PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Dusiciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Demikovic
vs
Dusiciel

191 cm
27
250 lbs
13 - 12 - 2

191 cm
30
268 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
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 13 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Dusiciel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demikovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dusiciel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dusiciel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demikovic.

Demikovic moves into range and clinches up with Dusiciel.
Dusiciel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demikovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dusiciel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dusiciel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Dusiciel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dusiciel as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demikovic closes the distance but Dusiciel moves to the side

and Dusiciel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Demikovic!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dusiciel punching from mount but Demikovic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Demikovic is working to get back to half guard.
Dusiciel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Dusiciel has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic is squirming around, avoiding Dusiciel's attempts to control the action.

Dusiciel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Demikovic turns into him and now he's in Dusiciel's guard.
Demikovic wants to stand but Dusiciel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Dusiciel keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nicolai Demikovic.
Demikovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demikovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dusiciel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dusiciel to counter with a crisp jab.
Demikovic looks for a takedown but Dusiciel sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demikovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demikovic throws a head kick but Dusiciel moves out of range.
Demikovic shoots and misses

so Dusiciel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Demikovic wants to sweep here but Dusiciel controlling him for the moment.
Dusiciel trying to control the position from guard on top but Demikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dusiciel looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel wants to control from the top but Demikovic keeps moving.
Dusiciel postures up.
Demikovic keeping full guard, as Dusiciel tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Demikovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demikovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Demikovic feints and as Dusiciel raises his hands in defense, Demikovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demikovic throws a strike but Dusiciel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mario Dusiciel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dusiciel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demikovic.
Dusiciel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demikovic.
Demikovic doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dusiciel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Demikovic's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demikovic is controlling Dusiciel's posture.
Dusiciel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dusiciel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demikovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dusiciel is one step ahead there.
Dusiciel wants to control from the top but Demikovic keeps moving.
Demikovic wants to stand and escape but Dusiciel is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Demikovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dusiciel's waist but Dusiciel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demikovic off to one side.
Demikovic tries to clinch but Dusiciel moves away
and Dusiciel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dusiciel keeps the fight on the outside.
Dusiciel stuffs the takedown attempt from Demikovic. Demikovic gets slowly back to his feet.

Demikovic gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Demikovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Demikovic wants to control but Dusiciel is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dusiciel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic throwing strikes from guard but Dusiciel blocks nicely.
Demikovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demikovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Demikovic postures up.
Demikovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dusiciel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Dusiciel keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Nicolai Demikovic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Demikovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dusiciel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dusiciel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demikovic trying to control but Dusiciel is working from the bottom.
Demikovic wants to pass the guard but Dusiciel is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demikovic controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dusiciel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Demikovic swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Demikovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Dusiciel which made him look bad.
A left and a right from Demikovic both land. Nice combination.
Demikovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Demikovic throws a nice head kick!
Dusiciel tries to clinch but Demikovic moves out of range.
Dusiciel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demikovic.
Nice sprawl there from Demikovic as Dusiciel shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Dusiciel. Dusiciel gets slowly back to his feet.
Nicolai Demikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Dusiciel.
Dusiciel has a takedown stuffed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Demikovic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dusiciel throws a body punch but Demikovic moves out of range.
Demikovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dusiciel.
Demikovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice cross by Demikovic.
Dusiciel misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Demikovic misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dusiciel sprawls well. Dusiciel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Demikovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Dusiciel wants to clinch.
Demikovic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dusiciel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Demikovic's guard.
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!
Dusiciel trying to control the position from guard on top but Demikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dusicielis looking to pass into half guard but Demikovic pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Demikovic is in guard.
Dusiciel has his hands on Demikovic's head, controlling the position.
Dusiciel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel is pulling down on Demikovic's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mario Dusiciel.

Dusiciel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Demikovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dusiciel is pulling down on Demikovic's head. It's preventing any offense from Demikovic, at least for the moment.
Mario Dusiciel has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dusiciel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dusiciel wants to control but Demikovic passes easily into half guard.
Demikovic with the ground and pound but Dusiciel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demikovic wants to get up but he can't break Dusiciel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolai Demikovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Demikovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolai Demikovic!
After the big win, Nicolai Demikovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Versus Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.