PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Datsyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma The Raging Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akuma The Raging Demon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Datsyuk
vs
The Raging Demon

190 cm
22
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
201 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavel Datsyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Akuma The Raging Demon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsyuk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Raging Demon tries to avoid it but Datsyuk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Raging Demon to the ground. The Raging Demon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Datsyuk is defended easily by The Raging Demon.

The Raging Demon gets caught flat footed, as Datsyuk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Raging Demon controls Datsyuk momentarily but Datsyuk frees himself.
Datsyuk trying to control but The Raging Demon is working from the bottom.
Datsyuk sitting in guard here, content to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Datsyuk throws a right and a left that The Raging Demon avoids nicely.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown but The Raging Demon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Datsyuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Datsyuk with that takedown attempt.
The Raging Demon scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from The Raging Demon as Datsyuk shoots in.
Datsyuk shoots for a takedown but The Raging Demon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Datsyuk slips a jab and a cross from The Raging Demon.
Datsyuk dodges the punch combination from The Raging Demon.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown but The Raging Demon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from The Raging Demon. No joy for Datsyuk on that attempt.
Datsyuk shoots for a double leg takedown but The Raging Demon sprawls well. He's pushed Datsyuk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Raging Demon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown but The Raging Demon shows good takedown defense.
The Raging Demon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Datsyuk is breathing heavily.
Datsyuk misses with the combination.
The Raging Demon misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Datsyuk.
The Raging Demon tries to bum rush Datsyuk with a series of wild strikes but Datsyuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Datsyuk shoots in looking for a takedown. The Raging Demon tries to sprawl out of it but Datsyuk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Raging Demon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsyuk takes one on the button.

It looks like Pavel Datsyuk has been cut.
Datsyuk shoots in looking for a takedown but The Raging Demon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Datsyuk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Raging Demon throws a series of punches but Datsyuk avoids them all with ease.
Datsyuk throws a nice looking combination but The Raging Demon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Datsyuk looks for a takedown but The Raging Demon sprawls well.

The Raging Demon drops Datsyuk with a left and a right! Oh, Datsyuk is hurt - The Raging Demon dives into side control looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Raging Demon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The Raging Demon throws a series of punches but Datsyuk moves out of range.
A left and a right from The Raging Demon both land. Nice combination.
Akuma The Raging Demon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Raging Demon throws a series of punches but Datsyuk avoids them all with ease.
Datsyuk tries to clinch there but The Raging Demon circles away.
The Raging Demon scores with the left hand. Datsyuk knows he should have avoided that one.
Datsyuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Raging Demon circles away.

Datsyuk shoots in and bounces The Raging Demon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Raging Demon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsyuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Datsyuk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Raging Demon trying to control the position here.
Datsyuk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Datsyuk chips away with some ground and pound.
Datsyuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Raging Demon is keeping the position for now.
Datsyuk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The Raging Demon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The Raging Demon breaks from the clinch.
The Raging Demon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Raging Demon but The Raging Demon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akuma The Raging Demon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Datsyuk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Raging Demon closes the distance and clinches.
The Raging Demon is trying to stall.
Datsyuk fails to pull guard.
Datsyuk avoiding damage as The Raging Demon throws knees to the body.

The Raging Demon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Datsyuk looks for a takedown but The Raging Demon sprawls well.
The Raging Demon misses with a wild combination.
The Raging Demon connects with a body shot that sends Datsyuk's belly button to the back.
The Raging Demon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Datsyuk moves away.
The Raging Demon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Datsyuk doesn't seem bothered though.
The Raging Demon throws a combination. Datsyuk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsyuk dives in and grabs The Raging Demon's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Raging Demon pushes down on Datsyuk's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Datsyuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Datsyuk misses with a straight right.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown but The Raging Demon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Raging Demon lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Datsyuk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Datsyuk.
Datsyuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Raging Demon fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Raging Demon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Pavel Datsyuk's cut is getting worse.
The Raging Demon throws a right and a left that Datsyuk avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Raging Demon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsyuk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Datsyuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Datsyuk slips a jab and a cross from The Raging Demon.
Datsyuk wants to clinch but The Raging Demon slips to the side
and The Raging Demon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Datsyuk dodges the punch combination from The Raging Demon.
The Raging Demon tries to clinch there but Datsyuk circles away.
The Raging Demon swinging wildly here.
Datsyuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Raging Demon circles away quickly and effectively.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Raging Demon but The Raging Demon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown but The Raging Demon shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Raging Demon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Datsyuk.
The Raging Demon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Akuma The Raging Demon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Datsyuk is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Raging Demon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Raging Demon lands a two punch combo.
Pavel Datsyuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Raging Demon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Raging Demon darts in and clinches Datsyuk up against the cage.

The Raging Demon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from The Raging Demon as Datsyuk shoots in.
Datsyuk dodges the punch combination from The Raging Demon.
Datsyuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Raging Demon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Datsyuk on the side of the head.
Datsyuk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Datsyuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Raging Demon throws a series of punches but Datsyuk avoids them all with ease.
Datsyuk closes the distance and clinches up with The Raging Demon, looking for a takedown. Datsyuk pushes The Raging Demon against the cage but The Raging Demon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Datsyuk misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Datsyuk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Datsyuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Raging Demon fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akuma The Raging Demon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Datsyuk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Datsyuk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Raging Demon tries to avoid it but Datsyuk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Raging Demon to the ground. The Raging Demon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Raging Demon lands with a shot to the body.
The Raging Demon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pavel Datsyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Raging Demon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Datsyuk tries for a takedown but The Raging Demon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Raging Demon lands a jab to Datsyuk's midsection.
The Raging Demon cracks Datsyuk with an open hand slap.
The Raging Demon misses with a few strikes there.
The Raging Demon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Datsyuk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Datsyuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Raging Demon misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsyuk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Raging Demon tries to avoid it but Datsyuk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Raging Demon to the ground. The Raging Demon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Raging Demon tries to bum rush Datsyuk with a series of wild strikes but Datsyuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Datsyuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Raging Demon throws a series of punches but Datsyuk avoids them all with ease.
Datsyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Datsyuk throws a right hand that The Raging Demon ducks under and follows up with a left that The Raging Demon also avoids with ease.
The Raging Demon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Raging Demon wants it to stay on the feet.

Datsyuk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Raging Demon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Raging Demon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Datsyuk manages to get himself to full guard.

The Raging Demon gets to his feet - Datsyuk follows without any prompting.
No joy there for The Raging Demon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Raging Demon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Datsyuk tries for a takedown but The Raging Demon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Raging Demon but The Raging Demon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Datsyuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Datsyuk shoots for a takedown but The Raging Demon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - The Raging Demon scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsyuk slips a jab and a cross from The Raging Demon.
The Raging Demon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Datsyuk doesn't seem bothered though.
Datsyuk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

The Raging Demon gets a clinch.
The Raging Demon is trying to stall.

The Raging Demon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Raging Demon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Raging Demon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Datsyuk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsyuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Datsyuk is pressing down on The Raging Demon's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Raging Demon is holding on for now.

The Raging Demon has one foot on Datsyuk's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The Raging Demon lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Datsyuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Raging Demon throws a right hand that Datsyuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Datsyuk also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Raging Demon is looking to clinch.
Pavel Datsyuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from The Raging Demon misses.
Akuma The Raging Demon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Datsyuk shoots in for a takedown but The Raging Demon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akuma The Raging Demon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Raging Demon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akuma The Raging Demon!