PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Vij (ranked 3712 p4p, 21522 weight class) and Jake Demuss (ranked 429 p4p, 593 weight class). Demuss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vij
vs
Demuss

187 cm
24
201
9 - 4 - 1

185 cm
38
225
12 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Demuss!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vij pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demuss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexander Vij seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vij throws a sloppy head kick and Demuss moves out of range easily.
Demuss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vij avoids a kick to the body.
Demuss moves away from the strike by Vij.
Demuss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demuss slips a straight right by Vij.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vij closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vij scores with a shot to the side of Demuss's head.
Demuss struggles to land a body shot inside as Vij controls his hands.
Demuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vij - that landed with a thud.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Demuss avoids the damage to the body.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demuss backwards.
Nice body punch from Vij.
Vij takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vij tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demuss's elbow.
Demuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vij scores with a shoulder strike.
Vij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vij.
Vij tries to work over Demuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vij using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vij scores with a hook to the body.
Demuss looks winded!
Vij managing to block the knees to the body from Demuss.
Vij pushes Demuss back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vij lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Vij.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.
Vij lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vij lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demuss backwards.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Vij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demusss head.
Vij lands a right hand.
Demuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Vij avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Vij connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demuss's face.
Demuss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Vij.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Demuss backwards.
Vij presses Demuss against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Vij pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Vij dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vij misses with a body kick.
Demuss throws a big counter head kick but Vij avoids it with no problem.
Vij is looking to clinch.
Vij misses the shot to the body.
Demuss throws out a counter right but Vij avoids it with no problem.
Vij wants to clinch but Demuss slips to the side
and Demuss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vij connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demuss.
Demuss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demuss's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vij connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Demuss scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vij.
Vij jabs Demuss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demuss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demuss counters with a body kick.
Vij is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demuss can do to turn this around?
Demuss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vij.
Vij looks to score with a jab to the body but Demuss is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Demuss takes the fight into the clinch.
Vij crunches a lovely knee into Demuss's ribcage.
Demuss is breathing heavily.
Demuss takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jake Demuss has been cut.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vij.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vij.
Vij blocks a body shot from Demuss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
Vij blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Vij.
Demuss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Demuss avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vij lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Vij dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Demuss's cut.
That's time! Vij's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice leg kick lands there from Vij.
Vij throws a body punch but Demuss moves out of range.
Vij pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demuss walks into a stiff left hand from Vij.

Vij closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vij stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demuss avoiding damage as Vij throws knees to the body.
Demuss scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Vij lands a good knee to the midsection. Demuss won't want to take too many of those.
Demuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vij lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vij tries a knee to the head but Demuss blocks it.
Vij lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demuss backwards.
Vij scores with a hook to the body.
Demuss throws a punch but it's blocked by Vij.
Alexander Vij has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vij missing with knees to the body.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Vij.
A hook to the body from Vij.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vij lands with a left to the head.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Demuss controls his hands.
A short left from Vij.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vij misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demuss.
Vij lands a nice shot to the body.
Vij lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vij misses with a body punch.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vij lands a right hand.
Demuss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vij lands a nice shot to the body.
Demuss misses with a punch to the body.
Vij lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Demuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vij is defending well for now.
Vij connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demuss's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vij.
Vij lands with a light punch inside.

Demuss is rocked!
Vij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demuss is still on wobbly legs! Can Vij finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Vij putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demuss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Vij clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Demuss's cut.
That's time! Vij's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Vij lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Demuss seems to have recovered his senses.
Vij jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Demuss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demuss.
Vij getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Demuss is looking to land body kicks.
Vij tried to counter with a leg kick but Demuss avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demuss looks to land a body kick but Vij moved away.
A quick step to the side and Vij tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Vij clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vij.
Demuss is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Demuss tries to stall but Vij uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vij lands a knee to the head.
Vij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vij tries a body shot but Demuss blocks it.
Vij working Demuss over with knees to the body.
Vij lands a knee to the body.
Vij lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Demuss.
Vij lands with a light punch inside.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Demuss with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Demuss looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Demuss get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Vij!
Alexander Vij seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.