PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matias Demaestri
vs
Tyrma

200 cm
30
211 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

188 cm
29
219 lbs
24 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrma throws a wild body kick that Demaestri sees coming a mile off.
Enzo Matias Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrma ducks right into an uppercut from Demaestri.
Tyrma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrma defending well as Demaestri loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrma throws out a counter right but Demaestri avoids it with no problem.
Tyrma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Demaestri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Enzo Matias Demaestri has been cut.
Demaestri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Tyrma.
Tyrma looks to score with a jab to the body but Demaestri is just out of range.
Demaestri misses the shot to the body.
Tyrma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Demaestri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demaestri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Tyrma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Demaestri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.

Demaestri gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Demaestri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyrma finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrma throws a head kick but Demaestri moves out of range.
Tyrma misses with a double jab
letting Demaestri counter with a right hand.
Demaestri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Demaestri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrma manages to avoid it.
Tyrma follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Demaestri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A leg kick checked by Demaestri.
Tyrma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Demaestri moves away and avoids it.
Tyrma misses with a looping left.
Tyrma scores with a nice head shot.
Demaestri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Demaestri takes one on the button.
Tyrma looks to score with a jab to the body but Demaestri is just out of range.
Tyrma scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Demaestri moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma throws a leg kick which misses Demaestri's front leg but catches the back leg as Demaestri tries to avoid it.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Demaestri moves out of range.

Demaestri has closed the distance and engaged Tyrma in a clinch.
Demaestri misses with some punches.
Demaestri misses with a body punch.

Demaestri manages to break the clinch.
Tyrma throws a right hand that Demaestri ducks under and follows up with a left that Demaestri also avoids with ease.
Tyrma throws a jab but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Tyrma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demaestri. That did some damage!
Demaestri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tyrma loads up on a big right hand but Demaestri slips the punch.
Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Tyrma lands a leg kick that knocks Demaestri off balance momentarily.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.
Tyrma was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut lands for Demaestri. That snapped Tyrma's head back.
Tyrma misses the shot to the body.
Demaestri lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demaestri.
Demaestri swings for the body but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tyrma misses with a right hand
and Demaestri counters with a left to the body.
Demaestri moves out of range as Tyrma throws a body kick.
Tyrma swats away the attempt to clinch by Demaestri.
Demaestri misses with a combination
and Tyrma counters with a nice leg kick.
Tyrma lands with a nice body punch.
Tyrma misses the jab.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyrma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demaestri lands a body shot.
Demaestri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Demaestri cracks Tyrma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Demaestri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tyrma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demaestri's calf.
Tyrma throws the kick towards the body but Demaestri avoids it.
Tyrma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrma misses with a kick to the body.
Tyrma lands with a slapping head kick.
Demaestri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Demaestri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Demaestri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyrma, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyrma misses with some punches.
Demaestri working aggressively here.
Tyrma tries to work over Demaestri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrma throws a punch but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Tyrma lands a right hand.
Demaestri misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrma lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyrma throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrma lands a left hand.
Tyrma working aggressively here.
Tyrma taking a breather.
Demaestri tries to break the clinch but Tyrma is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurko Tyrma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyrma slips under a jab from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demaestri throws a body punch but Tyrma moves out of range.
Demaestri throws a lazy right hand but Tyrma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demaestri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyrma. Tyrma obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Demaestri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Tyrma slams his shin into Demaestri's torso.
Demaestri connects with a body shot.
Tyrma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrma ducks under a wild hook from Demaestri.
Tyrma is looking to slow Demaestri down with leg kicks.
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Tyrma pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrma looks to land a body kick but Demaestri moved away.
Tyrma throws a leg kick but Demaestri checks it.
Tyrma thumps Demaestri with a low kick.
Tyrma misses with a leg kick.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrma lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Tyrma misses with a body shot.
Demaestri is looking to counter the offense by Tyrma and move into the clinch.
Demaestri misses with the combination.
Demaestri's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A big left from Demaestri misses.
Tyrma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demaestri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Demaestri misses with a straight left.
Tyrma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyrma tries to score with a low kick but Demaestri moves his leg out of the way.
Tyrma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrma cracks the inside of Demaestri's front leg.
Tyrma lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Tyrma.
Tyrma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demaestri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Tyrma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demaestri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyrma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Demaestri wants to clinch up but Tyrma keeps it at a distance.
Demaestri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrma appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Demaestri misses with a hook. Tyrma ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Demaestri misses the target.
Demaestri lands with an overhand left.
Tyrma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyrma scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demaestri avoids the body shot from Tyrma.

Demaestri has closed the distance and engaged Tyrma in a clinch.
Tyrma trying to control the position but instead, Demaestri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyrma into the cage.
Demaestri blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Demaestri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrma has a couple of punches blocked by Demaestri.
A shot in the inside from Demaestri.
Demaestri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Demaestri blocks a body shot from Tyrma.
Still in the clinch, Tyrma scores with a nice short uppercut.

Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut is getting worse.
Tyrma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demaestri swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demaestri takes a shot to the head.
Tyrma throws a punch but it's blocked by Demaestri.

Demaestri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demaestri feints a jab promting Tyrma to slip. Demaestri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tyrma slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tyrma slips under a jab from Demaestri.
Demaestri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demaestri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyrma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Demaestri has time to react.
Tyrma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demaestri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyrma slips a jab from Demaestri.
Tyrma scores with a jab. Demaestri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demaestri moves away from the strike by Tyrma.
Demaestri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyrma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Demaestri lands a jab to the nose.
Demaestri staying out of range there.
Demaestri avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Tyrma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demaestri lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyrma's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kurko Tyrma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri'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. This is the final round!

Tyrma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Demaestri in his tracks.
Demaestri throws a hook to the side of Tyrma's head but Tyrma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Tyrma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Demaestri pushes Tyrma up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrma.
Tyrma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Tyrma breaks from the clinch.
Tyrma is looking to chop away at Demaestri's legs.
Demaestri misses with a left hand
letting Tyrma counter with a right hand.
Tyrma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrma misses with an uppercut.
Demaestri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrma throws a body shot but no joy.
Demaestri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demaestri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Demaestri throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyrma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tyrma loads up on a big right hand but Demaestri slips the punch.
Tyrma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demaestri misses with an uppercut
and Tyrma counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts.
Tyrma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demaestri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demaestri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.

Demaestri gets a clinch.
Tyrma lands a hook that snaps the head of Demaestri backwards.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
Demaestri throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrma.
Tyrma throws a punch but it's blocked by Demaestri.
A short right from Tyrma.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Demaestri breaks from the clinch.
Demaestri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demaestri.
Tyrma lands a body shot.
Demaestri looks to throw the jab but Tyrma is out of range.

Tyrma sends Demaestri crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tyrma is motioning to the referee to let Demaestri up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Demaestri is rocked!
Tyrma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Demaestri if he has to take too many more of those.
Oh Demaestri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyrma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Demaestri lands with a nice combination. Tyrma backs away looking to recover.
Demaestri seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyrma connects with a jab.
Demaestri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Demaestri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tyrma cracks Demaestri with a left hook right on the temple and Demaestri goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tyrma lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Demaestri is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurko Tyrma!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kurko Tyrma thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).