PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kadir Demir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Avicii - Levels. Demir has chosen Save the World as his entrance music. Vinicius Oliveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kadir Demir's chin.

Oliveira
vs
Demir

185 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
223 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Torment Fightwear
CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Vitality
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinicius Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kadir Demir!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Demir rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Demir controls the action.

Demir manages to break the clinch.

Demir rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Demir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliveira is defending well for now.
Oliveira works on Demir's body with a couple of short punches.

Demir manages to break the clinch.
Demir throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Demir connects with a body shot.
Oliveira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Demir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demir tries to land a leg kick but Oliveira saw it coming and moves away.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Demir's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliveira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demir.
Oliveira thuds a left hand into Demir's body.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demir manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Demir moved out of range nicely.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demir throws a leg kick that misses.
Kadir Demir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demir connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Demir catches Oliveira right on the button with a cross.
Demir swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a swing at Demir's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Demir.
Demir scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Demir misses the shot to the body.
Demir misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Demir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Demir is having none of it.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Demir's ribs.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demir.
Oliveira drops his hands momentarily and Demir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Demir misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira swings for the body but Demir moves out of range.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Demir is having none of it.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Demir throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira is looking to wear down Demir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Demir looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.

Demir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Demir.
A nice left hand lands by Demir.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Demir misses with a body punch.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira tries to throw a body punch but Demir avoids it by throwing Oliveira back against the cage.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Demir controls the action.
Demir can't find room to land a body shot as Oliveira controls the action.
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Demir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Demir counters with a stiff right hand.
Demir circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demir keeps the fight on the outside.
Demir staying out of range there.
Demir feints and then cracks Oliveira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliveira down.
Oliveira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demir pinned against the cage. Demir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demir slips a straight right by Oliveira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kadir Demir dominated that round.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oliveira tries to bum rush Demir with a series of wild strikes but Demir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demir throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
Demir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Demir digs a good hook to Oliveira's body.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demir.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demir throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Oliveira darts in trying to clinch
letting Demir counter with a right hand.
Demir swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Demir moves away
and Demir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demir was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Demir pushes him off.
Oliveira darts in trying to clinch
letting Demir counter with a right hand.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira moves away from the strike by Demir.
Demir scores with a decent looking hook.
Oliveira throws a shot to the body.
Demir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliveira is out of range and Demir settles back down.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demir.
Demir throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Demir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Demir lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira with a jab.
Oliveira misses with a hook.

Demir drops Oliveira with a beautiful combination! Oliveira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Demir is looking for the KO!
Oliveira thuds a left hand into Demir's body.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Demir moves away
and Demir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Demir.
Demir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kadir Demir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demir throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Oliveira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Demir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demir manages to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demir.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Demir throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Oliveira.
Demir slips under a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a wild combination.

Demir gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.

Demir breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Demir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demir misses with a hook.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Demir is having none of it.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Demir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demir misses with a few strikes there.
Demir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliveira under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kadir Demir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oliveira tries to clinch but Demir is having none of it.
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Demir keeps it at a distance.
Demir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demir was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Demir is avoiding it.
Demir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira looks to clinch
and Demir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
A head kick from Demir lands but Oliveira takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a hook. Demir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Demir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demir connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Demir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Demir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oliveira blocks the body kick.
Demir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oliveira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Demir circles away.
Demir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Oliveira has closed the distance and engaged Demir in a clinch.
Demir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demir swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oliveira prevents a body shot from Demir.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oliveira avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Demir.
Demir tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demir lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira being controlled against the cage.
Oliveira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Demir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir prevents a body shot from Oliveira.

Demir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Demir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Demir tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Oliveira cracks Demir with a nice body shot.
Demir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demir throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Demir controls the action.
Demir lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demir's elbow.
Oliveira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike.
Oliveira tries a body shot but Demir blocks it.
Demir swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demir wants to stall.

Demir breaks from the clinch.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Demir.
Demir is looking to chop away at Oliveira's legs.
Oliveira scores with a jab.
Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demir lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Vinicius Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinicius Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kadir Demir.
I've got Demir 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kadir Demir!
Kadir Demir made sure to mention his sponsor, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) in his post fight interview.