PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Rehel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charm Demarsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joel Rehel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joel Rehel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rehel
vs
Demarsh

190 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Rehel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charm Demarsh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehel swats away the attempt to clinch by Demarsh.
Demarsh lands a high kick!
Demarsh tries to clinch but Rehel moves out of range.
Rehel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demarsh throws a hook but Rehel avoids it easily.
Demarsh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good work by Rehel as he checks the leg kick.
Demarsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Demarsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Demarsh lands a knee to the body.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demarsh is pushing Rehel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Demarsh keeps control of Rehel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demarsh lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch but Demarsh keeps him there for the moment.
Rehel is breathing heavily.
Demarsh digs a right hand into Rehel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rehel's gas tank.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demarsh lands a knee to the body.
Rehel being controlled against the cage.
Demarsh lands an elbow just above Rehel 's eye.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demarsh leaning against his opponent.
Demarsh lands a nice uppercut.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demarsh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demarsh landing knees to the body.
Demarsh cracks Rehel with a nice body shot.
Demarsh landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Demarsh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rehel takes an elbow to the temple.
Demarsh landing knees to the body.
Demarsh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Demarsh.
Demarsh holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demarsh.
Demarsh lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demarsh.
Demarsh scores a nice knee to the body.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demarsh scores a nice knee to the body.
Demarsh scores a nice knee to the body.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Demarsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel takes a shot to the head.
Demarsh lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Demarsh.
Demarsh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Demarsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Rehel can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Demarsh.
Demarsh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Demarsh lands an elbow inside that Rehel shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Demarsh.
Demarsh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Demarsh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh lands a body punch.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Demarsh.
Demarsh just leaning against Rehel, taking a breather.
Demarsh crunches a lovely knee into Rehel's ribcage.
Demarsh crunches a lovely knee into Rehel's ribcage.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Demarsh.
A hook to the body from Demarsh.
Demarsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demarsh lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Demarsh.
Demarsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demarsh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Demarsh scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demarsh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Demarsh is controlling the position.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demarsh has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charm Demarsh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Demarsh keeps Rehel at a distance using the push kick.
Demarsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rehel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demarsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Demarsh dodges the punch combination from Rehel.
Rehel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demarsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Demarsh is looking to clinch.
Demarsh looks for the body kick but Rehel saw that one coming.
Demarsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rehel counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel misses with a double jab

and Demarsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Demarsh.
Demarsh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demarsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demarsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charm Demarsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Demarsh works on Rehel's body with a couple of short punches.
Demarsh stalling against the cage.
Demarsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Rehel backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demarsh.
Demarsh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Demarsh prevents Rehel from breaking the clinch.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demarsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Demarsh - that landed with a thud.
Demarsh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Demarsh scores a nice knee to the body.
Rehel letting Demarsh take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Demarsh is controlling the position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Demarsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Demarsh lands an elbow that stopped Rehel in his tracks for a moment.
Demarsh lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demarsh lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Demarsh.
A right hook to the body lands for Demarsh.
Demarsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demarsh lands an elbow inside that Rehel shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Demarsh.
Demarsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demarsh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rehel up against the cage.
Demarsh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rehel.
Demarsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demarsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Demarsh lands an elbow inside.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Demarsh is controlling the position.
Demarsh pushes Rehel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Demarsh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh prevents Rehel from breaking the clinch.
Rehel takes an elbow to the temple.
Rehel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demarsh slowing the pace effectively.
Demarsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demarsh lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Demarsh.
Demarsh crunches a lovely knee into Rehel's ribcage.
Demarsh lands a nice knee to the body.
Demarsh digs a right hand into Rehel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rehel's gas tank.
Demarsh lands a knee to the body.
Rehel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Demarsh stalling.
Demarsh lands a nice knee to the body.
Demarsh lands a nice elbow.
Demarsh prevents Rehel from breaking the clinch.
Demarsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rehel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Demarsh.
Demarsh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demarsh lands an elbow that stopped Rehel in his tracks for a moment.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demarsh scores with a knee to the head.
Rehel wants to break free but Demarsh has control.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rehel can't break the clinch.
Demarsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rehel's face.
Rehel letting Demarsh take a breather here.
Demarsh prevents Rehel from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demarsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demarsh slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rehel wants to get back to striking at distance but Demarsh won't allow it.
Rehel is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charm Demarsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Demarsh is looking to clinch but Rehel is avoiding it.
Demarsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demarsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Demarsh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rehel's sensitive parts.
Rehel throws a right hand that Demarsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Demarsh also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demarsh. That's going to slow Rehel down.
Rehel throws a combination that misses
and Demarsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joel Rehel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demarsh looks to clinch
and Rehel counters with a one-two to the body.
Demarsh misses with a low kick.
Demarsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demarsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarsh works Rehel's body with a nice hook.
Rehel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demarsh.
A head kick from Demarsh lands but Rehel takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demarsh.
Demarsh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rehel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Demarsh.
Demarsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Demarsh.
A cross from Demarsh lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demarsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rehel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demarsh is looking to slow Rehel down with leg kicks.
Demarsh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demarsh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rehel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rehel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demarsh.
Demarsh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rehel's calf.
Rehel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Demarsh closes the distance and clinches.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demarsh landing knees to the body.
Demarsh is working Rehel over against the cage.
Demarsh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rehel's defenses.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarsh lands a knee to the body.
Demarsh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Demarsh lands a knee to the body.
Demarsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demarsh digs a right hand into Rehel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rehel's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Demarsh.
Demarsh lands a knee to the body.
Demarsh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Demarsh with a knee to the head.
Demarsh lands an elbow inside that Rehel shrugs off.
Demarsh lands a knee to the head.
Demarsh lands an elbow just above Rehel 's eye.
Demarsh cracks Rehel with a nice body shot.
Demarsh lands a nice knee to the body.
Demarsh lands a nice knee to the body.
Demarsh stalling the fight.
Demarsh pushes Rehel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demarsh lands an elbow that stopped Rehel in his tracks for a moment.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Demarsh is controlling the position.
Demarsh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demarsh.
Charm Demarsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demarsh lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Demarsh is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demarsh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demarsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rehel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demarsh digs a right hand into Rehel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rehel's gas tank.
Demarsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joel Rehel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rehel digs a right hand into Demarsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Demarsh's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charm Demarsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demarsh 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 24:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charm Demarsh!