PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael De Los Demonios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Djukic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Los Demonios might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman by Metallica. Djukic has chosen Juice - Sam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nikola Djukic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raphael De Los Demonios's chin.

De Los Demonios
vs
Djukic

193 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

202 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael De Los Demonios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Djukic!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Los Demonios drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Los Demonios stops Djukic from standing up.
De Los Demonios scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Djukic wriggles free and stands up.
Djukic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Los Demonios.
De Los Demonios moves out of range as Djukic strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Djukic. De Los Demonios does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Los Demonios fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Los Demonios misses with a looping left.
Djukic throws a right and a left that De Los Demonios avoids nicely.
De Los Demonios takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djukic throws a sloppy head kick and De Los Demonios moves out of range easily.
Djukic throws a nice looking combination but De Los Demonios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Los Demonios moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Los Demonios obliges.
Djukic looks gassed!
De Los Demonios missing with knees to the body.
De Los Demonios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Djukic avoiding damage.
De Los Demonios wants to take the fight to the mat but Djukic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael De Los Demonios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Los Demonios looking to throw knees to the head but Djukic is blocking nicely.
De Los Demonios could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
De Los Demonios wants to take the fight to the mat but Djukic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Los Demonios tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Los Demonios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Djukic.
Djukic trying to stall but De Los Demonios improves his position.
Djukic blocks an elbow strike from De Los Demonios.
De Los Demonios drops down looking for an ankle pick but Djukic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Djukic looks to land a combination but De Los Demonios avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djukic scores with a one two! De Los Demonios had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Raphael De Los Demonios has been cut.
De Los Demonios avoids the head kick by Djukic.

Djukic takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Djukic misses with a body punch.
De Los Demonios looking to throw knees to the head but Djukic is blocking nicely.

Djukic manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Djukic. Those never looked like landing.
Djukic throws a right and a left that De Los Demonios avoids nicely.
Nikola Djukic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

De Los Demonios pushes Djukic up against the cage in a clinch.
De Los Demonios wants a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Djukic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djukic missing with knees to the body.
Djukic looking to slow down the pace here.
De Los Demonios is working for takedown but Djukic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Djukic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Djukic lands with a left to the head.
Djukic is trying to push De Los Demonios away but De Los Demonios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Djukic avoiding damage as De Los Demonios throws knees to the body.
De Los Demonios trying to land knees to the body.
De Los Demonios wants to take the fight to the mat but Djukic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Djukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Los Demonios takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Los Demonios tries for a takedown but Djukic circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Djukic. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Djukic drives through and clinches with De Los Demonios against the cage.
De Los Demonios tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Djukic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Los Demonios in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Djukic tries to break the clinch but De Los Demonios is controlling the position.
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!
Djukic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Djukic is trying to force a seperation but De Los Demonios has the dominant position.

Djukic breaks from the clinch.
Djukic misses with the combination.
Djukic fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by De Los Demonios.
De Los Demonios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Los Demonios fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Los Demonios shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Djukic pinned against the cage. Djukic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikola Djukic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael De Los Demonios'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.

Djukic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Los Demonios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raphael De Los Demonios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Los Demonios slips a jab and a cross from Djukic.
Djukic stuffs the takedown.
De Los Demonios chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Los Demonios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Djukic is fending him off so far but De Los Demonios persists. Nope, Djukic circles away and we're back to standing.
Djukic misses with a wild body shot.
Djukic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Djukic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Djukic misses with a wild combination.
De Los Demonios walks into a stiff left hand from Djukic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Djukic throws a leg kick but De Los Demonios moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Los Demonios shoots in for a double leg but Djukic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael De Los Demonios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Los Demonios moves in looking to clinch but Djukic pushes him off.
De Los Demonios wants to clinch but Djukic slips to the side
and Djukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Los Demonios slips a jab and a cross from Djukic.
De Los Demonios shoots in and drives through. Djukic sprawls well.
Djukic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Los Demonios manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Djukic both land. Nice combination.
Djukic tries a head kick but it misses.
Djukic scores with a decent looking hook.
Djukic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Los Demonios rather than just go for the knockout.

Djukic has De Los Demonios up against the cage in a clinch.
Djukic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Los Demonios has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Djukic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djukic misses with a knee to the head.
De Los Demonios throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Los Demonios lands a nice elbow.
Djukic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Los Demonios prevents a body shot from Djukic.

Djukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Djukic has closed the distance and engaged De Los Demonios in a clinch.
Djukic lands a left hand.
Djukic stops a takedown attempt from De Los Demonios.
Djukic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Djukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Djukic - just one landing.

Djukic has managed to clinch.
De Los Demonios has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Djukic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Djukic trying to control the position but instead, De Los Demonios has worked for underhooks and has pushed Djukic into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djukic slowing the pace effectively.
Djukic has had enough of the clinch but De Los Demonios keeps him there for the moment.
Djukic can't find room to land a body shot as De Los Demonios controls the action.
Djukic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Djukic wants to stall.
De Los Demonios is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Djukic slows down the pace here.

Djukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Djukic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Los Demonios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Djukic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Djukic.
Djukic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Djukic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Los Demonios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Djukic.
Djukic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Los Demonios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Los Demonios shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Djukic as he jumps to the side.
De Los Demonios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Djukic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Los Demonios looks for a takedown but Djukic sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikola Djukic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raphael De Los Demonios's cut.
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!

Djukic takes the fight into the clinch.
De Los Demonios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Djukic avoids it.
De Los Demonios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Los Demonios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Djukic is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Los Demonios drops down looking for an ankle pick but Djukic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Djukic fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Los Demonios blocks a low kick nicely.

De Los Demonios clinches up with Djukic and pushes him back against the cage.
De Los Demonios is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Los Demonios trying to land knees to the body.
Djukic displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Los Demonios up against the cage.
Djukic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Djukic trying to control the position but instead, De Los Demonios has worked for underhooks and has pushed Djukic into the cage.
De Los Demonios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Los Demonios is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Djukic to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael De Los Demonios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Djukic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Los Demonios.
De Los Demonios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Djukic.
Djukic is pressed up against the cage. De Los Demonios has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Djukic down to the mat. Djukic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Djukic misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djukic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Djukic swats away the attempt to clinch by De Los Demonios.
Djukic lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Los Demonios will feel that in the morning.
Djukic jabs De Los Demonios to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nikola Djukic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Los Demonios shoots and misses

and Djukic moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Djukic manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djukic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Los Demonios.

Djukic clinches up against the cage.
Djukic is trying to force a seperation but De Los Demonios has the dominant position.

Djukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Djukic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Djukic as De Los Demonios shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djukic swinging wildly here.
De Los Demonios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Djukic looks to land a combination but De Los Demonios avoids it well.

De Los Demonios shoots in and gets a takedown into Djukic's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Los Demonios works a leg free and moves into half guard.

De Los Demonios is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Djukic has managed to free his arm - good work.

Djukic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

De Los Demonios clinches up against the cage.
Djukic tries to stall but De Los Demonios uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Los Demonios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Djukic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Los Demonios blocks the elbow strike.
Djukic dodges an elbow strike from De Los Demonios.
De Los Demonios has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Djukic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Djukic breaks from the clinch.

Djukic moves into the clinch.
De Los Demonios missing with knees to the body.
Nikola Djukic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Djukic stalling in the clinch but De Los Demonios improves position.
Djukic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Los Demonios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Los Demonios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Los Demonios creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nikola Djukic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djukic misses with a punch to the body.
Djukic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raphael De Los Demonios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Djukic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikola Djukic.
I've got Djukic 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Djukic!