PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Demented (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stand me now. Damien Demented has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doherty
vs
Demented

177 cm
28
165 lbs
21 - 5 - 1

170 cm
29
166 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Demented!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty scoring well with a low kick there.
Doherty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doherty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demented's calf.
Demented throws a left and a right that both miss

and Doherty counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Demented!
Doherty dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doherty throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Demented tries to hold on but Doherty postures up.
Doherty takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Demented tries to hold on but Doherty postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty with good strikes from the mount here!
Doherty controlling his opponent.
Doherty wants to control the pace but Demented is squirming around nicely.
Doherty cracks Demented with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Demented wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Doherty.
Doherty landing punches.
Doherty putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Doherty landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Doherty throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Doherty with a couple of short strikes.
Demented looks gassed!
Demented takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Doherty working for a guillotine from mount but Demented is in no mood to give up.
Doherty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Doherty.
Doherty punching from mount but Demented doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Doherty breaks from Demented's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doherty is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Demented is surviving well by controlling Doherty's body position as best he can.
Doherty working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Doherty with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Demented taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Doherty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Demented misses with a double jab
and Doherty counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Demented is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Demented misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doherty counters with a straight right hand.
Demented misses with a combination
and Doherty counters with an outside leg kick.
Demented has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doherty.
Doherty connects with a body shot that sends Demented's belly button to the back.

Doherty shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demented is trying to defend but Doherty finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Doherty keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Doherty is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Demented is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doherty slips a nice elbow through Demented's hands, connecting with Demented's forehead.
Doherty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demented keeps working.
Doherty moves nicely into side control.
Doherty misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pete Doherty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demented is trying to get back to half guard.
Demented defending against the ground and pound.
Doherty lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Doherty taking a breather here.
Doherty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty landing a few strikes.

Doherty looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Doherty is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Demented's shoulder. That is not cool.
Doherty is working Demented over with some ground and pound from side control.
Doherty controls the position from side control.
An elbow from Doherty crashes against the mat.
Doherty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demented can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty throws a strike aimed at the side of Demented's head but Demented avoids it well.
Demented trying to remain calm as Doherty controls from the top position.

Doherty tries for a kimura but Demented is defending well.
Doherty working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doherty slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Doherty dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Doherty cracks the inside of Demented's front leg.
Doherty lands a nice shot to the body.
Demented takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Demented misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doherty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doherty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Demented has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doherty.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doherty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doherty lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Doherty. That snapped Demented's head back.
Doherty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damien Demented is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Doherty.
Doherty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Demented backs up against the cage.

It looks like Damien Demented has been cut.
Pete Doherty is winning the standup battle so far.
Doherty connects with a single shot there.
Doherty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Demented takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle, before Doherty throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Demented's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Doherty lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Pete Doherty!