PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmut Demir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland has chosen DJ Khaled - I'm On One as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Demir
vs
Van Kirkland

196 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
285 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KAISER
Stonewall

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahmut Demir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demir slips under a jab.
Van Kirkland lands a nice shot that snaps Demir's head back.
Good work by Demir as he checks the leg kick.
Demir lunges at Van Kirkland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Kirkland's hand.
Demir connects with the punch.
Demir throws the kick towards the body but Van Kirkland avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Kirkland swings widly with a right hand
and Demir counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Demir moves out of range.
Van Kirkland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demir.
Demir throws a head kick but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Donk. Van Kirkland catches Demir right on the button with a cross.
Van Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demir.
Van Kirkland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Demir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
Van Kirkland throws a body punch but Demir moves out of range.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Demir moves out of range.
Van Kirkland looks for a takedown but Demir sprawls well.
Demir misses with a takedown attempt - Van Kirkland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demir.
Van Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Demir ducks down to avoid it.
Demir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Demir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Kirkland avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Van Kirkland. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Demir or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Kirkland which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmut Demir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kirkland throws a jab but it's blocked by Demir.
Demir looks to land a left hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Demir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Demir.
Van Kirkland looks to land a left hand but Demir moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demir throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Demir moves out of range of the strikes.
Demir scores with a nice right hand.
Demir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demir.
Van Kirkland throws a predictable looking body shot
and Demir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Van Kirkland looking to score a takedown here. Demir is defending well but Van Kirkland drives through and ends up in Demir's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Demir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Demir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Demir moves nicely into side control.
Demir content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Van Kirkland is looking to regain half guard here but Demir keeps moving and retains side control.
Demir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Kirkland keeps working.
Demir cracks Van Kirkland with a big right hand but Van Kirkland just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Demir moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demir has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Kirkland's face.
Van Kirkland tries to hold on but Demir pushes him away.
Demir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Kirkland can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Demir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Demir trying to control but Van Kirkland is having none of it.
Van Kirkland tries to reverse the position but Demir maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demir tries to control but Van Kirkland wriggling away.
Demir working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
Demir content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahmut Demir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Demir misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Demir saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Kirkland lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Demir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Demir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Kirkland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demir is able to avoid easily.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Demir saw that one coming.
A big left from Demir misses.
Van Kirkland ducks right into an uppercut from Demir.
Demir misses with a looping right.
Demir shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Kirkland tries to sprawl out of it but Demir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Kirkland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Kirkland takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That has opened up Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Demir coming out on top.

The cut above Mikhail Van Kirkland's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Demir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Kirkland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Demir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van Kirkland looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Demir has control of an arm but Van Kirkland manages to advance to Demir's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kirkland tries to keep control of the position but Demir is staying busy.
Even with his hooks in, Van Kirkland manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Demir covering up well under a series of strikes from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Kirkland has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Demir is looking for a way out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demir trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Demir fending off the submission attempt from Van Kirkland.

Van Kirkland tightening his grip on Demir, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demir showing good submission defense here.
Van Kirkland controlling well, preventing Demir from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Demir manages to reverse the position and now he's in Van Kirkland's guard. Nice work there by Demir.
Demir passes Van Kirkland's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Demir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Kirkland manages to get to full guard.
Demir trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Van Kirkland is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mahmut Demir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Kirkland throws the left hand but Demir avoids the punch easily.
Van Kirkland throws a jab when Demir was well out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Kirkland missing with a left hand there. Demir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends Demir's belly button to the back.
Demir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Kirkland throws out the jab.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demir.

Van Kirkland drives through with a takedown into Demir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Demir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Demir has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Kirkland's face.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mahmut Demir!
Mahmut Demir is the new super heavyweight champion!