PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Matias Demaestri
vs
Pavlovich

200 cm
33
211 lbs
19 - 20 - 0

194 cm
30
227 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Voodoo Nutrition

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 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Pavlovich!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri scores with a one two! Pavlovich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Demaestri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Demaestri lands a jab.
Pavlovich takes one on the button.
Pavlovich has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pavlovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demaestri. Pavlovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlovich throws a hook but Demaestri blocks it.
Pavlovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Demaestri misses.
Pavlovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demaestri is looking to counter the offense by Pavlovich and move into the clinch.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Pavlovich moves out of range.
Pavlovich misses with a looping left.
Enzo Matias Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlovich drops his hands momentarily and Demaestri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demaestri misses with a body shot.
Pavlovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pavlovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demaestri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pavlovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri throws a body punch but Pavlovich moves out of range.
Demaestri wants to clinch
and Pavlovich counters with a straight right hand.
Demaestri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pavlovich.
Demaestri misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pavlovich misses.
Demaestri throws a big counter combination but Pavlovich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Demaestri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavlovich misses with a left hand
and Demaestri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pavlovich thinking.
Demaestri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pavlovich.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Demaestri.
Pavlovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pavlovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Demaestri with a body shot.
Pavlovich misses with an uppercut
and Demaestri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Demaestri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Demaestri.
Pavlovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demaestri was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlovich.
Demaestri connects with a looping right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Demaestri throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pavlovich counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich throws an overhand right that lands on Demaestri's shoulder, as Demaestri tries to avoid the shot.
Pavlovich ducks under a wild hook from Demaestri.
Demaestri ducks under a wild hook from Pavlovich.
Nice straight punches there by Pavlovich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pavlovich.
Demaestri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Demaestri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demaestri punishes Pavlovich's body with a nice straight punch.
Pavlovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demaestri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pavlovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Demaestri throws a body punch but Pavlovich moves out of range.
Demaestri scores with the left hand. Pavlovich knows he should have avoided that one.
Pavlovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pavlovich missing with a left hand there. Demaestri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demaestri throws out a powerful jab.
Demaestri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pavlovich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pavlovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demaestri sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri darts in trying to clinch
enabling Pavlovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Pavlovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavlovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demaestri throws out a powerful jab.
Demaestri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Demaestri has managed to clinch.
Pavlovich prevents Demaestri from breaking the clinch.
Pavlovich has Demaestri pressed against the cage, preventing Demaestri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Demaestri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Pavlovich pushes him off.
Pavlovich misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pavlovich.
Demaestri misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich lands with a nice body punch.
Demaestri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlovich moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlovich with a hook.
Demaestri slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Demaestri as he connects with a hook.
Demaestri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pavlovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlovich slips a jab and a cross from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demaestri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pavlovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demaestri was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlovich.
Demaestri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Demaestri loads up on a big right hand but Pavlovich slips the punch.
A slow jab from Pavlovich misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demaestri swings for the body but Pavlovich moves out of range.
Pavlovich misses with a hook
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavlovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavlovich misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Matias Demaestri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The crowd cheers as Pavlovich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demaestri doesn't seem phased though.
Demaestri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demaestri throws a combination that misses
and Pavlovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demaestri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pavlovich can do to turn this around?
Pavlovich throws a jab when Demaestri was well out of range.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pavlovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Pavlovich misses.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pavlovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pavlovich throws a hook to the side of Demaestri's head but Demaestri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demaestri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Demaestri instigates a clinch.

