PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Demayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chibuzo Ihejirika
vs
Demayo

162 cm
28
195 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

177 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Demayo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demayo cracks Ihejirika with a good jab.
Demayo connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika has been cut.
Ihejirika slips a jab and a cross from Demayo.
Demayo misses with a body shot.
Demayo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ihejirika counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Demayo dodges an elbow strike from Ihejirika.
Demayo blocks the elbow strike.
Demayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demayo.
Demayo misses with a punch to the body.
Ihejirika really is a fat lump.
Ihejirika lands a damaging elbow.
Ihejirika tries to land a knee to the head but Demayo blocks with his arms.
Demayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ihejirika's elbow.
Demayo dodges an elbow strike from Ihejirika.
Ihejirika lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Paul Demayo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ihejirika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ihejirika comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Demayo.
Ihejirika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Demayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ihejirika throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Demayo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demayo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Demayo.
Ihejirika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Demayo working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ihejirika throws an elbow but misses.
Ihejirika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Demayo lands with a right to the head.
Demayo tries to throw a body punch but Ihejirika avoids it by throwing Demayo back against the cage.
Demayo tries to throw a body punch but Ihejirika avoids it by throwing Demayo back against the cage.
Ihejirika lands an elbow inside that Demayo shrugs off.
Demayo lands a nice shot to the body.
Demayo blocks an elbow strike from Ihejirika.
A nice left hand lands by Demayo.
Demayo avoids the elbow strike from Ihejirika, against the cage.
Ihejirika prevents a body shot from Demayo.
Ihejirika blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demayo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ihejirika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demayo blocks an elbow strike.
Ihejirika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Demayo blocks an elbow strike from Ihejirika.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demayo avoids the elbow strike from Ihejirika, against the cage.
Ihejirika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ihejirika is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ihejirika throws an elbow but misses.
Demayo misses with the head strike.
Ihejirika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ihejirika pushes off an throws an elbow but Demayo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Demayo throws a head punch that misses.
Demayo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Demayo lands with a short shot to the head.
Demayo tries a body shot but Ihejirika blocks it.
Demayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ihejirikas head.
Demayo dodges an elbow strike from Ihejirika.
Demayo avoids a wild elbow strike from Ihejirika.
Demayo blocks the elbow strike.
Ihejirika throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demayo lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demayo.
Ihejirika looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Demayo lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ihejirika throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Ihejirika.
Demayo avoids the elbow strike from Ihejirika, against the cage.
Demayo lands a right hand.
Demayo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihejirika has a couple of punches blocked by Demayo.
Demayo scores with a shot to the side of Ihejirika's head.
Demayo lands a nice uppercut.
Demayo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ihejirika blocks a body shot from Demayo.
Demayo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ihejirika backwards.
Ihejirika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Demayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Demayo.
Ihejirika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Demayo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Demayo.
Demayo gets through Ihejirika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Demayo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demayo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Demayo tries a body shot but Ihejirika blocks it.
Demayo is working Ihejirika over against the cage.
Demayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ihejirika controls his hands.
Demayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demayo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ihejirika backwards.
Demayo gets through Ihejirika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Demayo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demayo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demayo lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ihejirika is rocked!
Demayo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demayo.
Oh Ihejirika is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demayo can't find room to land a body shot as Ihejirika controls the action.
A short left from Demayo.
Ihejirika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Demayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ihejirika seems to have got his legs back now.
Ihejirika misses with an elbow strike.
Demayo can't find room to land a body shot as Ihejirika controls the action.
Demayo misses with a punch to the body.
Demayo throws a head punch that misses.
Demayo blocks an uppercut.
Ihejirika throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demayo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ihejirika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ihejirika lands an elbow just above Demayo 's eye.
Ihejirika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Demayo lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Demayo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Demayo. Those never looked like landing.
Ihejirika tries to clinch up.
Demayo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ihejirika slips a jab and a cross from Demayo.
Ihejirika looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Demayo misses with the combination.
Demayo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Demayo misses with a series of wild punches.
Demayo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demayo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ihejirika.
Demayo misses with a combination

so Ihejirika counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ihejirika's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ihejirika landing some decent shots from guard.
Ihejirika is looking to work some ground and pound but Demayo has wrist control.
Ihejirika is in close to Demayo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ihejirika engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ihejirika might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ihejirika works over Demayo with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ihejirika drops back looking for a leg! Demayo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Demayo manages to kick Ihejirika off! Ihejirika jumps back into Demayo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ihejirika accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ihejirika scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ihejirika is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ihejirika won't allow Demayo to get back to his feet.
Ihejirika works over Demayo with some ground and pound from guard.
Demayo is looking to stand up but Ihejirika isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihejirika keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Demayo's head.

Ihejirika drops back looking for a leg! Demayo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Demayo manages to kick Ihejirika off! Ihejirika jumps back into Demayo's guard.
Ihejirika makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Demayo is breathing heavily.
Ihejirika works over Demayo with some ground and pound from guard.
Demayo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Ihejirika thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ihejirika advances position into side control!
Ihejirika connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Demayo some visible discomfort.
Ihejirika lands a few punches from side control.
Ihejirika looks up at the clock and then as Demayo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ihejirika smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Demayo is rocked!
Ihejirika lands a strong strike to the head of Demayo. That's dazed him! Ihejirika looking to finish here. Demayo is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ihejirika lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
After winning the bout, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.