PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dekkers The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Demar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

The
vs
Demar

195 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

199 cm
19
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dekkers The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Demar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Demar. No joy for The on that attempt.
Dekkers The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The shoots in looking for a takedown. Demar tries to sprawl out of it but The keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Demar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The rushes Demar and presses him up against the cage.

Demar breaks from the clinch.
Demar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demar misses with a few strikes there.
Demar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dekkers The. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Demar sprawls well. Demar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The gets slowly back to his feet.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.

Demar gets tackled into the cage by The. The maintains the clinch.
Demar is pressed up against the cage. The has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demar down to the mat. Demar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The dives in and grabs Demar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Demar pushes down on The's head and hops out.
The fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demar misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Demar. Those never looked like landing.
The closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demar circles away.
The shoots for a takedown but Demar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by The or perhaps it was just good defense by Demar which made him look bad.

The looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Demar!
The throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The looking to control and managing it successfully.
Demar is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Demar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Demar working to try and regain half guard.
The won't let Demar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Demar?
Demar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Demar looks a forlorn figure.
The lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The controlling from mount.
The tries to control but Demar wriggling away.
The looking to finish Demar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Demar!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The lands a heavy elbow.
The with the ground and pound from mount.
Demar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Demar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Demar looks gassed!
The in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The landing strikes from the mount and Demar is in trouble!
The raining down shots from the mount!
The controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dekkers The dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The looks for a takedown but Demar sprawls well.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The misses with a takedown attempt - Demar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Demar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
The misses with a takedown attempt - Demar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dekkers The. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Demar letting The take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Demar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Demar wants to get back to striking at distance but The won't allow it.
Demar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Demar prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Demar misses.
A left and a right from Demar both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Demar does no damage.
Demar throws a nice looking combination but The bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The shoots in for a double leg but Demar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Demar misses with a two punch combination.
The tries for a takedown but Demar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demar misses with a wild combination.
Demar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Demar wants it to stay on the feet.
Demar misses with a jab, cross combination.
The dives in and grabs Demar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Demar pushes down on The's head and hops out.
The swings for the body but Demar moves out of range.
The fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Demar does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The wants to clinch up but Demar keeps it at a distance.
Demar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The throws a right and a left that Demar avoids nicely.
The scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demar swinging wildly here.
The dodges the punch combination from Demar.
Dekkers The is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demar tries to bum rush The with a series of wild strikes but The uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demar misses with a double jab
and The counters with a good low kick that Demar was not able to check.
Demar misses with a double jab
and The counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demar falls off balance throwing a combination

and The counters with a single leg into guard. Demar didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demar keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The wants to pass the guard but Demar is keeping the position.
The postures up in Demar's guard and throws a big left but Demar blocks it.
Dekkers The overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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 with a nice head shot there.
Demar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The scoring with punches to the head and body.
The pushes down on Demar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Demar is trying to stand up here but The is controlling him well.

The is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Demar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dekkers The dominated that second round.
That's time! The's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The tries to clinch up but Demar circles away and keeps his distance.
The throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demar's waist but Demar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The off to one side.
No joy there for Demar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Demar wants it to stay on the feet.
Demar stalks The and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The's face. The staggers backwards, shaken.
The is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dekkers The. 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.
Demar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demar.
The fails with a takedown attempt.
The misses with a takedown attempt - Demar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The trying to control the position from guard on top but Demar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Demar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Demar keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The chips away with some ground and pound.
The tries to free his leg and advance position but Demar is retaining full guard.
The trying to control but Demar is working from the bottom.
The not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demar keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.
The works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The drops an elbow to the side of Demar's head.
Well, if The 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.
Dekkers The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demar taking some punishment here, with The in his half guard.
The has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dekkers The showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dekkers The!