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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Damato (ranked 3092 p4p, 1882 weight class) and Grappling Panda (ranked 297 p4p, 189 weight class). Damato comes into the arena with Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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 22 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grappling Panda!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato throws a leg kick
and Panda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Panda.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damato smiles and moves away.
Damato throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Damato looks to land a combination but Panda avoids it well.
Damato lands a body shot.
Panda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damato can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Panda controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato wants to stand but Panda is controlling the position.
Damato seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda tries to free his leg and advance position but Damato is retaining full guard.
Panda 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Panda moves into the clinch.
Panda decides to pull guard.
Damato wants to pass the guard but Panda is keeping the position.
Damato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Panda being controlled here, momentarily.
Damato wants to stand and escape but instead Panda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Panda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda won't allow Damato to get back to his feet.
Panda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Damato wants to stand up but Panda is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damato looking to control.
Panda controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Damato is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Damato has escaped and now he's on top!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda has a closed guard, preventing Damato from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grappling Panda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Panda drives through and clinches with Damato against the cage.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Damato has had enough of the clinch but Panda keeps him there for the moment.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Panda pulls guard.
Panda looking for a guillotine here but Damato defends easily.
Damato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Panda, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato throws a shot to the body.
Damato tries to clinch but Panda moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato tries to bum rush Panda with a series of wild strikes but Panda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rocco Damato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damato lands with a straight right. Panda didn't see that one coming.
Panda checks a low kick from Damato.
Panda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Damato throws a jab but it's blocked by Panda.
Panda wants to counter with a clinch but Damato pushes him away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damato. That's going to slow Panda down.
Damato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damato throws a sloppy body shot
and Panda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Panda tries to pull guard but Damato forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rocco Damato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grappling Panda.
Panda tries to pull guard but Damato forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Damato turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Damato has him pressed against the cage.
Panda tries to pull guard but Damato won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Damato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damato tries to break free but Panda pushes him back against the cage.
Damato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Panda manages to pull guard.
Damato tries to stand but Panda is controlling from the bottom.
Damato gets to his feet - Panda follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato shoots for a double leg takedown but Panda sprawls well. He's pushed Damato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
Panda wants to counter the offense by Damato and move into the clinch position.
Damato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Damato throws a front kick aimed at Panda's knee but Panda avoids it well.
Damato fails to land with a series of punches.
Damato cracks Panda with an open hand slap.
Panda clinches with his opponent.
Panda drags the fight down to the ground.
Damato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Panda has control of Damato's left arm, preventing Damato from doing any damage.
Panda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato tries to stand but Panda is controlling from the bottom.
Panda is pulling down on Damato's head. It's preventing any offense from Damato, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damato wants to stand but Panda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Damato dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Damato throws an overhand right that lands on Panda's shoulder, as Panda tries to avoid the shot.
Panda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Damato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panda rushes Damato and presses him up against the cage.
Panda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Panda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Damato wants to stand but Panda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato wants to stand and escape but instead Panda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Panda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Damato is looking to stand back up but Panda counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Damato.
Panda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato looks like he's trying to stand up.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Panda has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Damato wants to stand back up but Panda manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato is being controlled here.
Damato is pushing Panda's head away, looking to escape. Panda manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Damato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Damato misses.
Panda dodges the punch combination from Damato.
Panda wants to counter with a clinch but Damato pushes him away.
A punch combination from Damato misses.
Damato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato wants to land a leg kick but Panda is out of range.
Panda has Damato up against the cage in a clinch.
Panda drags the fight down to the ground.
Damato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Panda's head.
Damato trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Damato wants to stand but Panda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grappling Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Panda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grappling Panda!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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