solid leg kick.
Felix Jaroslav is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a wild body shot.
Damato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaroslav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damato.
Damato misses with a hook.
Jaroslav feints and then cracks Damato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damato down.
Jaroslav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaroslav is looking to counter punch.
Jaroslav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaroslav lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaroslav lands a glancing blow to the side of Damato's head.
Damato fails with the takedown.
Jaroslav digs a good body shot into Damato's ribs.
Jaroslav lands a nice shot that snaps Damato's head back.
Damato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaroslav is fending him off so far but Damato persists. Nope, Jaroslav circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaroslav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damato at a distance.
Damato shoots in but no luck this time.
Jaroslav sizes up Damato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaroslav is looking to slow Damato down with leg kicks.
Jaroslav lands with a hook. Damato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaroslav throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damato takes one to the side of the head.
Damato misses with a takedown attempt - Jaroslav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaroslav throws a big counter combination but Damato scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Damato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Damato is looking to clinch but Jaroslav is avoiding it.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick that knocks Damato off balance momentarily.
Damato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaroslav slaps away a takedown attempt from Damato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damato fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaroslav throws a series of strikes that have Damato backpedaling.
Damato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaroslav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaroslav scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Damato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaroslav scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaroslav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaroslav.
Damato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Jaroslav scores with a four punch combination!

Damato is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damato throws a right and a left that Jaroslav avoids nicely.
Jaroslav thinks about countering with a body kick.
Felix Jaroslav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaroslav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaroslav misses with a wild body shot.
Jaroslav bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Damato is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaroslav finish him?
Jaroslav throws a series of strikes that have Damato backpedaling.
A low kick lands for Jaroslav.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Jaroslav dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Damato does it's job there.
Damato seems to have recovered his senses.
Damato fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaroslav moves away from the strike by Damato.
Jaroslav swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaroslav scores with a three punch combo!
A low kick lands for Jaroslav.
Jab, jab by Jaroslav - just one landing.

Jaroslav takes the fight into the clinch.
Damato throws an elbow that misses.
Jaroslav is stalling here.
Damato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav lands a shot to the body.
Jaroslav cracks Damato with a nice body shot.
Jaroslav works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Damato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato wants to break free but Jaroslav has control.
Jaroslav lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaroslav tries a body shot but Damato blocks it.
Damato is trying to maintain a safe position but Jaroslav gets an underhook and turns Damato into the cage.

Jaroslav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damato.

Jaroslav forces Damato back against the cage and clinches.
Damato blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.

Jaroslav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damato has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a glancing blow to the side of Damato's head.

Damato looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Jaroslav has one foot on Damato's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaroslav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damato circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaroslav slips a jab and a cross from Damato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jaroslav. Damato shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaroslav.
Damato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaroslav stalks Damato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damato's face. Damato staggers backwards, shaken.
Jaroslav plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damato tries for a takedown but Jaroslav sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaroslav throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damato throws an off balance right hand
and Jaroslav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaroslav goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jaroslav connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaroslav. Jaroslav obviously looking to wear him down.
Damato connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Damato misses.
Jaroslav's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damato under the eye.
Jaroslav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaroslav is leaning against Damato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaroslav scores with a hook to the body.

Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Damato scores with a hook.
Jaroslav is looking to slow Damato down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Jaroslav.
Damato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Felix Jaroslav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Jaroslav scores with a three punch combo!
Damato drops his hands momentarily and Jaroslav takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaroslav throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaroslav scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Damato with that takedown attempt.
Damato looks for a takedown but Jaroslav sprawls well.
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the body.
Damato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damato tries to clinch but Jaroslav is having none of it.
Jaroslav fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damato.
Jaroslav jabs Damato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rocco Damato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav lands with a slapping head kick.
Damato throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaroslav counters with a three punch combo that has Damato backing up. Damato nods at Jaroslav to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaroslav with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Felix Jaroslav is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaroslav scores with a sloppy right hand. Damato should have avoided that one.
Damato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Jaroslav showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaroslav 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Jaroslav!
Felix Jaroslav took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.