PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rukter Demenok (ranked 1134 p4p, 1032 weight class) and Marek Cervenka (ranked 121 p4p, 112 weight class). Demenok comes to the cage accompanied by The Moby Dick Speech. Rukter Demenok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Demenok
vs
Cervenka

168 cm
38
151
31 - 19 - 3

176 cm
32
152
20 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

Conviction
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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 31 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukter Demenok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Demenok.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Demenok throws a low kick but Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Cervenka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cervenka lands a jab to the nose.
Cervenka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demenok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marek Cervenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Demenok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cervenka throws out a counter right but Demenok avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Demenok. That snapped Cervenka's head back.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Demenok does it's job there.
Demenok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Cervenka finds it's way through Demenok's defenses.
Demenok missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demenok slips a straight right by Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Demenok tenderised Cervenka's leg. Cervenka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Demenok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Demenok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cervenka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cervenka.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demenok under the eye.
Demenok misses with a low kick.
Cervenka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cervenka scores with a decent looking hook.
Demenok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cervenka.
Demenok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Demenok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cervenka was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
Demenok slips a straight right by Cervenka.
A clash of legs there as Cervenka blocks the low kick.
Demenok moves out of range of the strikes.
Cervenka throws a hook but Demenok blocks it.
Demenok throws a leg kick which misses Cervenka's front leg but catches the back leg as Cervenka tries to avoid it.
Demenok defending well as Cervenka loads up on a big left hand.
Cervenka lands a body shot.
Demenok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok works Cervenka's body with a nice hook.
Demenok scores with a nice right hand.
Cervenka misses the shot to the body.
Cervenka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demenok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a poor cross that misses
and Demenok counters with a solid body kick.
Cervenka 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.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Demenok moved out of range nicely.
Cervenka fails to land with a series of punches.
Demenok lands a head kick. Cervenka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cervenka misses with a wild body shot.
Demenok lands a head shot.
Demenok loads up on a big right hand but Cervenka slips the punch.
A big left from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the body.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Demenok ducks down to avoid it.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Cervenka is just out of range.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Demenok throws an overhand right that lands on Cervenka's shoulder, as Cervenka tries to avoid the shot.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Demenok throws a hook but Cervenka avoids it easily.
Cervenka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cervenka dips to his left and cracks Demenok with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lands with a nice body kick.
Cervenka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cervenka.
Cervenka lands a nice shot to the body.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Demenok misses its target.
Demenok tried to score with a low kick but Cervenka checks it.
Cervenka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Demenok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok slips under a jab from Cervenka.
A counter left hand to the body from Demenok misses its target.
Cervenka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demenok on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demenok sizes up Cervenka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cervenka loads up on a big right hand but Demenok slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Cervenka.
Demenok tries a low kick but Cervenka avoids it.
Cervenka tests Demenok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Demenok misses.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demenok throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cervenka's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cervenka blocks the leg kick.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Demenok saw that one coming.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cervenka moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Demenok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cervenka throws out the jab.
Cervenka checks a leg kick.
Cervenka misses the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cervenka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Demenok - the referee stops the clock and Cervenka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Demenok. Cervenka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Demenok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cervenka's sensitive parts.
Cervenka lands with a good body shot.
Cervenka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Demenok misses with a looping left.
Demenok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demenok misses with a head kick.
Demenok looks to land a left hand but Cervenka moved out of range nicely.
Demenok moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka connects with a right hand. Demenok shakes it off.
Demenok avoids the body shot from Cervenka.
Demenok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cervenka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demenok.
Demenok swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Demenok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Demenok throws a leg kick but Cervenka moved away.
A little jabbing left from Cervenka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Demenok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cervenka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cervenka cracks a nice hook into Demenok's ribs.
Demenok connects with a right hand. Cervenka shakes it off.
Demenok defending well as Cervenka loads up on a big left hand.
Demenok is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rukter Demenok is winning the standup battle so far.
Cervenka misses the jab.
Demenok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Demenok misses with a body punch
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
Demenok slips a straight right by Cervenka.
Demenok throws a looping overhand right but Cervenka ducks down to avoid it.
Cervenka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Cervenka coming out on top.
Demenok throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka blocks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cervenka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Cervenka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok slips a jab and a cross from Cervenka.
Demenok staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cervenka throws a hook but Demenok blocks it.
Cervenka moves out of range as Demenok throws a body kick.
Demenok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Demenok.
Cervenka lands a jab.
Cervenka drops his hands momentarily and Demenok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demenok throws a wild body kick that Cervenka sees coming a mile off.
Cervenka misses with a left hand
and Demenok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok defending well as Cervenka loads up on a big left hand.
Cervenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demenok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cervenka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Demenok misses with a straight left.
