PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent The Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Demps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Vandal comes to the cage accompanied by Astral Projection - Kabalah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Vandal
vs
Demps

183 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent The Vandal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Demps!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by The Vandal or perhaps it was just good defense by Demps which made him look bad.
The Vandal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demps.
Demps swats away the attempt to clinch by The Vandal.

Demps darts in and clinches The Vandal up against the cage.
Demps is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Vandal is keeping busy.
The Vandal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Vandal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demps.

The Vandal breaks the clinch.

The Vandal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Vandal working away.
Demps is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demps is trying to improve his position.
Demps struggling a bit here.
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You can see the frustration on Demps's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Vandal controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Demps's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Vandal moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Demps throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Demps is looking to regain half guard here but The Vandal keeps moving and retains side control.
Demps can't do much from the bottom here.
Demps sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demps controlling the position well.
The Vandal wants to stand up but Demps is controlling the position.
Demps is controlling The Vandal's trapped leg to prevent The Vandal from advancing to side control.
Demps moves into full guard.
Demps looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Vandal is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Vandal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Demps bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Vandal's guard.
Demps trying to control but The Vandal is working from the bottom.
The Vandal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Demps!
Demps looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Vandal controlling from the 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 Vincent The Vandal will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Vandal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Demps throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demps misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vincent The Vandal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Vandal closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Demps to counter with a crisp jab.
Demps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demps.
Demps circles away from the clinch attempt
and Demps counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Vandal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Demps counters with a nice body shot.
Demps tries for a takedown but The Vandal circles away easily

and The Vandal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Vandal.
Demps is breathing heavily.
Demps keeping full guard, as The Vandal tries to pass.
Demps looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal wanted to stand there but Demps had control of the position.
The Vandal wants to pass the guard but Demps is keeping the position.
Demps trying to control the position.
The Vandal controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Vandal closes the distance but Demps moves to the side
and Demps counters with a three punch combo that has The Vandal backing up. The Vandal nods at Demps to acknowledge the strikes.
Vincent The Vandal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Vandal feints and as Demps raises his hands in defense, The Vandal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Vandal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demps is trying to keep The Vandal in close.
The Vandal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Demps pulls The Vandal in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal preventing the sweep.
Demps manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Vandal manages to get himself to full guard.
Demps trying to control the position from guard on top but The Vandal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demps slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demps throws an elbow but The Vandal slips to the side and avoids it well.
Demps tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Vandal being controlled for a moment.
Demps wants to control but The Vandal is keeping him busy.

Despite being in the dominant position, King Demps just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Demps clinches up against the cage.

The Vandal gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent The Vandal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Demps goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Vandal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demps circles away from the clinch attempt
and Demps counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Demps gets a takedown into half guard.
Demps is pressing down on The Vandal's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Vandal is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demps is tying to control. The Vandal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Demps slows the pace down in half guard.
Demps trying to control the action but The Vandal is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demps might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Vandal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Demps wants to free his trapped foot but The Vandal is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The Vandal rushes Demps and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

The Vandal is trying to trip Demps. He has hold of a leg but Demps is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Vandal persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Demps trying to control the position here.
Vincent The Vandal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Vandal stopping the sweep attempt from Demps.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demps not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Vandal is stalling in the full guard.
Demps looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demps looking for a sweep. Not yet Demps, not yet.
The Vandal postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demps throws a leg kick which misses The Vandal's front leg but catches the back leg as The Vandal tries to avoid it.
The Vandal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Demps as he avoids it easily.
Demps throws a low kick, looking for The Vandal's leg but The Vandal calmly moves out of range.
Demps attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Demps throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Vandal darts in trying to clinch
and Demps connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demps works over The Vandal's head and body with a nice combination.
Demps throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Vandal's waist but The Vandal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demps off to one side.
Demps shoots in and drives through. The Vandal sprawls well.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demps dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Vandal. That did some damage!
Good standup being displayed there by The Vandal as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal misses with an uppercut
and Demps counters with a right hand to the body.
The Vandal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Vandal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Demps counters with a three punch combo that has The Vandal backing up. The Vandal nods at Demps to acknowledge the strikes.
Demps just misses with a punch to the body.
Demps looks for a takedown but The Vandal sprawls well.
Vincent The Vandal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Demps.
The Vandal tries to clinch up

and Demps counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Demps throws a big right hand that misses.
Demps preventing the sweep.
King Demps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demps accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Vandal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Vandal managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Demps comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Vandal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent The Vandal!