PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Demarcco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wendell Sailor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sailor
vs
Demarcco

192 cm
20
224 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Demarcco!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demarcco tries to clinch but Sailor moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sailor.
Sailor misses with a looping left.
Demarcco tries to clinch but Sailor is having none of it.
Sailor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demarcco.
Demarcco tries to clinch but Sailor is having none of it.
Demarcco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sailor.
Sailor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demarcco tries to clinch there but Sailor circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demarcco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sailor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Sailor misses.
Sailor misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarcco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demarcco tries to clinch but Sailor is having none of it.
Sailor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demarcco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sailor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demarcco circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Sailor misses.
Sailor missing with a left hand there. Demarcco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Demarcco pushes Sailor up against the cage in a clinch.
Demarcco misses with a knee to the head.
Demarcco looking to throw knees to the head but Sailor is blocking nicely.
Sailor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demarccos head.
Demarcco misses with a knee to the head.
Sailor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Demarcco.
Demarcco tries to land knees in the clinch but Sailor avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sailor gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sailor avoids a wild elbow strike from Demarcco.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sailor lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Christopher Demarcco has been cut.
A short right from Sailor on the inside.
Demarcco looks gassed!
Sailor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sailor.
Demarcco throws an elbow but it misses.
Sailor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demarcco backwards.
Sailor lands a left hand.
Demarcco lands a knee to the head.
Sailor avoiding damage as Demarcco throws knees to the body.
Sailor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demarcco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sailor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sailor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sailor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sailor taking a breather.
Demarcco throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Sailor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wendell Sailor.
The fighters circling - Sailor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sailor lands a slapping body shot.
Sailor looks to land a combination but Demarcco avoids it well.
Sailor missing with a left hand there. Demarcco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demarcco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Demarcco 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Sailor cracks Demarcco with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sailor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Demarcco to stand back up!

Demarcco is rocked!
Demarcco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sailor throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demarcco is still on wobbly legs! Can Sailor finish him?

That has opened up Christopher Demarcco's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demarcco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sailor throws out the jab.
Demarcco seems to have recovered his senses.
Demarcco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Sailor misses.
Demarcco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demarcco avoids the body shot from Sailor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wendell Sailor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailor scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wendell Sailor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Demarcco's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Demarcco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Demarcco tries to close the distance and clinch but Sailor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demarcco tries to close the distance and clinch but Sailor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demarcco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sailor.
Demarcco moves away from the strike by Sailor.
Sailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demarcco tries to clinch but Sailor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sailor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sailor throws a hook but Demarcco avoids it easily.

Sailor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Demarcco sprawling to the canvas! Demarcco rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sailor finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sailor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Demarcco is breathing heavily.
Demarcco moves in looking to clinch but Sailor pushes him off.
Demarcco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sailor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demarcco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demarcco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demarcco wants to clinch.
Sailor throws a hook but Demarcco avoids it easily.
Wendell Sailor is winning the standup battle so far.

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.
Sailor connects with a jab.

The cut above Christopher Demarcco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Demarcco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sailor swats away the attempt to clinch by Demarcco.
Christopher Demarcco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Demarcco clinches with his opponent.
Demarcco looking to throw knees to the head but Sailor is blocking nicely.
Sailor working aggressively here.
Sailor is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sailor.
Demarcco looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Sailor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demarcco dodges the punch combination from Sailor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarcco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Christopher Demarcco's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sailor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Demarcco fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sailor misses the target.
Demarcco wants to clinch up but Sailor keeps it at a distance.
Sailor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demarcco takes one on the chin but seems OK.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christopher Demarcco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wendell Sailor!