PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marukosu Garishia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mingo Deems has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garishia
vs
Deems

178 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marukosu Garishia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deems avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deems lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Deems lunges at Garishia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garishia's hand.
Deems scores with a jab. Garishia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Deems works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Deems misses with a series of wild punches.
Deems tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garishia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Deems counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garishia thinking.
Deems throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deems throws a shot from downtown. Garishia moves away and avoids it.
Deems throws a combination that misses

and Garishia moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Deems pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garishia lands a nice looking body kick.
Garishia tries to close the distance and clinch but Deems swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deems lands a nice shot to the body.
Deems swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deems stuns Garishia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garishia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deems is fending him off so far but Garishia persists. Nope, Deems circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Deems.
Deems looks to land a combination. Garishia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Garishia is rocked!
Deems lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Garishia falls backwards - clearly groggy! Deems dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mingo Deems!