PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valery Demyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demyan comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing Grace. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Demyan
vs
Sheehan

188 cm
20
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valery Demyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teddy Sheehan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Demyan thumps Sheehan with a low kick.
Sheehan fails with the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demyan.

Demyan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sheehan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Demyan stands up and beckons Sheehan to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Demyan, right into the meat.
Demyan works Sheehan's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demyan.
Nice body kick from Demyan.
Sheehan looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Demyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demyan.
Demyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Demyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demyan.
Sheehan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Demyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Demyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Demyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheehan defending well though.
Demyan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Demyan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Demyan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Sheehan looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Demyan 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.
Demyan throwing shots but Sheehan is blocking nicely.
Demyan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demyan is keen to just control but Sheehan is a slippery customer.
Sheehan is looking to control Demyan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sheehan avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Demyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheehan's calf.
Demyan works Sheehan's body with a nice hook.
Demyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Demyan keeps Sheehan at a distance using the push kick.
Demyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Demyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sheehan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Demyan moves into the clinch.
Demyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sheehan.
Demyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demyan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Demyan wants to control but Sheehan is keeping him busy.
Demyan throwing shots but Sheehan is blocking nicely.
Demyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Demyan wants to control but Sheehan is keeping him busy.
Sheehan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Demyan throws a strike but Sheehan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sheehan trying to control the position from guard on top but Demyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demyan keeping full guard, as Sheehan tries to pass.
Sheehan looking to sit in guard and control but Demyan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Demyan trying to control but Sheehan is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Demyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheehan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valery Demyan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sheehan tries for a takedown but Demyan circles away easily
and Demyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Demyan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Demyan scores with a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Demyan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sheehan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Demyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Demyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demyan tries to clinch but Sheehan is having none of it.
Demyan misses with a kick to the body.
Demyan misses with a kick to the body.
Sheehan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Demyan counter with a right hand.
Valery Demyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Sheehan.
Sheehan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sheehan is breathing heavily.
Sheehan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demyan.
Sheehan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demyan cracks Sheehan with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Demyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Demyan gets the takedown into side control.
Demyan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Demyan is working Sheehan over with some ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Demyan crashes against the mat.
Sheehan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Demyan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Demyan landing strikes from the mount.
Sheehan is desperately trying to improve his position but Demyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Demyan landing strikes from the mount and Sheehan is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehan is looking to improve his position but Demyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Demyan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sheehan looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demyan with the ground and pound from mount.
Sheehan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Demyan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Demyan lands a heavy elbow.
Demyan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sheehan working to try and regain half guard.
Demyan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sheehan's face.
Demyan controlling from the full mount.
Sheehan is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Demyan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demyan looking to finish with strikes here!
Demyan controlling from mount.
Sheehan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Demyan punching from mount but Sheehan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sheehan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sheehan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Demyan trying to control but Sheehan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sheehan is looking to get to half guard.
Sheehan is squirming around, avoiding Demyan's attempts to control the action.
Demyan cracks Sheehan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demyan working Sheehan over with strikes here.
Demyan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Demyan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Demyan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valery Demyan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Demyan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sheehan wants to clinch
and Demyan counters with a thumping low kick.
Sheehan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demyan. Demyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Demyan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Demyan clinches but Sheehan breaks the clinch
and Sheehan counters with a stiff right hand.
Demyan scoring well with a low kick there.

Sheehan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Demyan was covering up waiting for the punch and Sheehan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sheehan advances to half guard.
Sheehan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sheehan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Demyan is just riding it out for now. Sheehan eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sheehan seems to be looking for submissions.
Demyan looks like he's trying to stand up.

Sheehan is trying to work for a kimura but Demyan is defending well.

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.
Sheehan is trying to control. Demyan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Sheehan is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Demyan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Sheehan preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demyan keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Demyan pushes Sheehan away with a front kick.
Demyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Demyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Demyan feints and then cracks Sheehan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheehan down.
A cross from Demyan lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demyan.
Demyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valery Demyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Demyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Demyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Sheehan in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Demyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demyan is looking to slow Sheehan down with leg kicks.
Valery Demyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Demyan throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan tries to avoid it.
Demyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheehan can do to turn this around?
Demyan throws a head kick but Sheehan moves out of range.
Demyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sheehan. That did some damage!
Demyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Sheehan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sheehan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demyan can pounce on him.

Sheehan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demyan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Teddy Sheehan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valery Demyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demyan 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valery Demyan!