PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan comes into the arena with Judgment night by Biohazard&Onyx blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Demikovic's choice of entrance music: Russian National Anthem. Nicolai Demikovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jan
vs
Demikovic

194 cm
32
240 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

191 cm
30
250 lbs
20 - 17 - 2

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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 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jan. No joy for Demikovic on that attempt.
Jan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demikovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Demikovic with a poor takedown
and Jan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Demikovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Demikovic looks winded!
Demikovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jan throws a head kick that misses.
Jan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demikovic misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Jan finds it's way through Demikovic's defenses.
Jan misses with the combination.
Jan throws a nice looking combination but Demikovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicolai Demikovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jan lands with a straight right. Demikovic didn't see that one coming.
Jan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demikovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Demikovic shoots in for a double leg but Jan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John Jan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Demikovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan scores with a jab to the body.
Jan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demikovic is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Demikovic.
Demikovic misses with a combination
and Jan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jan scores with the left hand. Demikovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Jan scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jan lands a jab to Demikovic's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jan. Demikovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jan digs a good hook to Demikovic's body.
Jan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Jan sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Demikovic to the ground! Jan dives into full mount looking to finish!

Demikovic is rocked!
Jan controlling from mount.
Demikovic is still in real trouble! Can Jan finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan lands with some strikes.

Jan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Demikovic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Demikovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Jan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Demikovic is pushing Jan's head away, looking to escape. Jan manages to hold on to the position though.
Jan is looking to take a break and control but Demikovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jan tries to score with some ground and pound. Demikovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Demikovic wants to control but Jan postures up.
Demikovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jan.
Demikovic looking for a sweep but Jan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jan trying to control but Demikovic is having none of it.
Demikovic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic looking to sit in guard and control but Jan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jan being controlled here momentarily.
Demikovic wants to stand up but Jan is controlling him.
Demikovic trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demikovic keeping full guard, as Jan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Jan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
That's time! Jan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Demikovic fails with a takedown attempt.

Demikovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Demikovic blocks a body shot from Jan.

Demikovic has Jan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Demikovic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jan tumbling to the mat - Demikovic dives into Jan's guard.
Jan seems keen to control Demikovic's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic postures up.
Jan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan has Demikovic pulled in close to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Demikovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jan's head.
Jan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Demikovic can't escape the position.
Demikovic tries to lock up and control but Jan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jan controlling the pace for now.
Jan looking to control but Demikovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Demikovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Demikovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jan is one step ahead there.
Demikovic wants to stand up but Jan is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demikovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jan trying to control the position from guard on top but Demikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demikovic wants to stand up but Jan is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demikovic can do to turn this around?
Jan wants to control from the top but Demikovic keeps moving.
Jan looking to sit in guard and control but Demikovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Jan keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan has Demikovic pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Jan.
Horrible takedown by Demikovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Jan which made him look bad.

Demikovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jan manages to get back to half guard.
Jan is looking for a sweep. Demikovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jan is trying to get back to full 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!
Demikovic trying to advance position but Jan counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nicolai Demikovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Demikovic fails to land the takedown.
John Jan is winning the standup battle so far.
Demikovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Jan tries to sprawl out of it but Demikovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demikovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Demikovic scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demikovic.
John Jan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Demikovic.
Jan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Jan lands a high kick to the side of Demikovic's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Jan dives into guard, looking to finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demikovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demikovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic keeping moving, preventing Jan from controlling successfully.
Jan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demikovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jan looking to sit in guard and control but Demikovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Demikovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Demikovic throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nice combo by Jan! Oh, that's hurt him - Demikovic falls to the canvas and Jan follows him into side control.

Demikovic is rocked!

That has opened up Nicolai Demikovic's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demikovic keeps working.
Demikovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jan.
Jan landing strikes.
Demikovic gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan slips a nice elbow through Demikovic's hands, connecting with Demikovic's forehead.
Demikovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jan is working away from the top position though.
Demikovic moves into full guard.
Demikovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jan trying to control the position from guard on top but Demikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demikovic wants to sweep here but Jan controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan trying to control but Demikovic is working from the bottom.
Demikovic being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Jan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jan lands with a hook. Demikovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jan misses with a leg kick
and Demikovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demikovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jan counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Jan as he connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Jan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jan 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jan!
Post fight, an emotional John Jan said 'Thanks for a fine fight.'.