PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonin Pesmerga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demaj Jacare (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.

Pesmerga
vs
Jacare

168 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonin Pesmerga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demaj Jacare!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesmerga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesmerga throws a head kick that misses.
Jacare shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacare shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pesmerga pinned against the cage. Pesmerga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jacare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pesmerga tries for a takedown but Jacare circles away easily
and Jacare counters with a good, hard body kick but Pesmerga shrugs it off.
Jacare is looking to clinch but Pesmerga is avoiding it.

Jacare looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jacare slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pesmerga trying to keep a closed guard but Jacare is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacare looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Jacare stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jacare keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Pesmerga drives through and clinches with Jacare against the cage.
Jacare is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacare lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacare with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pesmerga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacare is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jacare keeps control of Pesmerga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Jacare.
Jacare lands a nice knee to the body.
Jacare tries a knee to the head but Pesmerga blocks it.
Pesmerga avoiding damage as Jacare throws knees to the body.
Jacare scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jacare goes for a takedown attempt but Pesmerga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Antonin Pesmerga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demaj Jacare.
Jacare looks gassed!
Pesmerga throws a head kick that misses
and Jacare counters with a straight right hand.
Pesmerga looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pesmerga tries to clinch up.
Jacare tries to land a leg kick but Pesmerga saw it coming and moves away.
Pesmerga throws a lazy head kick

and Jacare counters by moving into the clinch.
Jacare tries a knee to the head but Pesmerga blocks it.
Pesmerga can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacare lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pesmerga or not.

Pesmerga has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jacare clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jacare manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pesmerga's guard. Nice work there by Jacare.
Pesmerga controls Jacare momentarily but Jacare frees himself.
Pesmerga wants to stand but Jacare is controlling the position.
Pesmerga looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacare stopping the sweep attempt from Pesmerga.
Pesmerga is working hard here to advance position.
Jacare wants to control from the top but Pesmerga keeps moving.
Pesmerga wants to stand and escape but Jacare is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demaj Jacare 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.

Pesmerga with a poor takedown
and Jacare counters with a good low kick that Pesmerga was not able to check.
Pesmerga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesmerga tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jacare counters by moving into the clinch.
Jacare struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesmerga controls his hands.
Pesmerga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pesmerga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Jacare manages to break the clinch.
Pesmerga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacare counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pesmerga tries for a takedown but Jacare circles away easily

and Jacare counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonin Pesmerga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesmerga is trying to break free.
Pesmerga tries to break the clinch but Jacare is controlling the position.
Jacare lands with a right to the head.

Pesmerga pulls Jacare into guard.
Pesmerga controls Jacare momentarily but Jacare frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pesmerga keeping moving, preventing Jacare from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacare is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacare passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pesmerga tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jacare controls the position.
Pesmerga gets back to half guard.
Jacare takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesmerga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacare not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacare is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Jacare gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pesmerga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pesmerga moves in looking to clinch but Jacare pushes him off.
Jacare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacare throws a looping overhand right but Pesmerga ducks down to avoid it.
Pesmerga fails with the takedown
and Jacare counters with a left and a right that stings Pesmerga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jacare goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pesmerga fails with the takedown

and Jacare counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pesmerga has Jacare pulled in close to control his posture.
Jacare won't allow Pesmerga to get back to his feet.

Pesmerga kicks Jacare off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demaj Jacare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pesmerga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jacare as he jumps to the side.
Jacare ducks under a wild hook from Pesmerga.
Jacare slips a jab and a cross from Pesmerga.
Jacare gets off balance looking for a body kick

so Pesmerga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pesmerga wanted to stand there but Jacare had control of the position.
Jacare bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pesmerga's guard.
Jacare seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pesmerga tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesmerga wants to stand and escape but Jacare is having none of it.
Jacare stopping the sweep attempt from Pesmerga.

Jacare stands up from Pesmerga's guard - Jacare perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jacare tries to clinch but Pesmerga moves out of range.
Jacare fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pesmerga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacare.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacare walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pesmerga.
Horrible takedown by Pesmerga or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacare which made him look bad.
Antonin Pesmerga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jacare instigates a clinch.
Jacare misses with some punches.
Jacare misses with the head strike.
Pesmerga is trying to break free.
Jacare tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pesmerga can't break the clinch.
Pesmerga tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonin Pesmerga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesmerga has Jacare pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jacare manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Jacare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pesmerga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jacare stops Pesmerga from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Pesmerga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pesmerga punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesmerga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pesmerga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacare is looking to escape.
Pesmerga controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jacare is looking to get to half guard.
Pesmerga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jacare is in all sorts of trouble here.
Antonin Pesmerga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesmerga landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonin Pesmerga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jacare has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demaj Jacare!