PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Mccarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Damm (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.

Mccarty
vs
Damm

219 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodger Mccarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonny Damm!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damm is looking to clinch but Mccarty is avoiding it.
Damm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mccarty wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Damm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damm trying to control but Mccarty is working from the bottom.

Mccarty throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Damm escapes and throws Mccarty's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mccarty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccarty is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Damm's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mccarty struggling a bit here.

Mccarty throws Damm to one side and escapes!
Mccarty leaves Damm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mccarty changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damm shoots in for a double leg but Mccarty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodger Mccarty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Damm.
Damm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mccarty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damm shoots for a double leg takedown but Mccarty sprawls well. He's pushed Damm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mccarty as he avoids it easily.

Mccarty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damm, pushing him back against the cage.
Mccarty wants to get back to striking at distance but Damm won't allow it.

Damm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damm fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccarty tries to counter with a takedown but Damm is quick to defend against it.
Damm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mccarty's sensitive parts.
Mccarty tries to clinch up.
Mccarty fails in his attempt to clinch.

Damm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mccarty successfully pulls guard.
Mccarty trying to keep a closed guard but Damm is proving a slippery customer.
Damm looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damm wants to control from the top but Mccarty keeps moving.
Mccarty pulls Damm in close to prevent any damage.
Mccarty keeping moving, preventing Damm from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damm pushing down on Mccarty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Damm trying to control the action but Mccarty is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonny Damm will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Damm tries to clinch but Mccarty moves away
and Mccarty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodger Mccarty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mccarty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Mccarty to counter with a crisp jab.
Mccarty slaps away a takedown attempt from Damm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccarty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Damm.
Rodger Mccarty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Damm.
Mccarty wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarty blocks the body kick.
Damm throws a lazy head kick

and Mccarty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Mccarty manages to break the clinch.
Jonny Damm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damm moves in looking to clinch but Mccarty pushes him off.

Damm drives through and clinches with Mccarty against the cage.
Mccarty is looking to control Damm's arms but Damm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mccarty has his back to the cage.
Mccarty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Damm walks away with a smile on his face. Mccarty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mccarty closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Damm's guard.
Mccarty throwing strikes from guard but Damm blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damm is trying to keep Mccarty in close.
Mccarty throwing strikes from guard but Damm blocks nicely.
Mccarty content to stall in guard here.
Mccarty wants to get up but he can't break Damm's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mccarty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damm can do to turn this around?
Mccarty is looking to work some ground and pound but Damm has wrist control.
Mccarty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damm wants to get back to his feet but Mccarty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mccarty wants to clinch up but Damm keeps it at a distance.
Damm misses with a right hand

and Mccarty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Damm being controlled against the cage.

Damm manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mccarty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mccarty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mccarty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damm on the ground.
Mccarty trying to stand up but can't free himself from Damm's guard.

Mccarty drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Damm manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mccarty has Damm in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty keeping moving, preventing Damm from controlling successfully.
Mccarty keeping full guard, as Damm tries to pass.
Mccarty is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Damm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodger Mccarty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Damm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mccarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mccarty half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mccarty doesn't manage to clinch there - Damm circles away.
Damm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mccarty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damm somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damm closes the distance and pushes Mccarty back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damm breaks the clinch.

Damm closes the distance and clinches.
Mccarty is working for takedown but Damm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mccarty gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Damm manages to pull guard.
Mccarty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mccarty throwing strikes but missing.

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

Mccarty wants to stand but Damm is controlling the position.
Jonny Damm has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mccarty is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mccarty keeping moving, preventing Damm from controlling successfully.
Damm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mccarty haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Mccarty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Damm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Damm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mccarty some visible discomfort.
Damm lands a nice forearm strike.

Mccarty is rocked!
Damm moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oh Mccarty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damm lands a decent elbow from side control.
Damm passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mccarty!
Damm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damm postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mccarty badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Damm around the waist but Damm pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Damm is the winner by TKO! Damm jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Damm!