PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garric Shadowbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailo Damtea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shadowbane
vs
Damtea

178 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garric Shadowbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sailo Damtea!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadowbane lands the left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shadowbane!
Damtea tries to clinch there but Shadowbane circles away.
Damtea throws a sloppy head kick
and Shadowbane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damtea's knee momentarily.
Shadowbane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damtea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shadowbane lands a nice looking body kick.
Shadowbane misses with the combination.
Shadowbane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damtea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damtea closes the distance and clinches up with Shadowbane, looking for a takedown. Damtea pushes Shadowbane against the cage but Shadowbane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shadowbane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Shadowbane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shadowbane cracks Damtea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shadowbane but Shadowbane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Damtea looks gassed!
A punch lands to the side of Damtea 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Damtea is rocked!
Damtea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shadowbane lands a slapping body shot.
Shadowbane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shadowbane throws a powerful right kick. Damtea tried to block low but the kick was high! Damtea was taken right off of his feet! Shadowbane jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Garric Shadowbane!
Garric Shadowbane thanked the fans post fight for their support.