PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demonic comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil. Demonic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Demonic
vs
Sodium

184 cm
32
147 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

166 cm
25
142 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Rush Supplements 160Q

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demonic slaps away a takedown attempt from Sodium, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Demonic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sodium has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Demonic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sodium shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demonic pinned against the cage. Demonic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demonic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Demonic swings for the body but Sodium moves out of range.
Sodium looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sodium misses with a low kick as Demonic jumps back.
Sodium takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Demonic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Demonic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of High Sodium.
Sodium buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sodium. Demonic shrugs it off though.
Demonic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Sodium with that takedown attempt.
Demonic misses with a wild combination.
Demonic throws a leg kick but Sodium checks it.
Demonic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Demonic enables Sodium to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Demonic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sodium preventing the sweep.
Sodium prevents Demonic from getting back to his feet.
Sodium postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demonic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Demonic wants to stand but Sodium is controlling the position.
Demonic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sodium.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sodium throws a big elbow that misses.
Demonic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demonic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sodium.
Sodium pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demonic is keeping the position for now.
Demonic wants to sweep here but Sodium controlling him for the moment.
Sodium in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodium postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium stops Demonic from standing up.
Sodium connects with a couple of short punches.
Sodium is looking to work some ground and pound but Demonic has wrist control.
Demonic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sodium throws a strike but Demonic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sodium looking for a sweep. Not yet Sodium, not yet.
Demonic wants to get up but he can't break Sodium's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Sodium looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Demonic passes into half guard.
Demonic tries to stand and escape but Sodium actually recovers to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demonic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sodium is proving hard to escape from.
Sodium not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Sodium is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Demonic is aware though and is defending well.
Demonic preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demonic tries to stand but Sodium is controlling from the bottom.
Sodium is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

High Sodium dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A left lands for Demonic.
Sodium throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Demonic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
High Sodium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demonic avoids the body shot from Sodium.
Sodium misses with a body shot.
Sodium thows a leg kick but Demonic checks it
and Demonic counters with a good low kick that Sodium was not able to check.
Demonic blocks a low kick nicely.
Demonic throws a head kick but Sodium moves out of range.
Sodium scores with a shot to the body.
Sodium throws a leg kick which misses Demonic's front leg but catches the back leg as Demonic tries to avoid it.
Demonic throws a leg kick
and Sodium counters with a nice low kick that buckles Demonic's knee momentarily.
Sodium lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonic moves out of range as Sodium throws a body kick.
Demonic throws a sloppy head kick and Sodium moves out of range easily.
Sodium checks a low kick from Demonic.
Sodium throws a leg kick that misses.
Sodium misses with a kick to the body
and Demonic counters with an inside leg kick.
Demonic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sodium.
Both fighters circling a little - Sodium finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Demonic moves out of range as Sodium throws a body kick.

Sodium looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Demonic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sodium is working away from the top position though.
Sodium is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Demonic reverses the position - he's now on top in Sodium's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium wants to control the position but Demonic says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Demonic wants to stand but Sodium has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sodium wants to get back to full guard.
Demonic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Demonic stands up from half guard.
Sodium connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Demonic defends it nicely.
Sodium checks a low kick from Demonic.
A low kick from Sodium misses
and Demonic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sodium misses with an attempted mid kick.
Demonic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demonic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sodium circles away quickly and effectively.
Sodium throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sodium throws a leg kick but Demonic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Demonic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sodium throws a jab when Demonic was well out of range.
Demonic fails to land with a series of punches.
Sodium misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demonic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sodium throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sodium throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demonic's waist but Demonic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sodium off to one side.
Demonic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of High Sodium.
Demonic throws a low kick but Sodium avoids it.

Sodium looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Demonic!
Sodium is looking to take a break and control but Demonic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demonic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sodium.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sodium prevents Demonic from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

High Sodium 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Demonic throws a head kick that misses.

Sodium looking to score a takedown here. Demonic is defending well but Sodium drives through and ends up in Demonic's guard.
Demonic keeping moving, preventing Sodium from controlling successfully.
Sodium throws an elbow that misses. Demonic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sodium's guard. Nice move by Demonic!
Demonic won't allow Sodium to sweep him here.
Demonic wants to stand but Sodium has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Demonic wants to stand and escape but instead Sodium has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sodium wants to control from the top but Demonic keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Demonic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sodium with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sodium postures up.
Demonic keeping moving, preventing Sodium from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sodium throws an elbow that misses. Demonic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sodium's guard. Nice move by Demonic!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sodium is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Demonic pushes Sodium off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sodium. That's going to slow Demonic down.
Sodium thows a leg kick but Demonic checks it
and Demonic counters with a good low kick that Sodium was not able to check.
Sodium is looking to slow Demonic down with leg kicks.
Sodium throws a solid leg kick but Demonic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sodium.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sodium.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodium fails with a takedown attempt.
Demonic moves out of range of the leg kick from Sodium.
Sodium throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sodium.
Sodium connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demonic misses with a wild combination.
Sodium shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Demonic sprawls well. Demonic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sodium gets slowly back to his feet.
Demonic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sodium counters with a solid body kick.
Demonic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Demonic misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Demonic blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sodium.
Sodium lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Demonic gets caught flat footed, as Sodium shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demonic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sodium postures up in Demonic's guard and throws a big left but Demonic blocks it.
Sodium throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demonic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sodium missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Demonic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodium keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Demonic's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sodium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Demonic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demonic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sodium postures up.
Demonic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
High Sodium comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sodium has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for High Sodium!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for High Sodium!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for High Sodium!

High Sodium wins by unanimous decision!