PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between celine damp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Hainz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). celine damp has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

damp
vs
Hainz

170 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, celine damp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Hainz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

damp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
damp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hainz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
damp is pushing Hainz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hainz is pressed up against the cage. damp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hainz down to the mat. Hainz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from damp.
Hainz throws a head kick that misses.
damp works Hainz's body with a nice hook.

Hainz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows damp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
damp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hainz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hainz pushes damp off and scrambles back to his feet.
damp shoots in but Hainz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for celine damp. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hainz forces damp back against the cage and clinches.

damp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

damp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

damp is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hainz has escaped the position, nice work there.

damp swings around for an armbar but Hainz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into damp's guard.

damp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hainz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

damp isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hainz stacks damp on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hainz!
damp is breathing heavily.

Hainz stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
damp throws a shot from downtown. Hainz moves away and avoids it.
damp motions for Hainz to come forward. damp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
damp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
damp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
celine damp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from damp is defended easily by Hainz.
No luck for damp with that takedown attempt.
damp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hainz as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainz moves out of range as damp strikes.
Hainz tries to close the distance and clinch but damp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hainz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
damp swats away the attempt to clinch by Hainz.
damp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
damp throws a hook but Hainz blocks it.
damp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hainz tries to close the distance and clinch up but damp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hainz fails with an attempt to clinch.
damp shoots in for a takedown but Hainz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hainz is looking to clinch but damp is avoiding it.
damp dives in and grabs Hainz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hainz pushes down on damp's head and hops out.
Hainz dodges the punch combination from damp.

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.
Hainz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hainz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but damp manages to avoid it.
damp fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for damp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
damp misses with a wild combination.
damp cracks Hainz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hainz tries to clinch there but damp circles away.

damp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hainz wants to get back to his feet but damp drags him back down.

damp tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no damp has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

damp goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hainz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in damp's guard! Nice work there by Hainz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruno Hainz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hainz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but damp moves away.
damp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hainz circles away quickly and effectively.
Hainz dodges the punch combination from damp.
damp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hainz but Hainz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
damp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hainz swivels and escapes.

damp clinches with his opponent.

damp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

damp darts in and clinches Hainz up against the cage.
Hainz tries to circle away but damp has him pinned against the cage.
Hainz is trying to maintain a safe position but damp gets an underhook and turns Hainz into the cage.
damp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hainz avoids it.

damp pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hainz stands up and waves to damp to follow him.
damp throws an overhand right that lands on Hainz's shoulder, as Hainz tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by damp - just one landing.
Hainz moves in looking to clinch but damp pushes him off.
damp throws a series of punches but Hainz moves out of range.
celine damp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hainz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
damp tries to clinch there but Hainz circles away.
Hainz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hainz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for celine damp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
damp misses with a wild combination.
A combination from damp does no damage.
Some wild striking there from damp.
damp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hainz circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
damp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

damp scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

damp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

damp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hainz wants to get back to his feet.
damp trying to control the position but Hainz is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

damp goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hainz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in damp's guard! Nice work there by Hainz!
damp looking for a sweep. Not yet damp, not yet.

damp working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hainz has passed into half guard!
damp wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hainz tries to stand and escape but damp is controlling the position.
damp throws a strike from the bottom but Hainz passes into side control!

Hainz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
damp blocks a head kick by Hainz.
damp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hainz tries to avoid it but damp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hainz to the ground. Hainz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hainz tries to clinch up but damp circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruno Hainz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

damp fails with a takedown attempt.
Hainz slips a jab from damp.
damp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hainz pinned against the cage. Hainz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for damp with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for celine damp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hainz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
damp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hainz swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
damp shoots in looking for a takedown. Hainz tries to sprawl out of it but damp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hainz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hainz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from damp.
damp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hainz's waist but Hainz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing damp off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
damp misses with a takedown attempt - Hainz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
damp loads up on a big right hand but Hainz slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from damp.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hainz checks a leg kick.
Hainz slaps away a takedown attempt from damp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hainz tries to close the distance and clinch up but damp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hainz tries a head kick but it misses.
damp throws the left hand but Hainz avoids the punch easily.
damp avoids the head kick by Hainz.
Hainz leaves damp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hainz tries to clinch up but damp circles away and keeps his distance.
Hainz throws a head kick but damp moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hainz throws a head kick that misses.
Hainz moves in looking to clinch but damp pushes him off.
Hainz blocks a head kick by damp.
damp shoots in for a double leg but Hainz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
damp just misses with a punch to the body.
damp looks for the body kick but Hainz saw that one coming.
damp misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from damp. Hainz does a little dance to reset his feet.
damp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hainz fails with an attempt to clinch.
damp missing with a left hand there. Hainz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
damp misses with a takedown attempt - Hainz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
damp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Hainz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
damp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hainz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten damp somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainz fails with an attempt to clinch.
damp tries to bum rush Hainz with a series of wild strikes but Hainz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hainz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
damp misses with a takedown attempt - Hainz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
damp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hainz swivels and escapes.
damp tries to clinch but Hainz moves out of range.
Hainz slaps away a takedown attempt from damp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hainz leaves damp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from damp misses the target.
Hainz moves in looking to clinch but damp pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Hainz.
Hainz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from damp misses.
Hainz wants to clinch.
Hainz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
damp looks to score with a jab to the body but Hainz is just out of range.
damp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hainz swivels and escapes.
damp tries to clinch there but Hainz circles away.
damp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hainz is fending him off so far but damp persists. Nope, Hainz circles away and we're back to standing.

