PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Demirel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demirel comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Demirel
vs
Krueger

187 cm
19
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
209 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Future Pharmaceuticals (144 for $15)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hakan Demirel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Demirel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demirel tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demirel avoids the body shot from Krueger.

Krueger clinches.
Krueger works on Demirel's body with a couple of short punches.
Demirel stalling in the clinch.
Demirel misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Krueger.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Demirel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Krueger.
Krueger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krueger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Demirel with a knee to the head.
Demirel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demirel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demirel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Krueger stalls.
Demirel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krueger's defenses.
Demirel taking a breather.
Demirel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirel misses with a knee to the head.
Krueger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krueger slows down the pace here.
Krueger lands a shot to the body.
Demirel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krueger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krueger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Demirel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Krueger misses with a wild combination.
Krueger fails with a takedown attempt.

Krueger pushes Demirel up against the cage in a clinch.
Demirel tries to land a knee to the head but Krueger blocks with his arms.
Demirel trying to control the position but instead, Krueger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Demirel into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A bit of stalling here from Demirel.
Demirel taking a breather.
Demirel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krueger is looking to control Demirel's arms but Demirel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krueger has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krueger as Demirel tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hakan Demirel.
Krueger throws a right hand that Demirel ducks under and follows up with a left that Demirel also avoids with ease.
Krueger moves away from the strike by Demirel.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krueger.
Hakan Demirel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Krueger.
Krueger slips under a jab from Demirel.
Jab, jab by Demirel - just one landing.

Krueger darts in and clinches Demirel up against the cage.
Demirel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krueger.
Demirel misses with a knee to the head.
Krueger avoiding damage as Demirel throws knees to the body.
Demirel lands an elbow inside that Krueger shrugs off.
Krueger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Demirel backwards.
Demirel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krueger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Demirel is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krueger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Demirel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Krueger punches the canvas rather than the man.
Krueger really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Demirel.
Krueger tries to keep control of the position but Demirel is staying busy.
Demirel covering up well and avoiding damage.
Krueger lands a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirel covering up well and avoiding damage.
Krueger not allowing Demirel to control his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krueger scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Demirel is looking for a way out.
Krueger really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Demirel.
Krueger gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Krueger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Demirel misses with a looping left.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Demirel.
Demirel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Krueger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Demirel is trying to maintain a safe position but Krueger gets an underhook and turns Demirel into the cage.
Demirel trying to land knees to the body.
Demirel misses with a knee strike.
Demirel tries to land a knee to the head but Krueger blocks with his arms.
Demirel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krueger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Demirel.
Demirel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krueger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krueger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demirel tries to land a knee to the head but Krueger blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demirel walks away with a smile on his face. Krueger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krueger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demirel throws a looping overhand right but Krueger ducks down to avoid it.

Krueger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Demirel tries to hold on but Krueger pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirel taking shots to the head.
Demirel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krueger on the ground.
Krueger with good strikes from the mount here!
Demirel is squirming around, avoiding Krueger's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krueger looking to finish Demirel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Demirel!

Demirel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger with the ground and pound from mount.
Krueger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Krueger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Krueger! Demirel is hurt baaadly! Krueger is firing away with more strikes - Demirel is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Freddy Krueger!