PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CJ De Vries has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Julian Demaestri's chin.

Demaestri
vs
De Vries

180 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, CJ De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries throws a left and a right that both miss

and Demaestri counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Vries won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Vries wants to control but Demaestri postures up.

Demaestri is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Vries knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Vries is trying to buck Demaestri off.
De Vries is trying to control Demaestri's posture but Demaestri avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Demaestri is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Vries is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.
De Vries is looking to reverse the position.
De Vries can't do much from the bottom here.
De Vries is looking to reverse the position.

Demaestri thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Vries tries to buck Demaestri off but Demaestri is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Demaestri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Vries has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Vries manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Demaestri prevents De Vries from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Vries manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demaestri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Demaestri is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries has control of Demaestri's left arm, preventing Demaestri from doing any damage.
De Vries keeping full guard, as Demaestri tries to pass.
De Vries bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Demaestri's guard.
De Vries must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Demaestri looking for a guillotine here but De Vries defends easily.

Demaestri looking for subs off his back but De Vries has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri is trying to stand.
De Vries stalling.

Demaestri looking for submissions off his back.
De Vries wants to free his trapped foot but Demaestri is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Julian Demaestri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Vries looking to score a takedown here. Demaestri is defending well but De Vries drives through and ends up in Demaestri's guard.
De Vries showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Demaestri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Vries controlling from the top position.
De Vries is working Demaestri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

De Vries got a little sloppy there for a moment and Demaestri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Vries has managed to get both his arms back between Demaestri's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries passes into half guard.
De Vries winds up and cracks Demaestri with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Vries in particular looking to stall.
De Vries's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Demaestri is trying to defend against the ground and pound but De Vries scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, De Vries seems content to control.

Demaestri actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

De Vries stands up out of the half guard.
De Vries throws a right and a left that both miss.

Demaestri gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Vries to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demaestri can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Vries controls the pace.

Demaestri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Vries can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demaestri working for submissions but it's allowed De Vries to get to half guard.
De Vries looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Demaestri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Demaestri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Vries pulls his head out easily.
CJ De Vries has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Vries controlling the action here.
Demaestri wants to get back to full guard.
De Vries looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tries to pass to full mount but Demaestri defends it.

De Vries decides to stand and escape the position.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Vries darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Demaestri doesn't succeed with the takedown

and De Vries counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demaestri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vries lands with a punch from half guard.

Demaestri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ De Vries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Demaestri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

De Vries shoots in and gets a takedown into Demaestri's guard.

Demaestri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Vries doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Vries manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Vries is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Vries is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Vries is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Vries won't allow Demaestri to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demaestri is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries stays in close to Demaestri's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. CJ De Vries hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

De Vries changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demaestri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Demaestri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Vries in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Demaestri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Vries is controlling him well.
De Vries lands an elbow.

De Vries tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Demaestri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Vries wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri can't do much from the bottom here.
Demaestri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Demaestri is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Vries's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demaestri tries to get to full guard but De Vries has control of the leg.
De Vries perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Demaestri has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for De Vries. Oh but Demaestri has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! De Vries goes limp - he's gone! Demaestri jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian Demaestri!
After the fight, Julian Demaestri was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.