PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donte Demirro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ae Firmeza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firmeza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. not afraid kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the ring it seems that Donte Demirro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Donte Demirro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Demirro
vs
Firmeza

155 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

163 cm
19
136 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donte Demirro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ae Firmeza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demirro misses with a takedown attempt - Firmeza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Demirro scores a takedown into full mount!
Demirro with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Firmeza prevents Demirro from taking his back.

Demirro working for a guillotine from mount but Firmeza is in no mood to give up.
Demirro punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Demirro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Firmeza is trying desperately to improve position.
Firmeza is squirming around, avoiding Demirro's attempts to control the action.
Demirro working the ground and pound effectively.
Firmeza can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firmeza wants to hold on but Demirro pushes him away.
Firmeza wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Demirro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Firmeza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Demirro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Demirro looking to control but Firmeza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Firmeza working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Demirro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Demirro moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Firmeza has worked his arm free - good work by Firmeza!
Demirro looking to control but instead Firmeza has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Demirro wants to work for an arm triangle but Firmeza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Firmeza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Firmeza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Demirro is defending against the submission attempts here by Firmeza.

Demirro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Firmeza pulls his head out easily.
Demirro gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirro is trying to control the position but Firmeza postures up.

Firmeza drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Demirro dives on top into guard.
Demirro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demirro postures up in Firmeza's guard and throws a big left but Firmeza blocks it.

Firmeza working for a triangle but Demirro defends it easily.
Demirro lands a couple of elbows.

Firmeza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Demirro passes into half guard.
Demirro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Firmeza looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Demirro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Demirro is trying to control. Firmeza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Demirro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Firmeza defends it well.
Firmeza is trying to maintain the position but Demirro is very close to passing his half guard.
Demirro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Firmeza defending well though.

Demirro is working for a submission of some sort.
Demirro is thwarting Firmeza's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Demirro misses with a takedown attempt - Firmeza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Demirro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Firmeza's guard.

Firmeza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Demirro trying to control the position from guard on top but Firmeza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demirro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Demirro trying to control the position from guard on top but Firmeza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Firmeza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Demirro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirro sitting in guard here, content to control.

Firmeza looking for a guillotine here but Demirro defends easily.

Firmeza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Demirro slips nicely into half guard.

Demirro seems to be working for a kimura but Firmeza defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firmeza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Demirro is working away from the top position though.
Demirro trying to control from Firmeza's half guard. Firmeza has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Firmeza wants to stand but Demirro is controlling the position.
Demirro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demirro forces his way into half guard.

Demirro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Firmeza wants to control but Demirro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Donte Demirro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demirro wants to work for an arm triangle but Firmeza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Demirro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Firmeza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Demirro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Demirro is working for a submission of some sort.
Firmeza is refusing to be controlled, as Demirro sits in half guard.
Demirro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Firmeza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Firmeza has hold of Demirro's hands but Demirro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Demirro working over Firmeza with some ground and pound. Firmeza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Firmeza trying to hold on to Demirro's head to control him but Demirro postures up.
Firmeza is refusing to be controlled, as Demirro sits in half guard.

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.
Firmeza is trying to get back to full guard.
Demirro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Firmeza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Demirro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Firmeza's guard.

Firmeza is defending against the submission attempts here by Demirro.
Firmeza gets back to full guard.
Demirro trying to control but Firmeza is working from the bottom.
Demirro is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donte Demirro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Demirro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Demirro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Firmeza is fending him off so far but Demirro persists. Nope, Firmeza circles away and we're back to standing.
Demirro fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donte Demirro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Firmeza avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firmeza misses with a takedown

and Demirro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Demirro trying to pass the guard but Firmeza defending well.
Firmeza is looking to improve his position.
Demirro is looking to advance position but Firmeza won't allow it.
Demirro works his way into side control.
Firmeza can't do much from the bottom here.
Firmeza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Demirro's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Demirro trying to control the action but Firmeza is working from the bottom.
Firmeza manages to get to full guard.
Demirro won't allow Firmeza to sweep him here.
Demirro trying to control the position from guard on top but Firmeza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demirro passes Firmeza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Demirro is keen to just control but Firmeza is a slippery customer.
Firmeza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Demirro is working away from the top position though.
Demirro lands with a punch from half guard.
Firmeza wants to control but Demirro is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firmeza won't allow Demirro to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Demirro there.
Demirro passes to side control.
Demirro trying to control the action but Firmeza is working from the bottom.
Demirro controlling the position.
Demirro trying to control the position but Firmeza is working away.
You can see the frustration on Firmeza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Demirro is trying to get an arm triangle but Firmeza is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firmeza can't do much from the bottom here.
Demirro is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Firmeza will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Demirro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Demirro working the body and head with strikes.

Demirro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Firmeza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Firmeza tries to buck Demirro off but Demirro is having none of it.
Ae Firmeza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donte Demirro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Firmeza can't do much from the bottom here.
Demirro is looking to take a break and control but Firmeza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donte Demirro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demirro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donte Demirro!