PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demo Man comes to the cage accompanied by THE PRODIGY - voodoo people. Eks Man has chosen The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Man
vs
Man

182 cm
31
197 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

181 cm
27
217 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eks Man!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eks Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Demo Man ducks under a wild hook from Eks Man.
Nice shot by Eks Man.
Eks Man walks into a jab.
Eks Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demo Man but Demo Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eks Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demo Man as he jumps to the side.
Demo Man ducks under a wild hook from Eks Man.
Demo Man works over Eks Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demo Man takes a swing at Eks Man's ribcage but misses.
Demo Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eks Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demo Man throws a looping overhand right but Eks Man ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demo Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eks Man at a distance.
Eks Man throws a lazy right hand but Demo Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eks Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demo Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eks Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Demo Man defends it nicely.
Demo Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eks Man.
Demo Man defending well as Eks Man loads up on a big left hand.
Eks Man misses with a hook. Demo Man ducked under it nicely.
Demo Man swings for the body but Eks Man moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Demo Man misses

and Eks Man counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eks Man looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eks Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Demo Man has his hands clasped together around Eks Man's back. He's all about the action.
Eks Man wants to pass the guard but Demo Man is defending well.
Demo Man is staying active underneath Eks Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Demo Man looks like he's trying to stand up.
Demo Man is controlling Eks Man's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Eks Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eks Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demo Man is trying to maintain the position but Eks Man is very close to passing his half guard.

Eks Man is trying to work for a kimura but Demo Man is defending well.
Eks Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Demo Man is looking for a sweep. Eks Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eks Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demo Man's head.
Demo Man has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eks Man is working away from the top position though.

Eks Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Demo Man doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eks Man.
Demo Man pushes Eks Man off looking to stand but Eks Man dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Eks Man in particular looking to stall.
Demo Man controlling the position well.
Eks Man works his way into full mount!
Eks Man raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eks Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eks Man misses with some ground and pound and Demo Man recovers position to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eks Man will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Eks Man throws a right hand that misses
and Demo Man counters with a three punch combo that has Eks Man backing up. Eks Man nods at Demo Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Demo Man misses with a hook to the body
and Demo Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demo Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eks Man.
Demo Man swings widly with a right hand
enabling Eks Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Demo Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eks Man throws a big shot that misses.
Eks Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eks Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Demo Man defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Demo Man as Eks Man shoots in.
Eks Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demo Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Demo Man.

Eks Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Demo Man trying to control the position.
Demo Man seems keen to control Eks Man's posture.
Demo Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eks Man.
Eks Man passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Eks Man is looking to take a break and control but Demo Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eks Man works to advance to full mount. Demo Man defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eks Man avoids the attempt from Demo Man to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demo Man suckers Eks Man into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Demo Man is now in Eks Man's guard!
Eks Man lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Demo Man!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demo Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eks Man throws some wild stikes that Demo Man manages to avoid easily.
Eks Man thowing shots but they're missing.
Eks Man looking to control but Demo Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demo Man takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Eks Man throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Demo Man because Eks Man loaded up on that one.
Eks Man looking to finish Demo Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Demo Man!
Demo Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eks Man controlling the pace for now.
Eks Man thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Eks Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eks Man tries to control but Demo Man wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demo Man is trying desperately to improve position.
Demo Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eks Man on the ground.
Eks Man in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Demo Man is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Eks Man avoids the attempt from Demo Man to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eks Man thowing shots but they're missing.
Eks Man thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demo Man can't escape the position.
Eks Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Demo Man is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Eks Man lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eks Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Eks Man feints and as Demo Man raises his hands in defense, Eks Man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eks Man won't allow Demo Man to sweep him here.
Eks Man postures up in Demo Man's guard and throws a big left but Demo Man blocks it.
Eks Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Demo Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eks Man is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eks Man stops Demo Man from standing up.
Eks Man slips nicely into half guard.
Demo Man won't allow Eks Man to pass to mount.
Demo Man has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eks Man is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eks Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Demo Man sees it coming and defends easily.

Eks Man is looking for a kimura here.
Eks Man throws a strike but Demo Man avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Eks Man stands and throws Demo Man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eks Man looking to control but instead Demo Man has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Eks Man wants to control but Demo Man is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eks Man is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Eks Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Demo Man wants to stand up but Eks Man is controlling him.
Demo Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eks Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Eks Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eks Man is looking to advance position but Demo Man has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eks Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eks Man tries to hold on but Demo Man pushes him away.
Eks Man keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eks Man wants to control but Demo Man is having none of it.
Eks Man is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demo Man in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Eks Man sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Eks Man manages to get to full guard.
Eks Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eks Man working a defensive guard here.
Demo Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Eks Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eks Man seems keen to control Demo Man's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eks Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eks Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eks Man!