PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Demarcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Karkamanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Demarcus
vs
Karkamanis

200 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Demarcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicolas Karkamanis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karkamanis looks to clinch
and Demarcus counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Demarcus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Demarcus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Demarcus avoids the attempt from Karkamanis to control.
Karkamanis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Demarcus is staying active.
Demarcus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karkamanis tries to improve his position but instead Demarcus has taken his back!

Demarcus goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Karkamanis escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Demarcus is trying to stand back up but Karkamanis is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkamanis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demarcus keeps working.
Karkamanis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Demarcus.

Karkamanis wants to work for an arm triangle but Demarcus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Demarcus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karkamanis tries to free his leg and advance position but Demarcus is retaining full guard.
Karkamanis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Demarcus manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Karkamanis keeping moving, preventing Demarcus from controlling successfully.

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.
Karkamanis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karkamanis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demarcus is one step ahead there.
Demarcus looking to pass the guard.

Karkamanis pushes Demarcus off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkamanis wants to clinch

and Demarcus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Demarcus preventing the sweep.
Demarcus postures up.
Demarcus is pushing down on Karkamanis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karkamanis is fighting to maintain full guard but Demarcus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Demarcus trying to control the pace.
Karkamanis wants to control but Demarcus is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarcus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karkamanis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karkamanis is trying to stand.

Demarcus is working for an americana but Karkamanis has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Demarcus was thinking about the submission.
Demarcus stopping the sweep attempt from Karkamanis.

Karkamanis is working an open guard so Demarcus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Demarcus dominated that 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.

A head kick by Demarcus misses

and Karkamanis moves into the clinch.
Karkamanis wants to stall.
Karkamanis leaning his opponent against the cage.

Karkamanis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demarcus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Demarcus gets tackled into the cage by Karkamanis. Karkamanis maintains the clinch.
Demarcus wants to break free but Karkamanis has control.
Demarcus tries to pull guard but Karkamanis won't allow it.
Karkamanis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Demarcus is keeping busy.

Demarcus lands a takedown into guard.
Karkamanis trying to control the position.
Demarcus won't allow Karkamanis to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkamanis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Demarcus controls the pace.
Karkamanis trying to keep a closed guard but Demarcus is proving a slippery customer.
Demarcus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demarcus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karkamanis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karkamanis throws a lazy head kick

so Demarcus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkamanis trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demarcus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karkamanis wants to sweep here but Demarcus controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarcus being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicolas Karkamanis was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Demarcus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Demarcus lands in his opponent's guard.
Demarcus trying to control the position from guard on top but Karkamanis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karkamanis wants to stand up but Demarcus is controlling him.
Anthony Demarcus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkamanis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Demarcus manages to get himself to full guard.
Karkamanis trying to control but Demarcus is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karkamanis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demarcus is trying to control the position but Karkamanis postures up.
Karkamanis wants to control from the top but Demarcus keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Demarcus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Demarcus shoots in but Karkamanis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karkamanis tries a head kick but it misses.

Demarcus tries to keep at a distance but Karkamanis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karkamanis prevents Demarcus from breaking the clinch.
Demarcus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karkamanis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Demarcus jumps guard but Karkamanis stands there with Demarcus around his waist. Demarcus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Demarcus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karkamanis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkamanis has a couple of punches blocked by Demarcus.
Karkamanis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karkamanis scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarcus is pressed up against the cage. Karkamanis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demarcus down to the mat. Demarcus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Karkamanis gets a clinch.

Karkamanis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karkamanis darts in trying to clinch

so Demarcus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Demarcus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karkamanis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karkamanis is on top in guard.
Demarcus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karkamanis preventing the sweep.
Karkamanis wanted to stand there but Demarcus had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkamanis trying to control but Demarcus is working from the bottom.
Karkamanis passes Demarcus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Demarcus is trying is best to control the position here.

Karkamanis decides to stand up.

Demarcus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karkamanis tries to get to full guard but Demarcus has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkamanis is staying active underneath Demarcus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karkamanis trying to get back to full guard but Demarcus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Karkamanis can't escape the position.
Karkamanis tries to lock up and control but Demarcus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Demarcus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Karkamanis is now in Demarcus's guard. A big mistake from Demarcus there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Demarcus keeping moving, preventing Karkamanis from controlling successfully.
Nicolas Karkamanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karkamanis tries to stand but Demarcus is controlling from the bottom.

Karkamanis stands up from guard. Let's bang!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Demarcus.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demarcus, 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 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Demarcus!