PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Gorevictius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gorevictius
vs
Medeiros

188 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demetrius Gorevictius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros throws a leg kick which misses Gorevictius's front leg but catches the back leg as Gorevictius tries to avoid it.
Medeiros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Medeiros is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Medeiros.
Gorevictius tries to clinch up but Medeiros circles away and keeps his distance.
Medeiros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gorevictius swivels and escapes.
Medeiros throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gorevictius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Medeiros.
Gorevictius is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Medeiros has closed the distance and engaged Gorevictius in a clinch.

Medeiros turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Medeiros manages to end up in side control.

Medeiros decides to stand back up.
Medeiros lands with a nice body kick.

Medeiros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Medeiros.

Medeiros breaks from the clinch.
Gorevictius tries to clinch up
and Medeiros counters with a body kick that stops Gorevictius in his tracks momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Medeiros or perhaps it was just good defense by Gorevictius which made him look bad.
Demetrius Gorevictius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Medeiros.
Gorevictius tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorevictius pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Medeiros gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Medeiros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gorevictius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gorevictius postures up.

Medeiros has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gorevictius off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horrible takedown by Medeiros or perhaps it was just good defense by Gorevictius which made him look bad.
Gorevictius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gorevictius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorevictius fails to land the takedown.
Gorevictius shoots in and drives through. Medeiros sprawls well.

Medeiros changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gorevictius looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gorevictius is not content to let Medeiros control the position.

Medeiros stands up.
Medeiros is looking to clinch.

Medeiros closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorevictius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Medeiros just stands there and leans against the cage.
Medeiros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Medeiros can't get the takedown.
Medeiros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorevictius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Medeiros.
Medeiros drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gorevictius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gorevictius throws a sloppy head kick

and Medeiros counters with a shoot takedown. Gorevictius fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros preventing the sweep.
Medeiros has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gorevictius is proving hard to escape from.
Gorevictius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Medeiros is controlling him.
Medeiros wants to control from the top but Gorevictius keeps moving.
Medeiros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gorevictius swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorevictius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gorevictius punching from mount but Medeiros doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gorevictius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Medeiros can't escape the position.
Gorevictius is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Gorevictius wants to take Medeiros's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Medeiros tries to hold on but Gorevictius pushes him away.
Gorevictius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Medeiros throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gorevictius. What's that going to do exactly?
Medeiros is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gorevictius wants to control the pace but Medeiros is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medeiros prevents Gorevictius from taking his back.
Gorevictius avoids the attempt from Medeiros to control.
Gorevictius throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Medeiros because Gorevictius loaded up on that one.

Gorevictius wants to finish this one by submission but Medeiros is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gorevictius.
Medeiros is working to get back to half guard.
Gorevictius tries to control but Medeiros wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorevictius misses with a head shot.
Medeiros squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Medeiros dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gorevictius throws a head kick but Medeiros moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Medeiros.
Medeiros avoids the head kick by Gorevictius.
Gorevictius throws a head kick but Medeiros moves out of range.
Medeiros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Medeiros keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Medeiros tests Gorevictius's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Medeiros clinches up against the cage.

Medeiros breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Medeiros.

Medeiros feints and as Gorevictius raises his hands in defense, Medeiros changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medeiros looking to pass the guard.
Gorevictius controls Medeiros momentarily but Medeiros frees himself.
Gorevictius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Medeiros trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorevictius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorevictius wants to stand up but Medeiros is controlling him.
Medeiros is breathing heavily.
Medeiros must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros preventing the sweep.
Medeiros trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorevictius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Medeiros controlling from the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Medeiros doesn't manage to clinch there - Gorevictius circles away.
Medeiros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gorevictius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demetrius Gorevictius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorevictius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gorevictius fails with the takedown

and Medeiros moves into the clinch.
Medeiros landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gorevictius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Medeiros just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Gorevictius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros lands a damaging elbow.

Medeiros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demetrius Gorevictius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorevictius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorevictius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Medeiros as he avoids it easily.

Gorevictius moves into the clinch.

Medeiros pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorevictius trying to control the position from guard on top but Medeiros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Medeiros is looking to stand up but Gorevictius isn't so interested in that idea.
Gorevictius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Medeiros is looking to stand up but Gorevictius isn't so interested in that idea.
Gorevictius wants to control from the top but Medeiros keeps moving.
Medeiros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gorevictius is one step ahead there.
Gorevictius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Medeiros is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gorevictius stuffs the takedown attempt from Medeiros. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet.
Gorevictius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gorevictius stuffs the takedown attempt from Medeiros. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorevictius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorevictius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Medeiros scores with a nice head shot.

Medeiros has managed to clinch.
Medeiros landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Medeiros controlling the action here for a moment.

Medeiros gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Medeiros wants to control from the top but Gorevictius keeps moving.

Medeiros looking to improve position, pressing down on Gorevictius's thigh with his hand. Gorevictius seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Medeiros paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Medeiros's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Gorevictius picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Demetrius Gorevictius!