PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by Pillz. Demikovic has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duke
vs
Demikovic

215 cm
27
277 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

191 cm
30
250 lbs
20 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Duke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duke swings for the body but Demikovic moves out of range.

Duke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duke with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
Demikovic is trying to pull guard but Duke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Demikovic's ribcage.
Demikovic looks winded!
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!
Duke lands an elbow inside that Demikovic shrugs off.
Demikovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
Duke throws an elbow but it misses.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demikovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Demikovic blocks with his arms.
Duke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duke lands a nice elbow.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Demikovic backwards.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Demikovic is blocking nicely.
Demikovic prevents a body shot from Duke.
A short body shot lands from Duke as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duke works on Demikovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Duke landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demikovic managing to block the knees to the body from Duke.
Duke struggles to land a body shot inside as Demikovic controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duke.
Duke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Demikovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
Duke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Duke.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with an elbow over the top.
Duke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duke obliges.
Duke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Duke lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Nicolai Demikovic's cut even more.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Demikovic's ribcage.
Demikovic can't get the takedown.
Duke lands a damaging elbow.
Duke lands a left hand.
Duke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Duke.
Duke lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Nicolai Demikovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Duke drops Demikovic onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Demikovic is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Demikovic is rocked!

Nicolai Demikovic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Demikovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Duke creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Demikovic's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Demikovic drops to his knees and Duke pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
After winning the bout, Raoul Duke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.