PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Demarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Draiman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Demarce
vs
Draiman

188 cm
24
191 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
28
193 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Demarce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demarce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draiman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draiman wants to clinch.

Demarce gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Demarce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Demarce keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Demarce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Draiman pushes Demarce off looking to stand but Demarce dives back in and keeps control.
Draiman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Demarce is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Demarce there.
Draiman is refusing to be controlled, as Demarce sits in half guard.
Demarce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Demarce trying to control from half guard but Draiman is working away.
Demarce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demarce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Demarce is looking for a kimura here.
Demarce with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarce drops an elbow to the side of Draiman's head.
Draiman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Demarce.

Demarce looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Demarce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demarce prevents Draiman from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Draiman wants to control but Demarce is keeping busy.
Demarce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draiman keeps working.
Draiman punching from the bottom.
Demarce stops Draiman from getting back to his feet.
Demarce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draiman on the ground.
Draiman trying to control but Demarce postures up.
Draiman tries to roll over but Demarce keeps him under control.
Draiman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Demarce stalling away here and it's allowed Draiman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Demarce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Draiman is pushing Demarce's head away, looking to escape. Demarce manages to hold on to the position though.
Demarce connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Draiman some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draiman taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demarce scoring with punches from side control.
Draiman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demarce is putting a hurting on Draiman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Draiman is looking to regain half guard here but Demarce keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Demarce dominated that 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.

Draiman tries to clinch there but Demarce circles away.
Draiman tries to clinch there but Demarce circles away.
Draiman just misses with a punch to the body.

Demarce looking to score a takedown here. Draiman is defending well but Demarce drives through and ends up in Draiman's guard.
Demarce looking to pass the guard.
Demarce looking to sit in guard and control but Draiman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Draiman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draiman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draiman passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman trying to control from half guard but Demarce is working away.
Draiman prevents Demarce from improving his position.
Draiman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Draiman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Demarce looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Demarce trying to get back to full guard but Draiman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Draiman.
Demarce tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman with the ground and pound from mount.
Demarce is bucking up trying to escape but Draiman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draiman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Draiman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Demarce is looking to escape.
Demarce is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Demarce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Draiman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Demarce is looking to improve his position but Draiman isn't that keen on the idea.
Draiman working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman lands a big shot to the head and Demarce winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Carl Draiman!
A relieved looking Carl Draiman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.