PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Dembalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Demonyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dembalski
vs
Demonyo

191 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

213 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryszard Dembalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Demonyo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demonyo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dembalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demonyo tries to clinch up
and Dembalski counters with a nice leg kick.
Dembalski circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dembalski counters with a shoot takedown. Demonyo fights it but they end up in guard.
Demonyo trying to strike off his back.
Dembalski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Demonyo has his foot on Dembalski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dembalski works his way back into a safe position though.
Dembalski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Demonyo pulls Dembalski in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dembalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dembalski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonyo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Demonyo working for a triangle but Dembalski defends it easily.
Dembalski stays in close to Demonyo's body and controls the position.

Dembalski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Demonyo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Demonyo has escaped and now he's on top!
Demonyo won't allow Dembalski to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo wants to get up but he can't break Dembalski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Demonyo won't allow Dembalski to sweep him here.
Dembalski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Demonyo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dembalski controlling the position well.
Dembalski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dembalski is looking for a sweep. Demonyo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dembalski is positioning himself well to prevent Demonyo advancing to mount.
Dembalski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryszard Dembalski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dembalski throws a series of punches but Demonyo moves out of range.
Demonyo tries to clinch up

so Dembalski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Demonyo wants to stand but Dembalski is controlling the position.
Dembalski stands and throws Demonyo's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dembalski is staying tight to Demonyo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Demonyo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Demonyo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dembalski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You can see the frustration on Demonyo's face as Dembalski controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demonyo tries to buck Dembalski off but Dembalski is having none of it.
Dembalski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryszard Dembalski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Demonyo throws a sloppy head kick and Dembalski moves out of range easily.
Dembalski fails to land the takedown.
Demonyo tries to clinch up

and Dembalski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dembalski not doing much here.
Demonyo pushes Dembalski off looking to stand but Dembalski dives back in and keeps control.
Demonyo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Demonyo tries to kick Dembalski off but Dembalski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Demonyo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dembalski wants to free his trapped foot but Demonyo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dembalski stalling.
Demonyo is trying to get back to full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Ryszard Dembalski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Demonyo wants to clinch but Dembalski slips to the side
and Dembalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dembalski shoots in looking for a takedown but Demonyo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dembalski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Demonyo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dembalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demonyo is looking to clinch.
Demonyo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dembalski circles away.
Dembalski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demonyo's waist but Demonyo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dembalski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryszard Dembalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demonyo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dembalski counters with a body kick that stops Demonyo in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demonyo wants to clinch

and Dembalski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demonyo looking to control but Dembalski passes into half guard.
Dembalski content to control rather than advance.
Demonyo is looking to improve his position.
Dembalski is pressing down on Demonyo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Demonyo is holding on for now.
Dembalski stops Demonyo from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dembalski is looking to advance position but Demonyo won't allow it.
Demonyo trying to hold on to Dembalski's head to control him but Dembalski postures up.
Demonyo is breathing heavily.
Dembalski tries to pass to full mount but Demonyo defends it.

Dembalski stands up and beckons Demonyo to join him on the feet.
Dembalski lands an overhand right.
Demonyo throws a nice looking combination but Dembalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvin Demonyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demonyo stuffs the takedown.
Demonyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dembalski throws a right and a left that Demonyo avoids nicely.
Dembalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demonyo tries to clinch up but Dembalski circles away and keeps his distance.

Dembalski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Demonyo is looking to reverse the position.
Dembalski working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dembalski controlling from side mount.
Demonyo wants to control but Dembalski postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demonyo tries to bench press Dembalski off him but Dembalski keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryszard Dembalski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dembalski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Demonyo is trying to get back to full guard.
Demonyo wants to control but Dembalski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dembalski stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryszard Dembalski.
Nice takedown defense from Demonyo. No joy for Dembalski on that attempt.
Dembalski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demonyo avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonyo avoids the body shot from Dembalski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dembalski. That's going to slow Demonyo down.
Dembalski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Dembalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Demonyo tries to circle away but Dembalski has him pinned against the cage.

Demonyo breaks the clinch.
Demonyo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dembalski circles away.
Demonyo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dembalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demonyo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dembalski throws a low kick but Demonyo moves out of range easily.
Demonyo throws a combination that misses
and Dembalski counters with a left to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Demonyo enables Dembalski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Demonyo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ryszard Dembalski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembalski content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dembalski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Demonyo for as long as he can get away with.

Demonyo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dembalski controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryszard Dembalski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Demonyo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dembalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Demonyo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demonyo blocks a low kick nicely.
Dembalski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Demonyo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dembalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dembalski moves into range and clinches up with Demonyo.
Demonyo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dembalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Demonyo looking to throw knees to the head but Dembalski is blocking nicely.
Dembalski avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo is trying to force a seperation but Dembalski has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Demonyo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dembalski's brow.
Dembalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demonyo just leaning against Dembalski, taking a breather.
Dembalski is trying to break the clinch but Demonyo has him pressed against the cage.
Demonyo looking to throw knees to the head but Dembalski is blocking nicely.
Dembalski is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryszard Dembalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demonyo misses with a knee strike.
Alvin Demonyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dembalski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Demonyo prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryszard Dembalski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dembalski, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryszard Dembalski!