PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Nicolai Demikovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cregov
vs
Demikovic

191 cm
26
237 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
250 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bling Bling
Bling Bling

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirian Cregov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cregov misses with a head kick.
Cregov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cregov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Demikovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demikovic.
Demikovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cregov, right into the meat.
Cregov throws a head kick that misses.
Demikovic moves out of range as Cregov throws a body kick.
A combination from Demikovic does no damage.
Demikovic fails to land the takedown.
Cregov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Demikovic.
Mirian Cregov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Demikovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cregov. Demikovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demikovic moves out of range as Cregov throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov throws a right and a left that Demikovic avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Demikovic.
Demikovic checks a low kick from Cregov.
Demikovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Demikovic with that takedown attempt.
Demikovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cregov's waist but Cregov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demikovic off to one side.
Cregov digs a good hook to Demikovic's body.
Demikovic looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cregov. That's going to slow Demikovic down.
Cregov throws a leg kick which misses Demikovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Demikovic tries to avoid it.
Cregov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demikovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demikovic avoids the head kick by Cregov.
Cregov jabs at Demikovic's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cregov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cregov.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cregov.
Demikovic takes one to the side of the head.
Demikovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cregov tries to avoid it but Demikovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cregov to the ground. Cregov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Demikovic drops his hands momentarily and Cregov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cregov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck for Demikovic with that takedown attempt.
Demikovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mirian Cregov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cregov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cregov.
Cregov scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cregov.
Cregov thuds his shin into the meat of Demikovic's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cregov.
Cregov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cregov thows a body shot but no joy.
Cregov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cregov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demikovic's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cregov misses with a head kick.
Cregov lands a right hook to the body.
Cregov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Demikovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Demikovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demikovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demikovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cregov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cregov avoids the body shot from Demikovic.
Cregov's corner calls for a 1-2. Cregov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cregov scores with the left hand. Demikovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Cregov fakes the leg kick and cracks Demikovic in the body.
Cregov throws a leg kick which misses Demikovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Demikovic tries to avoid it.
Cregov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cregov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cregov scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov lands a nice shot to the body.
Cregov lands a slapping body shot.
Cregov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirian Cregov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cregov, right into the meat.
Demikovic ducks under a wild hook from Cregov.
Cregov throws a head kick that half lands.
Demikovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cregov.
Demikovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demikovic moves forwards but Cregov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Demikovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cregov.

Demikovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cregov!
Cregov wants to control but Demikovic is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demikovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Demikovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cregov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Demikovic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Demikovic looking to control but Cregov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Demikovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two 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.
Demikovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Demikovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Demikovic trying to control but Cregov is having none of it.
Cregov is bucking up trying to escape but Demikovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cregov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demikovic can do to turn this around?
Demikovic looking to control but Cregov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic is stalling here but it's allowed Cregov to get half guard.
Cregov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Demikovic content to control rather than advance.
Demikovic is trying to control. Cregov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Demikovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicolai Demikovic.
Cregov misses with a body shot.
Cregov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Demikovic will feel that in the morning.
Cregov throws a big shot that misses.
Demikovic throws a body kick that misses.
Demikovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cregov defends it nicely.
Cregov looks to score with a jab to the body but Demikovic is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolai Demikovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cregov throws an overhand right that lands on Demikovic's shoulder, as Demikovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cregov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Demikovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Demikovic stalling in the clinch but Cregov improves position.
Demikovic can't find room to land a body shot as Cregov controls the action.

Demikovic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cregov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Demikovic wants to control but Cregov manages to buck him off and is now in Demikovic's guard! Nice work there by Cregov!
Demikovic striking off his back but it's not causing Cregov any problems.
Cregov is standing up over Demikovic. Demikovic looks to escape but Cregov dives into side control.
Demikovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic is looking to regain half guard here but Cregov keeps moving and retains side control.
Demikovic looks to move to half guard but instead Cregov has passed into mount! Damn!
Cregov content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Demikovic looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Demikovic tries to escape the position.
Demikovic trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov controlling the position well here. Demikovic rolled but Cregov kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Cregov keeps control of the position as Demikovic tries to break free.
Demikovic trying to control the hands but Cregov won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Demikovic right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicolai Demikovic.
I think Demikovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!