PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deamon Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Zaremba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Speed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to El-Magico. On his way into the cage it seems that Deamon Speed has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Deamon Speed seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Speed
vs
Zaremba

175 cm
21
188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deamon Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pawel Zaremba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaremba closes the distance but Speed moves to the side

and Speed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Speed.
Speed tries to pull guard but Zaremba holds him up against the cage and eventually Speed drops back down to his feet.
Speed tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zaremba prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deamon Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaremba stops a takedown attempt from Speed.
Speed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaremba walks away with a smile on his face. Speed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Speed wants to land a leg kick but Zaremba is out of range.
Speed blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaremba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaremba fails to land with a series of punches.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Zaremba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Speed throws a leg kick but Zaremba moved away.
Zaremba misses with a takedown attempt
and Speed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaremba's knee momentarily.
Zaremba throws a head kick that misses
and Speed counters with an outside leg kick.
Zaremba looks gassed!
Zaremba throws a jab when Speed was well out of range.
Zaremba tries to clinch up
and Speed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaremba's knee momentarily.
Speed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaremba is looking to clinch but Speed is avoiding it.
Zaremba tries for a takedown but Speed circles away easily
and Speed counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaremba tries to clinch but Speed moves away

and Speed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Speed.

Speed pulls Zaremba into guard.

Speed is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Speed drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Speed gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Speed thows a huge punch but Zaremba dodges it nicely.
Speed is nestled in close to Zaremba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Speed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaremba defending well though.
Speed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Speed not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Speed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaremba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Speed.
Speed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Speed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Speed throwing shots but Zaremba is blocking nicely.

Speed stands up and beckons Zaremba to join him on the feet.

Speed has Zaremba up against the cage in a clinch.

Speed gets control of Zaremba's arms and successfully pulls guard. Speed will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zaremba won't allow Speed to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Speed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Speed tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Speed uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deamon Speed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zaremba shoots in for a double leg but Speed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaremba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaremba wants to clinch up but Speed keeps it at a distance.

Zaremba clinches with his opponent.
Speed tries to pull guard but Zaremba won't allow it.

Speed manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zaremba stays in close to Speed's body and controls the position.
Speed wants to get back to his feet but Zaremba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zaremba trying to control the position from guard on top but Speed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaremba is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Speed pushes Zaremba off and scrambles back to his feet.
Deamon Speed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speed misses with the combination.
Zaremba wants to clinch but Speed slips to the side
and Speed counters with a series of strikes. Zaremba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Speed closes the distance but Zaremba moves to the side

and Zaremba counters by moving into the clinch.

Zaremba pulls Speed into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Speed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Speed postures up in Zaremba's guard and throws a big left but Zaremba blocks it.
Zaremba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Speed.
Speed throws and elbow that misses. Zaremba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Speed's guard. Nice move by Zaremba!
Zaremba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zaremba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Speed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zaremba's guard.
Speed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Speed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zaremba wants to sweep here but Speed controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zaremba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Speed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zaremba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Speed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Speed stands and throws Zaremba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Speed could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with the ground and pound.
Zaremba defending against the ground and pound.
Zaremba taking a bit of punishment here - Speed scoring with strikes.
Speed scores with punches from side control.

Speed decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Speed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Speed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Speed tries to clinch up but Zaremba circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deamon Speed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Speed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Speed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zaremba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaremba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Speed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaremba is out of range.
Speed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Zaremba
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
Pawel Zaremba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaremba tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
Speed throws a leg kick but Zaremba checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaremba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Speed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaremba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaremba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Speed. Speed obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaremba wants to clinch.
Zaremba swats away the attempt to clinch by Speed.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Zaremba off balance momentarily.
Speed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Speed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deamon Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two 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.
Speed lands a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Speed, as that shot connected.
Zaremba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Speed counters with an outside leg kick.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaremba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaremba.
Zaremba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
Zaremba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speed is looking to slow Zaremba down with leg kicks.
Speed throws a front kick aimed at Zaremba's knee but Zaremba avoids it well.

Speed has Zaremba up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Speed gets control of Zaremba's arms and successfully pulls guard. Speed will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Speed throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Speed pushes Zaremba off and gets back to his feet.
Deamon Speed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Speed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed is looking to clinch but Zaremba is avoiding it.
Zaremba throws a sloppy head kick and Speed moves out of range easily.
Speed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by Zaremba misses
and Speed counters with a low kick, right behind Zaremba 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaremba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Speed moves in looking to clinch but Zaremba pushes him off.
Speed tries to clinch but Zaremba is having none of it.

Speed closes the distance and clinches.
Speed fails to pull guard.

Zaremba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Speed lands a head shot.
Zaremba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Speed misses with a few strikes there.
Pawel Zaremba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed throws a leg kick but Zaremba sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deamon Speed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Speed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deamon Speed!