PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Draper
vs
Demidov

187 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Lucid Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Demidov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Demidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draper slips under a jab from Demidov.
Draper lands the left hand.
Demidov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draper pinned against the cage. Draper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demidov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demidov fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draper misses with a series of wild punches.

Demidov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Demidov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Draper dodges the ground and pound from Demidov.
Draper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Draper tries to get out of the position.
Demidov trying to control the position but Draper is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demidov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Demidov lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper seems a little lost for a moment, as Demidov dominates the positioning.
Draper defending against the ground and pound.
Demidov controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draper tries to improve position but can't.
Demidov throws an elbow but Draper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Demidov just content to control the position.
Draper is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov trying to control the position but Draper is working away.
Demidov works to advance to full mount. Draper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Draper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Demidov cracks Draper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Demidov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Draper is breathing heavily.
Demidov controlling from mount.
Demidov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov working Draper over with strikes here.
Demidov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Demidov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Demidov looking to finish Draper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Draper!
Demidov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Demidov swings widly with a right hand
and Draper counters with a nice uppercut.
Draper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demidov.
Draper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demidov looks for a takedown but Draper sprawls well.
Draper throws a series of punches but Demidov moves out of range.

Demidov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Demidov controlling from mount.

Demidov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Draper has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper is squirming around, avoiding Demidov's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Draper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Demidov landing strikes from the mount.
Demidov throwing strikes but Draper uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Draper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Demidov.
Demidov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Demidov in particular looking to stall.
Draper taking some punishment here, with Demidov in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Demidov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Demidov slips a nice elbow through Draper's hands, connecting with Draper's forehead.
Demidov throwing shots but Draper is blocking nicely.
Demidov is trying to control the action in half guard but Draper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Draper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Demidov.
Draper is trying to get back to full guard.
Draper is trying to control but can't.
Demidov throwing shots but Draper is blocking nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Draper catches Demidov right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper scores with a jab. Demidov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demidov fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Draper misses.
Don Draper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draper stuns Demidov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Demidov dodges the punch combination from Draper.
Demidov misses with a combination
and Draper counters with a two punch combo.
Demidov throws a combination that misses
and Draper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draper swats away the attempt to clinch by Demidov.

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.
Draper's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Draper duly obliges.
Draper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Demidov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demidov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draper swinging wilding here.
Demidov is looking to clinch but Draper is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demidov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vlad Demidov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Draper misses with a few strikes there.
Demidov tries to clinch up.
Demidov tries for a takedown but Draper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Demidov misses with a combination
and Draper counters with a three punch combo that has Demidov backing up. Demidov nods at Draper to acknowledge the strikes.
Demidov throws a series of punches but Draper avoids them all with ease.

Demidov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Draper sprawls well initially but Demidov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Demidov stalling.
Draper is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov thows a huge punch but Draper dodges it nicely.
Demidov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Demidov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Demidov uses his free foot to push down on Draper's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Draper.
Demidov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Draper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Draper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Demidov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two 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.
Demidov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Demidov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Draper tries to lock up and control but Demidov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vlad Demidov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demidov cracks Draper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Demidov looking to ground and pound but Draper is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper is trying desperately to improve position.
Demidov breaks from Draper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Demidov lands with some strikes.
Demidov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Draper wants to hold on but Demidov pushes him away.
Demidov lands a heavy elbow.
Draper is in a horrible position here. Demidov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Demidov content just to control the position here.
Demidov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Draper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Don Draper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Draper is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Draper bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Demidov and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Demidov!