PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Nicolai Demikovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

OReilly
vs
Demikovic

195 cm
26
280 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

191 cm
31
250 lbs
21 - 22 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny OReilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OReilly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demikovic under the eye.

It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
A leg kick checked by OReilly.
OReilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OReilly misses with a few strikes there.
Demikovic shoots in but OReilly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Demikovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Demikovic with that takedown attempt.
Demikovic wants to clinch up but OReilly keeps it at a distance.

Demikovic moves into the clinch successfully.

Demikovic pulls OReilly into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OReilly is looking to stand up but Demikovic won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as OReilly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Demikovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Demikovic pulls OReilly in close to his closed guard and prevents OReilly from doing any damage or advancing position.
OReilly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OReilly throws a big elbow that misses.
Demikovic wants to sweep here but OReilly controlling him for the moment.
OReilly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Demikovic's head.
Demikovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Demikovic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

OReilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OReilly misses with a double jab.
OReilly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Demikovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OReilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OReilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnny OReilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Demikovic.
OReilly cracks Demikovic with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

OReilly lands a left and a right that send Demikovic crashing to the mat, dazed. OReilly thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
OReilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Demikovic is rocked!
Johnny OReilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OReilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OReilly misses with a wild body shot.
Demikovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Demikovic.
OReilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
OReilly throws a lazy uppercut

and Demikovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
OReilly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Demikovic.

Demikovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
OReilly is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demikovic is working for a kimura but OReilly is defending it quite comfortably.
Demikovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
OReilly is trying to stand up here but Demikovic is controlling him well.
Demikovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
OReilly has hold of Demikovic's hands but Demikovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReilly tries to kick Demikovic off but Demikovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Demikovic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
OReilly tries to kick Demikovic off but Demikovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
OReilly is staying active underneath Demikovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
OReilly wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demikovic not doing much here.
Demikovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Demikovic is keen to just control but OReilly is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny OReilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Demikovic fails to land the takedown.
OReilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnny OReilly is winning the standup battle so far.
OReilly swings widly with a right hand
and Demikovic counters with a three punch combo that has OReilly backing up. OReilly nods at Demikovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Demikovic shoots in and drives through. OReilly sprawls well.
Johnny OReilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Demikovic.
Demikovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demikovic tries to close the distance and clinch but OReilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OReilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts OReilly as he jumps to the side.
Demikovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. OReilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by OReilly.

That has opened up Nicolai Demikovic's cut even more.
Johnny OReilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OReilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demikovic circles away quickly and effectively.

Demikovic pushes OReilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Demikovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. OReilly just stands there and leans against the cage.

OReilly manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OReilly misses with a left hand

and Demikovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Demikovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Demikovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OReilly defending well though.
Demikovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but OReilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Demikovic trying to mount his opponent but OReilly defends it.
Demikovic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for OReilly!
OReilly is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Demikovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OReilly is trying to stand.
Demikovic trying to control but OReilly is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic landing strikes, looking to finish!
OReilly is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Demikovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can OReilly hang on?
Demikovic content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic with a couple of short strikes.
Nicolai Demikovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demikovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Demikovic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Demikovic with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demikovic with the ground and pound from mount.
Demikovic dominating with strikes here.

OReilly is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic tries to control but OReilly wriggling away.
Demikovic landing strikes from the mount.
Oh OReilly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demikovic looking to control but OReilly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
OReilly seems to have got his legs back now.
Demikovic looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has OReilly covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolai Demikovic!
After the big win, Nicolai Demikovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.