Demenok avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Demenok connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok misses with a left hand
letting Cervenka counter with a right hand.
Demenok throws out a leg kick but Cervenka moves out of range and Demenok only half commits.
Demenok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cervenka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Cervenka blocks the leg kick.
Demenok throws a push kick but Cervenka slaps the foot to one side.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Demenok's shoulder, as Demenok tries to avoid the shot.
Cervenka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Demenok on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
A jab from Cervenka finds it's way through Demenok's defenses.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Demenok. Cervenka shrugs it off though.
Demenok looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cervenka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demenok throws a sloppy head kick and Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Demenok scores with a nice body kick.
Cervenka misses with a hook. Demenok ducked under it nicely.
Cervenka loads up on a big right hand but Demenok slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demenok.
Cervenka misses with a body shot.
Demenok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cervenka avoids the head kick by Demenok.
Cervenka throws a chopping leg kick but Demenok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Demenok shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cervenka scores with a sloppy right hand. Demenok should have avoided that one.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok scores with a sloppy right hand. Cervenka should have avoided that one.
Demenok takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Demenok throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Demenok throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Cervenka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cervenka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Demenok takes a swing at Cervenka's ribcage but misses.
Cervenka misses with a hook. Demenok ducked under it nicely.
Demenok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cervenka lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka slips under a jab.
Cervenka blocks the body kick.
Cervenka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demenok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cervenka thuds a left hand into Demenok's body.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cervenka.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Demenok throws a sloppy head kick and Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Cervenka with a jab.
Cervenka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Demenok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cervenka.
Demenok throws a shot to the body.
Cervenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cervenka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demenok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cervenka misses with a hook. Demenok ducked under it nicely.
Demenok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by Cervenka. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marek Cervenka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cervenka moves away.
Demenok uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cervenka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Cervenka misses.
Demenok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Demenok.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a right hand that Demenok ducks under and follows up with a left that Demenok also avoids with ease.
Demenok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cervenka is able to avoid easily.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Cervenka throws a series of punches but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok misses with a straight right.
Demenok slips under a jab.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cervenka moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervenka with a jab.
Cervenka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demenok.
Demenok scores with a punch to the head.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Demenok lands.
Demenok scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Demenok
and Cervenka counters with a straight right hand.
Cervenka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Cervenka misses.
The fighters circling - Demenok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cervenka connects with a nice looking jab.
Demenok looks to land a body kick but Cervenka moved away.
Cervenka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demenok.
Demenok appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
Demenok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Demenok misses.
Cervenka throws an off balance right hand
and Demenok counters with a good low kick that Cervenka was not able to check.
Cervenka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cervenka lands with a cross.
Demenok lands with an uppercut that bounces Cervenka off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Cervenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Cervenka misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Cervenka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demenok doesn't seem phased though.
Cervenka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demenok.
Cervenka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka works the jab nicely.
Cervenka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Demenok lands a leg kick that knocks Cervenka off balance momentarily.
Cervenka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demenok throws a lazy uppercut
letting Cervenka counter with a right hand.
Cervenka throws a good cross that connects.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cervenka.
Nice shot lands for Demenok.
Cervenka slips under a jab.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Cervenka lands with a shot to the body.
Demenok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Demenok misses the body punch
and Cervenka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demenok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demenok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Demenok throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cervenka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Demenok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cervenka if he has to take too many more of those.
Cervenka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Demenoks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Demenok moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Demenok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rukter Demenok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cervenka slips a jab and a cross from Demenok.
Demenok uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Demenok looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Demenok misses with a hook.
Cervenka lunges at Demenok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Demenok's hand.
A jab lands there for Cervenka.
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!
Demenok takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demenok throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Demenok throws the kick towards the body but Cervenka avoids it.
Cervenka misses with a straight left.
Demenok slips a jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demenok.
Cervenka lands with an uppercut that bounces Demenok off the cage and back into range.
Cervenka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cervenka jabs at Demenok's body.
Cervenka 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.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cervenka moves out of range of the strikes.
Demenok throws a half hearted mid kick.
Demenok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demenok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Nice jab there from Cervenka.
Good shot there by Cervenka.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Demenok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demenok.
Demenok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cervenka misses.
Marek Cervenka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cervenka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cervenka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Demenok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marek Cervenka.
Well Cervenka 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marek Cervenka!