PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Italia Demarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Italia Demarco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stan The Man's chin.

Demarco
vs
The Man

199 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Infliction Fight Gear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Italia Demarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan The Man!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Demarco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Man is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Demarco asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Demarco is looking to take a break and control but The Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Demarco asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Demarco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Man.
The Man misses the shot to the body.

Demarco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Demarco prevents The Man from standing back up.
Demarco trying to control the pace.
The Man wants to get back to his feet.
The Man looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Demarco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Man wants to stand back up but Demarco manages to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demarco wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Man keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Man is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Demarco is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Italia Demarco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demarco is trying to defend but The Man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Man wants to get back to his feet.
The Man is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Demarco manages to get to full guard.
The Man is breathing heavily.
Demarco controls The Man momentarily but The Man frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man is looking to stand up but Demarco won't let him.
Demarco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
The Man would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Demarco trying to keep a closed guard but The Man is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Man thows a body shot but no joy.
The Man takes a swing at Demarco's ribcage but misses.
The Man misses with a straight right.

Demarco feints and as The Man raises his hands in defense, Demarco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Demarco looking to sit in guard and control but The Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Man being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demarco is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Man wants to stand but Demarco is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stan The Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Man takes a swing at Demarco's ribcage but misses.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demarco.
The Man tries to bum rush Demarco with a series of wild strikes but Demarco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Man. Demarco does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Demarco shoots in and bounces The Man off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Demarco trying to control the position from guard on top but The Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Man wants to stand but Demarco is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man is looking to stand back up but Demarco counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by The Man.
Demarco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Man is trying to stand up here but Demarco is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man is not content to let Demarco control the position.
Demarco prevents The Man from standing back up.
The Man is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Demarco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Demarco moves nicely into side control.

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.
The Man is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Demarco asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Italia Demarco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demarco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Italia Demarco!