PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclion Demler (ranked 4523 p4p, 4545 weight class) and Ragnar Jahr (ranked 510 p4p, 513 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Demler
vs
Jahr

180 cm
19
180
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
16
177
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heraclion Demler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Jahr!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahr throws a leg kick
and Demler counters with a three punch combo that has Jahr backing up. Jahr nods at Demler to acknowledge the strikes.
Jahr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jahr throws a sloppy head kick and Demler moves out of range easily.
Jahr swings widly with a right hand
and Demler counters with a low kick, right behind Jahr 's knee.
Jahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demler moves away.
Jahr throws a hook but Demler avoids it easily.
Jahr throws a head kick but Demler moves out of range.
Jahr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Demler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jahr's head.
Jahr looks to score with a jab to the body but Demler is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahr throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Heraclion Demler has been cut.
Jahr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Jahr misses
and Demler counters with a leg kick.
Jahr swings widly with a right hand
and Demler counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jahr throws out the jab.
Demler doesn't manage to clinch there - Jahr circles away.
Jahr misses with a few strikes there.
Jahr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Demler instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Demler has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A body shot lands from Demler.
Jahr blocks a body shot from Demler.
Jahr is trying to break the clinch but Demler is controlling him.
Jahr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jahr stalling in the clinch but Demler improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jahr to keep the fight standing.
Demler lands with a right to the head.
Demler tries to pull guard but Jahr won't allow it.
Demler stalling in the clinch but Jahr improves position.
Demler tries to throw a body punch but Jahr avoids it by throwing Demler back against the cage.
Jahr is pressed up against the cage. Demler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jahr down to the mat. Jahr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heraclion Demler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jahr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demler moves away.
Demler quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jahr fails with a takedown attempt.
Demler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jahr just manages to avoid it.
Jahr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jahr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Demler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demler blocks a head kick by Jahr.
Jahr wants to clinch but Demler slips to the side
and Demler counters with a left and a right that stings Jahr.
A head kick by Jahr misses
and Demler counters with a nice leg kick.
Jahr misses with a hook
and Demler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jahr looks winded!
Jahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demler manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Jahr.
Demler slips under a jab from Jahr.
Demler tries to clinch there but Jahr circles away.
Jahr throws a lazy right hand but Demler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jahr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demler counters with a three punch combo that has Jahr backing up. Jahr nods at Demler to acknowledge the strikes.
Demler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jahr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jahr cracks Demler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jahr misses with a left hand
and Jahr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jahr tries to work over Demler's front leg with a kick but Demler checks it.
Demler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jahr wants to land a leg kick but Demler is out of range.
Jahr throws an overhand right that lands on Demler's shoulder, as Demler tries to avoid the shot.
Demler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ragnar Jahr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jahr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demler counters with a nice leg kick.
Jahr throws a jab but it's blocked by Demler.
Demler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Demler tries to clinch up.
Jahr misses with an uppercut
and Demler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jahr throws a chopping leg kick but Demler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Demler clinches.
Jahr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jahr tries to circle away but Demler has him pinned against the cage.
Demler misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Heraclion Demler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heraclion Demler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Demler wants to clinch.
Jahr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Demler moves into range and clinches up with Jahr.
Demler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.

Jahr breaks from the clinch.
Demler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Demler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jahr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demler half committed to a counter leg kick.
Demler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jahr.
Jahr misses with a hook to the body
and Demler counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick by Jahr misses
and Demler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jahr throws a sloppy head kick
and Demler counters with a good, hard body kick but Jahr shrugs it off.
Jahr is breathing heavily.
Demler checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Jahr. That snapped Demler's head back.
Demler tries to close the distance and clinch but Jahr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demler slips a jab from Jahr.
Demler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jahr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demler doesn't manage to clinch there - Jahr circles away.
Jahr takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jahr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jahr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jahr throws a sloppy head kick
and Demler counters with a low kick, right behind Jahr 's knee.
Demler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Demler throws a head kick but Jahr moves out of range.
Jahr lands with a hook. Demler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Demler tries to clinch but Jahr moves out of range.
Jahr misses with a hook.
Demler lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jahr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demler.
Jahr avoids the head kick by Demler.
Jahr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Demler's head backwards.
Demler fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demler has closed the distance and engaged Jahr in a clinch.
Demler throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Demler fails to land.
Jahr has had enough of the clinch but Demler keeps him there for the moment.
Jahr is trying to break the clinch but Demler is controlling him.
Jahr is looking to control Demler's arms but Demler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jahr has his back to the cage.
Demler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
Demler stalling in the clinch but Jahr improves position.
Demler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Demler pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jahr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jahr throws out a loose jab but Demler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnar Jahr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jahr throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Demler to counter with a crisp jab.
Jahr throws a jab when Demler was well out of range.
Demler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Jahr misses.
Demler doesn't manage to clinch there - Jahr circles away.
Jahr throws a leg kick
and Demler counters with a series of strikes. Jahr will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jahr throws a lazy right hand but Demler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demler quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jahr throws a head kick but Demler moves out of range.
Demler avoids the body shot from Jahr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heraclion Demler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heraclion Demler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Demler avoids the head kick by Jahr.
Jahr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Demler avoids a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Demler blocks the low kick.
Jahr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Demler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demler tries to clinch there but Jahr circles away.
Jahr throws a sloppy head kick
and Demler counters with an inside leg kick.
Demler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jahr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jahr dodges the punch combination from Demler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahr throws a lazy uppercut
and Demler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Jahr.
Jahr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Jahr is predictable there
and Demler counters with a series of strikes. Jahr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Demler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demler moves out of range of the leg kick from Jahr.
Demler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jahr throws a body kick that misses
and Demler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Jahr.
Jahr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demler moves in looking to clinch but Jahr pushes him off.
Jahr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Demler gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Demler moves into the clinch.
Jahr takes an elbow to the temple.
Demler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Jahr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Demler throws a big counter combination but Jahr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jahr misses the shot to the body.
Jahr throws a sloppy head kick
and Demler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jahr loads up on a big right hand but Demler slips the punch.
Demler throws a big counter combination but Jahr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Demler lands a front kick.

Demler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jahr.
Demler looking to stall.
A short left from Demler.
A short left from Demler.
Demler is working for takedown but Jahr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ragnar Jahr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heraclion Demler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jahr is trying to break the clinch but Demler has him pressed against the cage.
Jahr has a couple of punches blocked by Demler.
Demler lands with a short shot to the head.
Jahr prevents a body shot from Demler.
Demler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demler jumps guard but Jahr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jahr as Demler tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Demler throws an elbow but misses.
Jahr is trying to break free.

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.
Demler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Jahr manages to break the clinch.
Jahr misses with a body shot
and Demler counters with a one-two to the body.
Jahr throws a right hand that misses
and Demler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Demler clinches.

Jahr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demler tries to close the distance and clinch but Jahr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jahr throws a right hand that misses
and Demler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jahr throws a leg kick
and Demler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jahr really felt that one!

Demler closes the distance and pushes Jahr back into the cage.
Jahr blocks an uppercut.
Heraclion Demler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demler unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heraclion Demler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demler, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heraclion Demler!