PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Mccarthy (ranked 5020 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Demmick (ranked 24496 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mccarthy
vs
Demmick

167 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
153 lbs
1 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Mccarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Demmick!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demmick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mccarthy's sensitive parts.
Demmick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mccarthy throws a right hand that Demmick ducks under and follows up with a left that Demmick also avoids with ease.
Mccarthy throws a series of punches but Demmick avoids them all with ease.
Demmick tries to land a leg kick but Mccarthy saw it coming and moves away.
Demmick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Demmick shoots for a double leg takedown but Mccarthy sprawls well. He's pushed Demmick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Demmick throws a leg kick which misses Mccarthy's front leg but catches the back leg as Mccarthy tries to avoid it.
Demmick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mccarthy.
Demmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Demmick looks to move away, Mccarthy throws a big counter combo but Demmick just gets out of the way.
Demmick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Demmick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demmick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mccarthy is able to avoid easily.

Mccarthy closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demmick is trying to break the clinch but Mccarthy has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mccarthy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mccarthy fails to pull guard.
Mccarthy tries to pull guard but Demmick won't allow it.
Mccarthy can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Mccarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mccarthy has Demmick pressed against the cage, preventing Demmick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mccarthy is looking for a takedown.

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.
Demmick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mccarthy.
Demmick tries to break free but Mccarthy pushes him back against the cage.
Mccarthy jumps guard but Demmick stands there with Mccarthy around his waist. Mccarthy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mccarthy keeps control of Demmick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mccarthy has Demmick up against the cage in a clinch.

Mccarthy jumps guard.
Demmick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mccarthy seems keen to control Demmick's posture.

Mccarthy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Demmick has picked Mccarthy up and slammed him! Mccarthy can't keep hold of the triangle and Demmick manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccarthy tries to buck Demmick off but Demmick is having none of it.

Demmick stands up.
Mccarthy tries to clinch up but Demmick circles away and keeps his distance.
Demmick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberto Mccarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Demmick closes the distance and clinches.

Demmick breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demmick connects with a solid leg kick.
Mccarthy slaps away a takedown attempt from Demmick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mccarthy checks a leg kick nicely.
As Demmick looks to move away, Mccarthy throws a big counter combo but Demmick just gets out of the way.

Mccarthy has closed the distance and engaged Demmick in a clinch.
Demmick is trying to break the clinch but Mccarthy has him pressed against the cage.

Demmick breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Mccarthy.
Mccarthy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mccarthy throws a big counter combination but Demmick scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Demmick throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demmick tries to work over Mccarthy's front leg with a kick but Mccarthy checks it.
Mccarthy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demmick can pounce on him.
Demmick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demmick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mccarthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mccarthy is looking to clinch but Demmick is avoiding it.
Demmick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mccarthy is able to avoid easily.
Mccarthy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Demmick has closed the distance and engaged Mccarthy in a clinch.

Mccarthy breaks from the clinch.

Demmick instigates a clinch.

Demmick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demmick has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mccarthy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Demmick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demmick.
Demmick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mccarthy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demmick lands a leg kick that knocks Mccarthy off balance momentarily.

Mccarthy tries to sprawl but Demmick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mccarthy gets back to full guard.
Mccarthy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Demmick wants to stand but Mccarthy is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Demmick's guard.

Mccarthy controlling from the top position.
Mccarthy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mccarthy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Demmick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mccarthy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mccarthy stays in close to Demmick's body and controls the position.
Mccarthy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demmick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mccarthy is controlling him.
Mccarthy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Demmick can't keep his opponent in guard - Mccarthy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mccarthy is looking to take a break and control but Demmick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mccarthy controlling the pace.

Demmick has one foot on Mccarthy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mccarthy wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Demmick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Demmick moves into range and clinches up with Mccarthy.
Demmick is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccarthy has double underhooks.
Demmick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demmick is pressed up against the cage. Mccarthy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Demmick down to the mat. Demmick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Demmick throws a leg kick that misses.
Demmick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demmick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mccarthy's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Demmick.
Demmick scores with a head kick. Mccarthy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Demmick throws a leg kick but Mccarthy checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demmick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Demmick lands a head kick. Mccarthy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mccarthy throws a lazy head kick
and Demmick counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Demmick or perhaps it was just good defense by Mccarthy, which made it look bad.

Mccarthy has closed the distance and engaged Demmick in a clinch.
Demmick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Demmick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demmick wants to break free but Mccarthy has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy prevents Demmick from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Demmick's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mccarthy drags the fight down to the ground.
Demmick won't allow Mccarthy to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mccarthy has Demmick pulled in close to control his posture.
Demmick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Demmick wants to stand and escape but instead Mccarthy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mccarthy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Demmick working a defensive guard here.
Mccarthy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roberto Mccarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mccarthy works over Demmick with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy 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.

Demmick working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mccarthy has passed into half guard!
Demmick keeping control of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mccarthy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Demmick is trying to stand back up but Mccarthy is controlling him

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Demmick.
I've got Demmick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Demmick!