PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dehaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dehaz comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - My Own Summer (Shove It). Kurucz has chosen Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dehaz
vs
Kurucz

172 cm
21
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
24
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Dehaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurucz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurucz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kurucz has managed to clinch.
Dehaz managing to block the knees to the body from Kurucz.
Dehaz avoiding damage as Kurucz throws knees to the body.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dehaz avoids it.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurucz crunches a lovely knee into Dehaz's ribcage.
Kurucz missing with knees to the body.
Dehaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kurucz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kurucz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dehaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kurucz lands a good knee to the midsection. Dehaz won't want to take too many of those.
Kurucz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dehaz is defending well for now.
Dehaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurucz.
Kurucz missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz landing knees to the body.
Dehaz managing to block the knees to the body from Kurucz.
Dehaz is trying to push Kurucz away but Kurucz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kurucz misses with an elbow strike.
Kurucz trying to land knees to the body.
Kurucz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kurucz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurucz missing with knees to the body.
Dehaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Dehaz breaks the clinch.
Kurucz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kurucz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dehaz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurucz darts in trying to clinch
and Dehaz counters with a nice body kick.
Kurucz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dehaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurucz's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dehaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dehaz counters with a one-two to the body.

Dehaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dehaz showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Dehaz seems to be working for a kimura but Kurucz defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Dehaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dehaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kurucz sees it coming and defends easily.

Dehaz is working for a kimura but Kurucz is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz winds up and cracks Kurucz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kurucz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dehaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurucz is refusing to be controlled, as Dehaz sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dehaz works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dehaz looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nikolai Dehaz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dehaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurucz is looking to clinch but Dehaz is avoiding it.
Dehaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurucz tries to clinch but Dehaz is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurucz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurucz.
Kurucz blocks a head kick by Dehaz.
Nikolai Dehaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurucz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dehaz counters with a straight right hand.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kurucz tries to clinch but Dehaz moves out of range.
Dehaz circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dehaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurucz.
Kurucz leaves Dehaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kurucz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dehaz leaves Kurucz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kurucz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dehaz but Dehaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nikolai Dehaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ansgar Kurucz.
Dehaz scores with a leg kick.
Dehaz lands a leg kick that knocks Kurucz off balance momentarily.
Dehaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurucz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kurucz takes one on the button.
Kurucz blocks a head kick by Dehaz.
Nice sprawl there from Dehaz as Kurucz shoots in.
Kurucz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Dehaz lands a jab.
Kurucz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dehaz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dehaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dehaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Dehaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kurucz's calf.
Kurucz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dehaz misses with a wild body shot.
Kurucz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kurucz wants it to stay on the feet.
Dehaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurucz wants to clinch up but Dehaz keeps it at a distance.
Kurucz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dehaz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kurucz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Dehaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dehaz lands a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dehaz!
Dehaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dehaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dehaz throws a front kick that sends Kurucz stumbling back into the cage.
Kurucz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dehaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Kurucz with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Dehaz.
Dehaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kurucz.
Kurucz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dehaz.
Dehaz scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dehaz feints and then cracks Kurucz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurucz down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dehaz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dehaz.

Dehaz clinches with his opponent.
Dehaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kurucz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kurucz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dehaz.
Dehaz is trying to drag Kurucz to the mat but Kurucz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kurucz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dehaz blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dehaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kurucz after a bit of a struggle.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kurucz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dehaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Dehaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dehaz throws a head kick that Kurucz semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Dehaz.
Dehaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurucz wants to clinch
and Dehaz counters with a nice body kick.
Kurucz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dehaz.
Dehaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurucz dodges the punch combination from Dehaz.
Kurucz tries to clinch but Dehaz moves out of range.
Dehaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kurucz's calf.
Kurucz tries to clinch up.
Dehaz is looking to slow Kurucz down with leg kicks.

Kurucz rushes Dehaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dehaz avoids the elbow strike from Kurucz, against the cage.
Kurucz trying to land knees to the body.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurucz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dehaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kurucz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nikolai Dehaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurucz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dehaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurucz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dehaz as he avoids it easily.
Kurucz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dehaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Kurucz tries for a takedown but Dehaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kurucz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dehaz but Dehaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nikolai Dehaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ansgar Kurucz.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dehaz - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Dehaz.
Dehaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kurucz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurucz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dehaz. Dehaz obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kurucz gets tackled into the cage by Dehaz. Dehaz maintains the clinch.
Dehaz can't get the takedown.
Kurucz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kurucz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dehaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurucz won't allow it.
Dehaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kurucz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ansgar Kurucz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kurucz gets a clinch.
Dehaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz dodges an elbow strike from Kurucz.
Kurucz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dehaz avoids the damage to the body.
Dehaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dehaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dehaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dehaz avoiding damage as Kurucz throws knees to the body.
Dehaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kurucz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kurucz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but Dehaz blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurucz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dehaz's brow.
Dehaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dehaz dodges an elbow strike from Kurucz.
Dehaz is trying to break the clinch but Kurucz has him pressed against the cage.
Nikolai Dehaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dehaz avoids it.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kurucz has Dehaz pressed against the cage, preventing Dehaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dehaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dehaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurucz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dehaz's brow.
Dehaz tries for a takedown. No joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolai Dehaz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dehaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Dehaz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nikolai Dehaz thanked Condemned for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).