Hainz has damp up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stalling in the clinch from damp.
damp looking to slow down the pace here.
damp stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Hainz really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from damp.
damp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hainz is looking to clinch but damp is avoiding it.
damp swats away the attempt to clinch by Hainz.
damp tries to land a front kick but Hainz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
damp misses with a straight left.
damp blocks a head kick by Hainz.
damp throws a looping overhand right but Hainz ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hainz avoids the body shot from damp.
damp throws a looping overhand right but Hainz ducks down to avoid it.
damp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hainz.
Hainz tries to clinch but damp moves out of range.
damp misses with a few strikes there.
damp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hainz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
damp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hainz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for damp with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for celine damp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hainz ducks under a wild hook from damp.
damp misses with a straight right.
damp throws a series of punches but Hainz moves out of range.
damp tries a low kick but Hainz avoids it.
damp shoots in and drives through. Hainz sprawls well.
damp shoots in for a double leg but Hainz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for damp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
damp misses with a wild body shot.
Hainz blocks a low kick nicely.
damp swings for the body but Hainz moves out of range.
damp looks for a takedown but Hainz sprawls well.
damp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two 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.
Hainz tries to clinch but damp is having none of it.
damp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
damp thows a body shot but no joy.
damp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hainz leaves damp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
damp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
damp throws a wild body kick that Hainz sees coming a mile off.
Hainz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
damp is looking to clinch but Hainz is avoiding it.
damp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hainz defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
damp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hainz avoids it really well and circles away.
Hainz is looking to clinch.
Hainz tries to close the distance and clinch up but damp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
damp moves in looking to clinch but Hainz pushes him off.
Hainz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
damp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
damp looks to land a combination but Hainz avoids it well.
damp looks to score with a jab to the body but Hainz is just out of range.
damp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hainz fails with an attempt to clinch.
damp fails in his attempt to clinch.
damp misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hainz is looking to clinch.
damp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hainz as he avoids it easily.
Hainz slaps away a takedown attempt from damp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Hainz as damp shoots in.
Hainz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but damp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
damp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hainz manages to avoid it.
Hainz tries to clinch but damp moves out of range.
Hainz doesn't manage to clinch there - damp circles away.
Hainz moves in looking to clinch but damp pushes him off.
damp misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
damp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hainz tries to clinch but damp is having none of it.
damp has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Hainz dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

damp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hainz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten damp somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for damp.
Hainz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
damp tries to bum rush Hainz with a series of wild strikes but Hainz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
damp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hainz tries to avoid it but damp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hainz to the ground. Hainz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hainz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

damp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hainz is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainz is refusing to be controlled, as damp sits in half guard.

damp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hainz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hainz wants to get back to his feet.
Hainz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hainz is not content to let damp control the position.
Hainz is trying to stand up here but damp is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
damp throws a series of punches but Hainz moves out of range.
damp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hainz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for celine damp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hainz misses with a wild body shot.
damp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
damp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hainz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hainz stuffs the takedown attempt from damp. damp gets slowly back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
damp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hainz tries a head kick but it misses.
damp avoids the head kick by Hainz.
damp swats away the attempt to clinch by Hainz.
Hainz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
damp shoots in but Hainz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
damp misses with an uppercut.
Bruno Hainz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Hainz.

damp scores with a takedown into Hainz's guard.
Hainz keeping moving, preventing damp from controlling successfully.
damp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

damp has gone for a leg lock! Hainz slips out almost immediately though and dives into damp's guard.
damp 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

damp looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hainz passes into half guard.
celine damp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

damp actively working from the bottom here.
celine damp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
damp punching from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hainz wants to stand but damp has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

damp looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hainz pushes past his half guard into mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to celine damp.
I think Hainz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bruno Hainz!
Bruno Hainz is the new welterweight champion!