PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dingleberry Jones (ranked 2688 p4p, 3760 weight class) and Denis Denisov (ranked 341 p4p, 424 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jones
vs
Denisov

172 cm
36
148
17 - 21 - 0

167 cm
33
140
11 - 26 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisov fails with the takedown.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Denisov avoids the body shot from Jones.
Denisov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Jones darts in and clinches Denisov up against the cage.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones missing with knees to the body.

Denisov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denisov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Denisov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones trying to control but Denisov is working from the bottom.
Denisov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denisov is keeping the position for now.
Denisov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denisov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Denisov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Denisov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Denisov!

Denisov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Denisov staying calm.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisov working the ground and pound from side control.
Denisov working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denisov controlling the position.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Denisov drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Denisov is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Denisov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denisov unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Denisov is having none of it.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Denisov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Denisov lands a heavy elbow.
Denisov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones wants to control but Denisov is having none of it.
Denisov trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Denisov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisov landing strikes from the mount.
Denisov dominating with strikes here.

Jones is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denisov unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jones wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Denisov celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Denisov!
A victorious Denis Denisov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.