PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigroklaws Demauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King DingaLing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Demauler
vs
DingaLing

185 cm
22
250 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

188 cm
19
272 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tigroklaws Demauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King DingaLing!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demauler misses with a two punch combination.
DingaLing dodges the punch combination from Demauler.

Demauler instigates a clinch.
Demauler wants to get back to striking at distance but DingaLing won't allow it.
DingaLing gets through Demauler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Demauler stalling.

Demauler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DingaLing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demauler throws a combination that misses

and DingaLing counters with a takedown into side control.
DingaLing trying to control the position but Demauler is working away.

Demauler throws DingaLing to one side and escapes!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demauler throws a leg kick

and DingaLing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Demauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
DingaLing prevents Demauler from breaking the clinch.
Demauler is looking to break free of the clinch but DingaLing has double underhooks.
Demauler has had enough of the clinch but DingaLing keeps him there for the moment.
DingaLing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demauler walks away with a smile on his face. DingaLing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for DingaLing with that takedown attempt.
DingaLing wants to clinch
and Demauler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demauler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Demauler takes the fight into the clinch.
Demauler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Demauler.

Demauler manages to break the clinch.

Demauler clinches up against the cage.
DingaLing has a couple of punches blocked by Demauler.

Demauler breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Demauler rushes DingaLing and presses him up against the cage.
DingaLing keeps control of Demauler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demauler is trying to break free.
DingaLing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DingaLing prevents Demauler from breaking the clinch.

DingaLing decides to pull guard.
Demauler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
DingaLing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DingaLing looks gassed!

Demauler stands up from DingaLing's guard - Demauler perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DingaLing checks a leg kick.
Demauler looks to land a combination but DingaLing avoids it well.
Demauler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Demauler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Demauler fails to land with a series of punches.
DingaLing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like King DingaLing has been cut.
Demauler misses with a double jab
and DingaLing counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DingaLing has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Demauler moves into the clinch.
DingaLing pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Demauler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demauler tries to break the clinch but DingaLing is controlling the position.

Demauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DingaLing is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demauler.
Demauler falls off balance throwing a combination

and DingaLing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Demauler gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Demauler is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DingaLing tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tigroklaws Demauler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King DingaLing's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Demauler swinging wilding here.
Demauler misses with a wild combination.
Demauler tries to clinch but DingaLing moves out of range.
Demauler misses with the combination.
DingaLing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demauler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Demauler tries to close the distance and clinch up but DingaLing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DingaLing wants to clinch.
Demauler misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DingaLing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demauler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tigroklaws Demauler is winning the standup battle so far.
Demauler misses with a head kick.
DingaLing looks for a takedown but Demauler sprawls well.
Demauler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Demauler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and DingaLing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Demauler won't be happy with that.
DingaLing wants to control for a moment but Demauler uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Demauler wants to stand but DingaLing has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DingaLing is looking for a sweep. Demauler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Demauler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Demauler tries to stand but can't do so whilst DingaLing controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demauler decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Demauler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DingaLing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Demauler does no damage.

Demauler moves into the clinch.
DingaLing drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demauler is trying to break the clinch but DingaLing has him pressed against the cage.
Demauler has had enough of the clinch but DingaLing keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Demauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demauler tries to break the clinch but DingaLing is controlling the position.
Demauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demauler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Demauler manages to break the clinch.
Demauler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Demauler does no damage.
DingaLing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demauler swats him away and circles back towards the center.

DingaLing darts in and clinches Demauler up against the cage.

Demauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demauler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Demauler misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Demauler.
Demauler keeps the fight on the outside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Demauler here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Demauler throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tigroklaws Demauler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King DingaLing's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Demauler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DingaLing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demauler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Demauler throws a one two combo.
Nice cross by DingaLing.

DingaLing gets a clinch.
Demauler can't break the clinch.
Demauler tries to break the clinch but DingaLing is controlling the position.
DingaLing looking to throw knees to the head but Demauler is blocking nicely.
Demauler has had enough of the clinch but DingaLing keeps him there for the moment.
DingaLing lands with a left to the head.
Demauler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Demauler tries for a takedown but DingaLing manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demauler has DingaLing pressed against the cage.

DingaLing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Demauler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demauler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DingaLing checks a low kick from Demauler.
DingaLing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Demauler as he avoids it easily.
Demauler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Demauler checks a leg kick.
Demauler throws a nice looking combination but DingaLing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demauler misses with the combination.
Demauler misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Demauler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DingaLing doesn't manage to clinch there - Demauler circles away.
Tigroklaws Demauler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demauler throws a right and a left that DingaLing avoids nicely.
Demauler lands a jab-cross combination.
Demauler misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No joy there for Demauler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demauler falls off balance throwing a combination

and DingaLing counters by moving into the clinch.
DingaLing prevents Demauler from breaking the clinch.
Demauler blocks the elbow strike.

Demauler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demauler misses with a two punch combination.

Demauler closes the distance and clinches.
DingaLing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Demauler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demauler throws a left and a right that both miss

and DingaLing moves into the clinch.
Demauler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DingaLing backwards.
Demauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Demauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demauler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DingaLing.
Demauler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demauler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and DingaLing counters by moving into the clinch.
Demauler can't get the takedown.
Demauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demauler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Demauler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Demauler.
Demauler is trying to break the clinch but DingaLing has him pressed against the cage.
Demauler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demauler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Demauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demauler closes the distance looking to clinch

and DingaLing holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Demauler tries to break the clinch but DingaLing is controlling the position.
Demauler wants to get back to striking at distance but DingaLing won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Demauler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demauler is trying to break free.
DingaLing throws an elbow that misses.
Demauler tries to break the clinch but DingaLing is controlling the position.
Demauler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DingaLing keeps control of Demauler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demauler can't break the clinch.
Demauler can't break the clinch.
Demauler wants to break the clinch but can't.
King DingaLing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

DingaLing has hold of one of Demauler's legs. Demauler is fighting the takedown attempt but DingaLing gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

DingaLing has gone for a leg lock! Demauler slips out almost immediately though and dives into DingaLing's guard.
Tigroklaws Demauler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Demauler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
King DingaLing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Demauler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigroklaws Demauler!