PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markov Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demidov comes to the cage accompanied by Basta - Mama. Kaban Demidov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Demidov
vs
Jankovic

210 cm
25
296 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
277 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaban Demidov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markov Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic misses with a body shot.
Jankovic throws a hook but Demidov avoids it easily.
Jankovic throws a right and a left that Demidov avoids nicely.
Demidov slips a straight right by Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a hook but Demidov avoids it easily.
Jankovic misses with a hook. Demidov ducked under it nicely.
Demidov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jankovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demidov throws out a powerful jab.
Demidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankovic moves away.
Jankovic cracks Demidov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Demidov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demidov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Jankovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Jankovic tries to keep at a distance but Demidov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jankovic lands with a left to the head.
Jankovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jankovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov scores with a shot to the side of Jankovic's head.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jankovic looks gassed!
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jankovic's face.
Demidov blocking some punches.
Demidov landing knees to the head.

It looks like Markov Jankovic has been cut.
Demidov lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jankovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Demidov drops Jankovic with a big knee straight up the middle! Jankovic is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Jankovic is rocked!
Demidov cracks Jankovic with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jankovic tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Demidov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jankovic is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaban Demidov!
Kaban Demidov retains his super heavyweight title!