PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DAngelo Damsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DAngelo Damsbury could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Dragovich's chin.

Damsbury
vs
Dragovich

180 cm
25
207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DAngelo Damsbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Dragovich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovich tries to bum rush Damsbury with a series of wild strikes but Damsbury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragovich looks to land a combination but Damsbury avoids it well.
Dragovich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damsbury.
Dragovich throws a series of punches but Damsbury avoids them all with ease.
Dragovich throws a series of punches but Damsbury avoids them all with ease.
Dragovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Damsbury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dragovich circles away.
Dragovich throws a body punch but Damsbury moves out of range.
Dragovich throws a right and a left that Damsbury avoids nicely.

Dragovich pushes Damsbury up against the cage in a clinch.
Damsbury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DAngelo Damsbury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dragovich breaks from the clinch.
Dragovich misses with a double jab

and Damsbury counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damsbury thows a huge punch but Dragovich dodges it nicely.
Damsbury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich tries to kick Damsbury off but Damsbury keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Damsbury is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dragovich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dragovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damsbury.
Dragovich pushes Damsbury off looking to stand but Damsbury dives back in and keeps control.
Dragovich looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damsbury has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Dragovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Damsbury.
Dragovich is trying to stand up here but Damsbury is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damsbury is working for a submission of some sort.
Damsbury stops Dragovich from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damsbury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragovich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damsbury.

Damsbury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragovich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damsbury.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragovich wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Dragovich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Damsbury 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.
Dragovich wants to stand up but Damsbury is controlling him.

Dragovich pushes Damsbury off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Damsbury closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Damsbury prevents Dragovich from escaping the position.

Damsbury working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsbury tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dragovich's legs.
Dragovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

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.
Dragovich is breathing heavily.

Dragovich throws Damsbury to one side and escapes!
Dragovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damsbury.
Dragovich falls off balance throwing a combination

and Damsbury counters with a takedown into side control.
DAngelo Damsbury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Damsbury is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragovich is defending well.
Dragovich wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsbury working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Damsbury looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damsbury has a closed guard, preventing Dragovich from standing up.

Damsbury had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dragovich defends it easily.
Dragovich wants to stand and escape but instead Damsbury has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damsbury throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DAngelo Damsbury dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dragovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragovich lands a jab to the nose.
Dragovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Damsbury counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragovich won't be happy with that.
Dragovich wants to get back to his feet.

Damsbury tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Damsbury prevents Dragovich from escaping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dragovich is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Damsbury take his back! Uh oh - Damsbury has got a rear naked choke here! Dragovich is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). DAngelo Damsbury!
Post fight, DAngelo Damsbury took to the microphone: 'I want my title shot for the Bellum Light Heavyweight Championship, Put me in the tournament and I guarantee I will knockout and submit every opponent that is put in front of me for I am The Greatest Mixed Martial Artist Of All Time and I will lay waste to my competition, Call me cocky, call me arro'.