PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omer Demirci (ranked 461 p4p, 865 weight class) and Jamil Hurst (ranked 74 p4p, 140 weight class). Hurst has chosen Keep Their Heads Ringin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Demirci
vs
Hurst

175 cm
24
185
13 - 5 - 0

188 cm
24
201
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omer Demirci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamil Hurst!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demirci avoids the body shot from Hurst.
A slow jab from Demirci misses its intended target.

Demirci shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Demirci wants to control but Hurst is keeping him busy.
Demirci wants to pass to mount but Hurst is defending the position.
Demirci takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hurst wants to control but Demirci is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirci seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Demirci looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst is trying to get back to full guard.
Demirci moves nicely into side control.
Demirci wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hurst keeps working.

Demirci tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hurst is looking for a sweep.

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.
Demirci has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hurst!
Hurst is desperately trying to improve his position but Demirci has a good base and remains in mount.
Demirci can't control as he wanted to and Hurst manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Demirci is trying to control. Hurst wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Demirci is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hurst is looking to improve his position.
Demirci is keen to just control but Hurst is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demirci is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hurst still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hurst has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Demirci is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hurst not doing much here.
Demirci is looking to control Hurst's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Demirci avoid being mounted?
Demirci wants to improve his position but Hurst is controlling well.
Demirci manages to get to full guard.
Demirci is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst scoring with some ground and pound.
Hurst's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Demirci is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hurst passes Demirci's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hurst scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Demirci looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Demirci looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hurst pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hurst landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamil Hurst will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hurst throws a jab when Demirci was well out of range.
Hurst ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurst is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hurst lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Demirci lands a nice looking body shot.

Hurst scores with a takedown into Demirci's guard.
Hurst is in close to Demirci's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hurst trying to control but Demirci is working from the bottom.
Hurst postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst preventing the sweep.
Demirci is trying to keep Hurst in close.
Demirci keeping moving, preventing Hurst from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Demirci looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Demirci escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hurst gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hurst trying to control but Demirci is working from the bottom.
Hurst with a nice head shot there.
Hurst scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurst wants to control from the top but Demirci keeps moving.
Demirci is trying to control the position but Hurst postures up.
Hurst lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hurst postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Demirci looking for a sweep. Not yet Demirci, not yet.

Hurst is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hurst tries to free his leg and advance position but Demirci is retaining full guard.
Demirci is trying to control the position but Hurst postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hurst's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Demirci has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hurst can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirci is pulling down on Hurst's head to control his posture.
Jamil Hurst has got the better of the ground game so far.

Demirci has his foot on Hurst's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hurst works his way back into a safe position though.
Hurst wants to control from the top but Demirci keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurst chips away with some ground and pound.

Hurst drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hurst jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Demirci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hurst got a little sloppy there for a moment and Demirci has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hurst has managed to get both his arms back between Demirci's legs - danger averted.
Hurst pushes down on Demirci's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Demirci is looking for a sweep. Hurst is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hurst seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Demirci actively working from the bottom here.
Hurst with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurst lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Demirci is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hurst scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jamil Hurst 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Demirci misses with a straight right.
Hurst looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hurst misses with an uppercut.
Hurst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Demirci looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hurst!
Hurst is not content to let Demirci control the position.

Demirci is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hurst knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirci has knee on belly momentarily but Hurst bucks him off and regains half guard.
Demirci wants to control but Hurst is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hurst looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Demirci thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Demirci is keen to just control but Hurst is a slippery customer.
Demirci wants to pass the guard but Hurst is defending well.

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.
Hurst trying to control but Demirci postures up.
Hurst regains full guard. Nicely done.
Demirci tries to free his leg and advance position but Hurst is retaining full guard.
Demirci 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.
Hurst looking for a sweep. Not yet Hurst, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hurst keeping moving, preventing Demirci from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Hurst closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst tries to move to mount but Demirci blocks the move with his legs.
Omer Demirci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demirci is trying to improve his position.
Demirci is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at King's Cross MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The referee asks Hurst politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hurst prefers to stall for the moment though.
Demirci tries to improve position but can't.
Hurst lands a decent elbow from side control.
Demirci gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Demirci can't escape the position.
Hurst lands a big elbow.
Hurst landing strikes, looking to finish!
Demirci is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirci wants to control but Hurst is having none of it.
Hurst cracks Demirci with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Omer Demirci has been cut.
Hurst has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hurst sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hurst trying to control but Demirci is having none of it.
Jamil Hurst is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Demirci takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurst tries to control but Demirci wriggling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demirci is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamil Hurst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hurst 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamil Hurst!
After winning the bout, Jamil Hurst thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.