PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pugilistic Dementia (ranked 1124 p4p, 168 weight class) and Aristotle Nicomachus (ranked 880 p4p, 138 weight class). Dementia comes to the cage accompanied by Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar. Nicomachus has chosen Drake - Trophies as his entrance music. Aristotle Nicomachus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dementia
vs
Nicomachus

187 cm
35
209 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

190 cm
36
223 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pugilistic Dementia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aristotle Nicomachus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dementia is looking to clinch.
Dementia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dementia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dementia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dementia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicomachus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nicomachus with a jab.
Nicomachus misses the jab.
Dementia misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Nicomachus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nicomachus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dementia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dementia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dementia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nicomachus is out of range.
Nicomachus thinks about the counter body kick.
Nicomachus misses with a left hand
and Dementia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicomachus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dementia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dementia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nicomachus throws a solid leg kick but Dementia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nicomachus.
Nicomachus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dementia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicomachus wants to land a leg kick but Dementia is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dementia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicomachus.
Dementia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicomachus to score with a decent uppercut.
Dementia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicomachus to score with a decent uppercut.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick which misses Dementia's front leg but catches the back leg as Dementia tries to avoid it.
Nicomachus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dementia moves out of range as Nicomachus throws a body kick.
Dementia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nicomachus connects with a right hand. Dementia shakes it off.
Dementia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicomachus is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Nicomachus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicomachus connects with an inside leg kick.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicomachus feints and then cracks Dementia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dementia down.
Nicomachus misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Nicomachus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dementia slips under a jab from Nicomachus.

Dementia forces Nicomachus back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dementia breaks the clinch.
Dementia lands a lovely overhand right.
Nicomachus looks for the body kick but Dementia saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dementia misses its intended target.
Nicomachus with a hook.
Nicomachus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nicomachus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dementia throws a wild body kick that Nicomachus sees coming a mile off.

Dementia moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dementia.
Dementia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nicomachus.
Dementia tries to throw a body punch but Nicomachus avoids it by throwing Dementia back against the cage.
Nicomachus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicomachus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nicomachus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dementia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nicomachus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dementia on the side of the head.
Dementia checks the leg kick.
Nicomachus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dementia is out of range and Nicomachus settles back down.
Dementia misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nicomachus looks to land a left hand but Dementia moved out of range nicely.
Nicomachus throws out a loose jab but Dementia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicomachus throws a right hand that misses
and Dementia counters with a nice uppercut.
Dementia checks a low kick from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a head kick but Dementia moves out of range.
Dementia avoids the head kick by Nicomachus.
Dementia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Nicomachus. Beautiful body shot.
Dementia blocks a low kick nicely.
Nicomachus misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dementia.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dementia.
Nicomachus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dementia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nicomachus throws an off balance right hand
letting Dementia counter with a right hand.
Nicomachus misses with an uppercut.
Dementia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus throws a head kick but Dementia moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dementia misses the body punch
and Nicomachus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Dementia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicomachus. That's going to slow Dementia down.

Dementia has Nicomachus up against the cage in a clinch.
Nicomachus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Nicomachus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Dementia.
Dementia lands a slapping body shot.
Dementia dips to his left and cracks Nicomachus with an uppercut!
Dementia jabs Nicomachus right on the nose. Nicomachus blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dementia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nicomachus.
Dementia lands with a good body shot.
Nicomachus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dementia on the side of the head.
Dementia checks a leg kick.
Nicomachus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dementia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristotle Nicomachus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dementia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.
Dementia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Nicomachus finds it's target.
Nicomachus scores with a nice strike.
Dementia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicomachus jabs Dementia right on the nose. Dementia blinks but takes it well.
Dementia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicomachus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nicomachus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Dementia finds it's target.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dementia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nicomachus moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicomachus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dementia is out of range.
And Dementia counters with a quick kick to the body but Nicomachus blocks it.
Dementia blocks a jab.
Nicomachus throws a lazy right hand but Dementia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Dementia finds it's way through Nicomachus's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus thuds a left hand into Dementia's body.
Dementia misses the shot to the body.
Nicomachus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dementia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dementia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nicomachus has time to react.
Dementia moves in looking to clinch but Nicomachus pushes him off.
Dementia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dementia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dementia tries to clinch but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Nicomachus scores with a sloppy right hand. Dementia should have avoided that one.
Dementia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dementia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nicomachus staying out of range there.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that half lands.
Nicomachus lands with a cross.

Dementia is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicomachus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Dementia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicomachus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dementia motions for Nicomachus to come forward. Dementia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dementia lands a glancing blow to the side of Nicomachus's head.
Nicomachus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dementia to score with a decent uppercut.
Dementia seems to have got his legs back now.
Nicomachus connects with a body shot that sends Dementia's belly button to the back.
Nicomachus slips a jab from Dementia.
Dementia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dementia backing away here, and Nicomachus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nicomachus digs a good body shot into Dementia's ribs.
Nicomachus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dementia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dementia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dementia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nicomachus cracks a nice hook into Dementia's ribs.
Dementia tries to land a leg kick but Nicomachus saw it coming and moves away.
And Nicomachus responds with a good body kick, but Dementia manages to step out the way in time.
Nicomachus misses with a head kick.
Dementia throws the left hand but Nicomachus avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nicomachus moves forwards but Dementia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dementia throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicomachus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dementia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nicomachus wants to slow Dementia down by chopping away at his legs.
Nicomachus scores with a spinning back kick!
Nicomachus throws out a leg kick but Dementia moves out of range and Nicomachus only half commits.
Nicomachus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nicomachus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicomachus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dementia. That did some damage!
Dementia misses the shot to the body.
Dementia throws a right hand that misses
and Nicomachus counters with an inside leg kick.
Nicomachus scores with a body shot.
That kick from Nicomachus tenderised Dementia's leg. Dementia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicomachus throws a low kick but Dementia moves out of range easily.
Dementia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dementia throws a solid leg kick but Nicomachus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dementia.
Nicomachus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dementia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dementia gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nicomachus gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dementia is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aristotle Nicomachus!
Our winner, Aristotle Nicomachus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.