PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Kennedy has chosen Street Spirit (Fade Out) by RadioHead as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Demikovic
vs
Kennedy

191 cm
24
250 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

200 cm
29
270 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Demikovic has managed to clinch.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Demikovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Demikovic blocks it.
Kennedy digs a right hand underneath Demikovic's ribcage. Demikovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.

It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demikovic backwards.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demikovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
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!
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Demikovic controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy stops a takedown attempt from Demikovic.
Demikovic is breathing heavily.
Kennedy digs a right hand underneath Demikovic's ribcage. Demikovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kennedy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demikovic backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kennedy as the two fighters clinch.
Kennedy is leaning against Demikovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kennedy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kennedy.
Kennedy is leaning against Demikovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demikovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Kennedy - that landed with a thud.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Demikovic uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kennedy lands a right hand.
Demikovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kennedy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a shot to the body.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Demikovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kennedy lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Demikovic sprawling to the canvas. Kennedy follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Demikovic hang on?

Demikovic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demikovic taking some punishment here, with Kennedy in his half guard.
Oh Demikovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kennedy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Demikovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Demikovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Demikovic wants to get back to full guard.
Kennedy lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kennedy.
Kennedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kennedy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy lands strikes from half guard.
Kennedy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kennedy thows a huge punch but Demikovic dodges it nicely.
Demikovic gets full guard.
Kennedy thows a big elbow that misses.
Demikovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Demikovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kennedy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kennedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kennedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demikovic is keeping the position for now.
Kennedy cracks Demikovic with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Demikovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Demikovic looking to control.
Kennedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demikovic is keeping the position for now.
Demikovic keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.
Demikovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kennedy is not content to let Demikovic control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kennedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demikovic.
Demikovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kennedy is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demikovic wants to free his trapped foot but Kennedy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Demikovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Kennedy tries to sprawl out of it but Demikovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kennedy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demikovic shoots in and drives through. Kennedy sprawls well.
Kennedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kennedy looks to clinch

and Demikovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kennedy's guard now.
Kennedy keeping full guard, as Demikovic tries to pass.
Demikovic looking to sit in guard and control but Kennedy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kennedy won't allow Demikovic to sweep him here.
Kennedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demikovic is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy being controlled here momentarily.
Kennedy prevents Demikovic from getting back to his feet.

Demikovic pushes Kennedy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kennedy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demikovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy throws a poor cross that misses

and Demikovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kennedy's guard.
Demikovic slips nicely into half guard.
Kennedy tries to kick Demikovic off but Demikovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves into full guard.
Demikovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Demikovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kennedy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kennedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demikovic is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Demikovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demikovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demikovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four 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 is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Demikovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kennedy dives on top into guard.
Demikovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kennedy throws a strike but Demikovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Demikovic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolai Demikovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kennedy moves to clinch but Demikovic breaks away

and Demikovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Demikovic.
Demikovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Demikovic is in close to Kennedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Demikovic from controlling successfully.
Demikovic won't allow Kennedy to sweep him here.
Demikovic advances position into side control!
Demikovic working the ground and pound but Kennedy is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Demikovic tries to advance to mount but Kennedy denies him.
Demikovic wants to control but Kennedy is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Demikovic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nicolai Demikovic just wasn't active enough.
Kennedy misses with a left hand
and Demikovic counters with a left and a right that stings Kennedy.

Kennedy rushes Demikovic and presses him up against the cage.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demikovic goes for a takedown attempt but Kennedy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jeff Kennedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Demikovic closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Demikovic's head.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demikovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kennedy prevents it.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Demikovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Demikovic's gas tank.
Kennedy lands a shot to the body.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kennedy.
Demikovic takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy pushes Demikovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kennedy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of Demikovic backwards.
Kennedy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kennedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demikovics head.
Kennedy scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Kennedy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennedy.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Demikovic or not.
Demikovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kennedy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kennedy.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a nice uppercut.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kennedy as Demikovic tries to tie him up.
Kennedy works on Demikovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Kennedy tries to throw a body punch but Demikovic avoids it by throwing Kennedy back against the cage.
Kennedy cracks Demikovic with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Kennedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kennedy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Kennedy!