PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Evans might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Emoyrean Mercenaries. Kaban Demidov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Evans
vs
Demidov

190 cm
27
250 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

210 cm
32
281 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans lands a jab to Demidov's midsection.
Demidov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Demidov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans connects with a nice looking jab.
Evans throws a leg kick but Demidov moved away.

Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Demidov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Demidov tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demidov prevents a body shot from Evans.
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Demidov.
Good body shot from Evans.
Demidov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Demidov.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans lands a body shot.
Evans tries a body shot but Demidov blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries a body shot but Demidov blocks it.
Demidov has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Demidov misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Demidov.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demidov wants to break free but Evans has control.
Demidov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Demidov's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demidov.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Demidov manages to break the clinch.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but Demidov moves his leg out of the way.
Evans throws a front kick aimed at Demidov's knee but Demidov avoids it well.
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demidov pinned against the cage. Demidov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Demidov drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Evans.
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!
Demidov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demidov swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Demidov.
A short right from Evans.
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
Demidov tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Demidov is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Evans misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Demidov prevents a body shot from Evans.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Demidov.
Evans takes a knee to the side of the body.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demidov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans blocks a body shot from Demidov.
A head punch on the inside from Demidov fails to land.
Demidov can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Demidov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Demidov throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.

Evans closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov misses with a knee strike.
Demidov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.

It looks like Ryan Evans has been cut.
Demidov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans lands a left hand.
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demidov throws an elbow but it misses.
Demidov blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans avoiding damage.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Evans for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Demidov tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Demidov scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Evans dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Demidov closes the distance and pushes Evans back into the cage.
Evans dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Demidov.
Demidov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demidov blocks an uppercut.
Demidov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.

Demidov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Evans misses.
Evans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demidov ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Demidov tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Demidov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Evans moves into range and clinches up with Demidov.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Demidov controls his hands.
Evans takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.

Demidov manages to break the clinch.

Demidov lands a left and a right that send Evans crashing to the mat, dazed. Demidov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Demidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Demidov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Evans has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Demidov checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Demidov.
Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Demidov is out of range.
Demidov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Evans misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Demidov connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Evans! He's out on his feet! Demidov rushes in and drops Evans with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaban Demidov!
Our winner, Kaban Demidov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.