PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasanen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Damage
vs
Pasanen

194 cm
19
272 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

204 cm
23
244 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen connects with a right hand. Damage shakes it off.
Damage throws a nice looking combination but Pasanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pasanen slips under a jab.
Damage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pasanen cracks Damage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pasanen slips under a jab.

Damage tries to keep at a distance but Pasanen has taken the fight into the clinch.

Damage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pasanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pasanen throws out the jab.
Damage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pasanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damage in his tracks.
Damage swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasanen.
Damage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pasanen is looking to clinch.
Damage misses with a two punch combination.
Damage sizes up Pasanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Damage misses with a hook. Pasanen ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Pasanen there.
A jab from Damage misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a combination that misses
and Damage counters with a straight right hand.
Damage wants to land a leg kick but Pasanen is out of range.

Damage rushes Pasanen and presses him up against the ropes.
Pasanen tries to pull guard but Damage won't allow it.
Damage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damage throws a head punch that misses.
Damage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damage misses with a punch on the inside.

Pasanen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Damage uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Pasanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damage defends it easily.

Pasanen wriggles free and stands up.
Pasanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Damage is just out of range.
Damage throws an overhand right that lands on Pasanen's shoulder, as Pasanen tries to avoid the shot.
Damage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Pasanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage misses with the head strike.
Damage swings wildly with an uppercut but Pasanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damage tries to stall but Pasanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Pasanen manages to break the clinch.
Pasanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pasanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damage's waist but Damage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pasanen off to one side.
Damage moves away from the strike by Pasanen.
Pasanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damage dodges the punch combination from Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pasanen misses with a hook. Damage ducked under it nicely.
Pasanen sizes up Damage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Damage rushes Pasanen and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasanen lands a body shot.
Pasanen tries to land a knee to the head but Damage blocks with his arms.
Pasanen blocks an uppercut.

Pasanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pasanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Damage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damage.
Pasanen wants to clinch.
Damage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pasanen backs up against the ropes.
Pasanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Pasanen.
Damage closes the distance but Pasanen moves to the side
and Damage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Damage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pasanen moves away.
Damage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Damage tries to clinch there but Pasanen circles away.
Pasanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pasanen throws a hook but Damage avoids it easily.
Pasanen throws a hook but Damage blocks it.
Pasanen drops his hands momentarily and Damage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Damage misses the target.
Damage ducks under a wild hook from Pasanen.

Pasanen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damage sprawls well initially but Pasanen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Damage gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Damage 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.
Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pasanen is in close to Damage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pasanen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Damage looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Damage looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Damage!
Damage scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spete Pasanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Damage misses with a looping right.
Pasanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Van Damage has been cut.
Pasanen tries to bum rush Damage with a series of wild strikes but Damage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Damage misses.
Pasanen slips under a jab from Damage.
Pasanen closes the distance and clinches up with Damage, looking for a takedown. Pasanen pushes Damage against the ropes but Damage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damage moves away from the strike by Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damage tries to work over Pasanen's front leg with a kick but Pasanen checks it.
Pasanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pasanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown but Damage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.

Pasanen closes the distance and clinches.
Damage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damage wants to get back to striking at distance but Pasanen won't allow it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pasanen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pasanen fails to pull guard.
Damage misses with some punches.
Pasanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damage has a couple of punches blocked by Pasanen.
A short right from Pasanen.

Pasanen breaks from the clinch.
Pasanen moves forwards but Damage connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage throws a jab when Pasanen was well out of range.
Pasanen with a poor takedown
and Damage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pasanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Damage misses the target.
Pasanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pasanen tries to clinch up
and Pasanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pasanen darts in trying to clinch

and Damage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damage.
Damage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damage swings wildly with an uppercut but Pasanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pasanen lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pasanen.
Pasanen is trying to break the clinch but Damage has him pressed against the ropes.
Pasanen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Damage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pasanen's elbow.
Pasanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damage tries to break free but Pasanen pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen digs a right hand into Damage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damage's gas tank.
Damage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damage gets through Pasanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pasanen digs a right hand underneath Damage's ribcage. Damage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pasanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damage lands a nice uppercut.

Pasanen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damage is trying to get back to full guard.
Damage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pasanen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pasanen's back!

Damage goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Pasanen escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Damage is staying active underneath Pasanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pasanen wants to free his trapped foot but Damage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Damage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pasanen.
Pasanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damage keeps working.
Damage is trying to get back to full guard.
Pasanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pasanen throwing shots but Damage is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pasanen misses with a body kick.
Pasanen fails with the takedown
letting Damage counter with a right hand.
Pasanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a combination that misses

and Damage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Pasanen.

Pasanen breaks from the clinch.

Pasanen rushes Damage and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Damage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pasanen lands a body shot.

Pasanen manages to break the clinch.
Pasanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pasanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pasanen misses with a hook. Damage ducked under it nicely.
Damage avoids the head kick by Pasanen.
Pasanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pasanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Damage.
Pasanen slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pasanen throws a lazy right hand but Damage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pasanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pasanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Spete Pasanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Van Damage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pasanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pasanen misses with a straight left.
Pasanen scores with a three punch combo!

Damage clinches up against the ropes.
Damage throws a head punch that misses.
Pasanen lands with a left to the head.
Pasanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pasanen blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pasanen.
Damage looking to stall.
Pasanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Damage smiles and moves away.
Pasanen moves out of range as Damage strikes.
Pasanen wants to clinch up but Damage keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damage, right into the meat.
Damage walks into a stiff left hand from Pasanen.
Pasanen jabs at Damage's body.
Pasanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Damage misses.
Damage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pasanen with a knee to the head.
Pasanen tries to stall but Damage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pasanen goes for a takedown attempt but Damage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Pasanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Damage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pasanen scores with a one two! Damage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damage scores with a jab. Pasanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Pasanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Damage keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Pasanen lands a couple of digs.
Van Damage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen looking to sit in guard and control but Damage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasanen looking to control.
Pasanen 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.
Damage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Damage stops Pasanen from getting back to his feet.
Damage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pasanen tries to kick Damage off but Damage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Damage trying to control the action but Pasanen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage throwing shots but Pasanen is blocking nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pasanen jabs at Damage's body.
Damage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damage swings for the body but Pasanen moves out of range.
Damage throws out a loose jab but Pasanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spete Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damage scores with a hook.
Damage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damage counters with a series of strikes. Pasanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damage throws a jab when Pasanen was well out of range.

Pasanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pasanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Pasanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Damage is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage 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.
Pasanen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pasanen trying to control but Damage is working from the bottom.

Pasanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spete Pasanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spete Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spete Pasanen!