PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boleslav Demidoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalidov Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Demidoff
vs
Mousasi

190 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
278 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boleslav Demidoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khalidov Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Demidoff has closed the distance and engaged Mousasi in a clinch.
Demidoff looking for a takedown.
Mousasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Demidoff avoids the damage to the body.

Mousasi breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Demidoff as he connects with a hook.
Demidoff misses with a takedown attempt - Mousasi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Demidoff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Boleslav Demidoff has been cut.
Demidoff throws a series of punches but Mousasi avoids them all with ease.

Demidoff instigates a clinch.
Demidoff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mousasi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boleslav Demidoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi takes a swing at Demidoff's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Demidoff.

Demidoff moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mousasi - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mousasi working hard to break the clinch.
Demidoff tries to score a body lock takedown but Mousasi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mousasi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demidoff can't get the takedown.
Mousasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Demidoff won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidoff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mousasi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mousasi can't find room to land a body shot as Demidoff controls the action.

Demidoff breaks the clinch.
Mousasi lands with a nice combination. Demidoff backs away looking to recover.
Mousasi lands a nice shot that snaps Demidoff's head back.
Mousasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mousasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mousasi throws a head kick but Demidoff moves out of range.
Mousasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mousasi misses with a head kick.
Mousasi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mousasi slips under a jab.
Demidoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mousasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mousasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mousasi walks into a straight right hand from Demidoff.
Demidoff throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Khalidov Mousasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mousasi slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Demidoff lands the left hand.
Demidoff tries to clinch up.
Demidoff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demidoff is breathing heavily.
Mousasi throws a wild body kick that Demidoff sees coming a mile off.
Demidoff misses with a two punch combination.
Mousasi tries to move into range but Demidoff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mousasi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mousasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mousasi misses with a head kick.
Mousasi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mousasi misses with a few strikes there.
Demidoff throws a hook but Mousasi avoids it easily.
Mousasi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Demidoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Demidoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mousasi tries to break free but Demidoff pushes him back against the cage.
Demidoff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mousasi throws a head kick that misses.
Mousasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Mousasi misses the target.
Mousasi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mousasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mousasi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Demidoff takes a step back to recover.
Mousasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mousasi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mousasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Demidoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi throws a head kick but Demidoff moves out of range.
Demidoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mousasi on the side of the head.
Mousasi throws a lazy right hand but Demidoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Mousasi finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Mousasi.
Mousasi throws a head kick that misses.
Demidoff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Demidoff lands a slapping body shot.
Mousasi misses with a double jab
and Demidoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mousasi gets off balance looking for a body kick

so Demidoff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Demidoff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mousasi, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalidov Mousasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boleslav Demidoff's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Demidoff tries to clinch up but Mousasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mousasi throws a head kick that Demidoff semi-blocks.
A big right from Demidoff misses.
Demidoff lands with a nice combination. Mousasi backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circling - Demidoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidov Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demidoff blocks a head kick by Mousasi.
Mousasi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khalidov Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousasi throws a front kick that sends Demidoff stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Demidoff misses.
Demidoff misses with a few strikes there.
Demidoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mousasi.
Demidoff dips to his left and cracks Mousasi with an uppercut!
Mousasi thuds a left hand into Demidoff's body.
Mousasi looks for the body kick but Demidoff saw that one coming.
Demidoff scores with a jab to the head.
Demidoff dodges the punch combination from Mousasi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidoff misses with a straight left.
Good work by Demidoff as he checks the leg kick.
Mousasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mousasi walks into a stiff left hand from Demidoff.
Demidoff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mousasi's head.
Demidoff misses with a two punch combination.
Demidoff throws out a loose jab but Mousasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi misses with a wild combination.
Demidoff scores with a jab.
Mousasi misses with a wild combination.
Mousasi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Demidoff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demidoff cracks Mousasi with a good jab.
Mousasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demidoff.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mousasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Mousasi walks into a stiff left hand from Demidoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mousasi on the side of the head.
Mousasi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demidoff is able to avoid easily.
Mousasi misses with a head kick.
Demidoff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demidoff misses with a straight right.
Demidoff scores with a jab. Mousasi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demidoff lands a head shot.
Mousasi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mousasi throws a head kick that Demidoff semi-blocks.
Demidoff lands a nice hook to Mousasi's body. Mousasi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Demidoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Mousasi.
Mousasi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Demidoff to score with a decent uppercut.
Mousasi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demidoff steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mousasi. That one must have hurt.
Khalidov Mousasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demidoff misses with a looping left.
Mousasi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Demidoff shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mousasi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demidoff is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff wants to control from the top but Mousasi keeps moving.
Mousasi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mousasi keeping moving, preventing Demidoff from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Mousasi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Demidoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mousasi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Demidoff counters with a one-two to the body.
Demidoff blocks a head kick by Mousasi.
Mousasi misses the shot to the body.
Mousasi misses with a hook. Demidoff ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Demidoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demidoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Mousasi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Mousasi sprawls well. He's pushed Demidoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Demidoff connects with the punch.
Demidoff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mousasi thows a leg kick but Demidoff checks it
and Demidoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demidoff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boleslav Demidoff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boleslav Demidoff's cut.
That's time! Demidoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Mousasi.
Demidoff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Demidoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mousasi.
A head kick misses from Mousasi.
Demidoff fails with the takedown.
Mousasi throws a head kick that misses.
Demidoff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mousasi.
Demidoff misses with a looping left.
Demidoff throws a body punch but Mousasi moves out of range.
Demidoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Mousasi throws a low kick but Demidoff avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Mousasi.
A right-left combo lands from Demidoff.
Mousasi scores with a push kick.
Mousasi lands a front kick.
Demidoff swings for the body but Mousasi moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demidoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Demidoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mousasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demidoff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Demidoff will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jab, jab by Demidoff - just one landing.
Mousasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mousasi slips under a jab from Demidoff.
Mousasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mousasi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Demidoff tries for a takedown but Mousasi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Demidoff has closed the distance and engaged Mousasi in a clinch.

Mousasi breaks from the clinch.
Demidoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mousasi throws a nice head kick!
Mousasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with a hook. Demidoff ducked under it nicely.
Demidoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Mousasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mousasi throws a head kick that Demidoff semi-blocks.
Demidoff throws the left hand but Mousasi avoids the punch easily.
Demidoff misses with a straight left.
Mousasi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mousasi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi throws a head kick but Demidoff moves out of range.
Mousasi misses with a double jab.
Mousasi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Demidoff shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boleslav Demidoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Demidoff misses.
Mousasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Demidoff is just out of range.
Mousasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demidoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Mousasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mousasi - that will leave a mark!
Demidoff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mousasi throws a right and a left that Demidoff avoids nicely.
Mousasi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mousasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Demidoff gets a takedown into half guard.
Mousasi is trying to escape back to his feet but Demidoff uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mousasi is not content to let Demidoff control the position.
Demidoff tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff in the domination position with Mousasi hanging on.
Mousasi is not content to let Demidoff control the position.
Mousasi regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demidoff trying to control from Mousasi's half guard. Mousasi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Demidoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalidov Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mousasi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalidov Mousasi!