Demaestri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Demaestri misses with a wild body shot.
Pavlovich throws an off balance right hand
and Demaestri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlovich misses with a looping right.
Enzo Matias Demaestri is winning the standup battle so far.
Demaestri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich misses with a looping left.
Demaestri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Demaestri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pavlovich eats them both and turns towards Demaestri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Demaestri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demaestri looks to throw the jab but Pavlovich is out of range.
It seemed like Pavlovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demaestri throws a right hand that Pavlovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Pavlovich also avoids with ease.
Pavlovich throws a body punch but Demaestri moves out of range.
Pavlovich misses with a body shot
and Demaestri counters with a nice body shot.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pavlovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Demaestri slips under a jab.
Demaestri slips a straight right by Pavlovich.
Demaestri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pavlovich defending well as Demaestri loads up on a big left hand.
Pavlovich throws an overhand right that lands on Demaestri's shoulder, as Demaestri tries to avoid the shot.
Pavlovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri looks to land a combination but Pavlovich avoids it well.
Demaestri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decent striking displayed by Demaestri there.
Pavlovich misses with a looping left.
Pavlovich connects with the punch.
No joy there for Pavlovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demaestri with a nice cross.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demaestri slips a straight right by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pavlovich throws the left hand but Demaestri avoids the punch easily.
Demaestri staying out of range there.
Demaestri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demaestri scores with a sloppy right hand. Pavlovich should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Demaestri on the side of the head.
Pavlovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demaestri throws the left hand but Pavlovich avoids the punch easily.
Pavlovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Demaestri.
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pavlovich misses with a hook. Demaestri ducked under it nicely.
Demaestri is looking to counter punch.
Demaestri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pavlovich throws a right hand that misses
and Demaestri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pavlovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Demaestri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Demaestri misses the jab.
Pavlovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Demaestri counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Demaestri.
Pavlovich misses with a straight right.
Pavlovich scores with a nice strike.
Demaestri slips under a jab from Pavlovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Demaestri. That snapped Pavlovich's head back.
Pavlovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Demaestri to score with a decent uppercut.
Demaestri connects with the punch.
Pavlovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demaestri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demaestri slips under a jab from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pavlovich moves away from the strike by Demaestri.
Pavlovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demaestri moves away.

Pavlovich gets tackled into the cage by Demaestri. Demaestri maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demaestri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pavlovich blocking some punches.
Demaestri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Matias Demaestri dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Demaestri scores with a hook.
Demaestri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demaestri just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pavlovich! But no joy.
Pavlovich misses with a looping left.
Pavlovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Demaestri loads up on a big right hand but Pavlovich slips the punch.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pavlovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Demaestri takes the fight into the clinch.
Demaestri is pushing Pavlovich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pavlovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demaestri backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovich working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlovich.
A shot in the inside from Demaestri.
Demaestri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlovich has him pressed against the cage.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlovich backwards.

Demaestri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavlovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Demaestri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Demaestri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pavlovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Demaestri counter with a right hand.
Pavlovich throws a hook but Demaestri blocks it.
Demaestri throws a good cross that connects.
Pavlovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Demaestri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demaestri tries to counter by clinching up but Pavlovich breaks away and moves out of range.
Demaestri throws a hook but Pavlovich blocks it.
A big left from Demaestri misses.
Demaestri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demaestri throws a looping overhand right but Pavlovich ducks down to avoid it.
Enzo Matias Demaestri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri scores with a three punch combo!
Demaestri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pavlovich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Pavlovich misses.
Demaestri tests Pavlovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demaestri ducks under a wild hook from Pavlovich.
Demaestri scores with a hook.

Demaestri has managed to clinch.
Pavlovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
Demaestri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Demaestri manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri scores with a hook.
Demaestri tries to bum rush Pavlovich with a series of wild strikes but Pavlovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavlovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demaestri.
Pavlovich swings for the body but Demaestri moves out of range.
Pavlovich scores with a jab to the jaw.

Demaestri moves into range and clinches up with Pavlovich.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlovich fails to land.
Pavlovich lands a left hand.
Demaestri scores with a shot to the side of Pavlovich's head.
A short left from Pavlovich.
Demaestri blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demaestri.
Pavlovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demaestri's elbow.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demaestri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlovich blocks an uppercut.
Pavlovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlovich misses with some punches.
Anton Pavlovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavlovich lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Enzo Matias Demaestri.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demaestri, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Matias Demaestri!
Enzo Matias Demaestri made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.