PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Denham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poppins comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Denham has chosen Primal Scream - Miss Lucifer as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Poppins
vs
Denham

193 cm
23
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Poppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Denham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Poppins.

Poppins moves into the clinch successfully.
Poppins lands a shot to the body.
Poppins lands a body shot.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poppins gets underhooks to prevent Denham's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Poppins.
Poppins digs a right hand underneath Denham's ribcage. Denham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poppins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Denham looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poppins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Poppins on the inside.
Poppins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denham.
Poppins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins lands a nice shot to the body.
Poppins scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Poppins as the two fighters clinch.
Denham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poppins scores with a hook to the body.
Poppins lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Poppins on the inside.
Poppins presses Denham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poppins lands a nice elbow.
Poppins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poppins working Denham over with knees to the body.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins digs a right hand into Denham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Denham's gas tank.
Poppins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poppins lands with a short shot to the head.
Denham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poppins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poppins works on Denham's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poppins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poppins obliges.
Poppins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denham takes a shot to the head.
Poppins crunches a lovely knee into Denham's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poppins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins cracks Denham with a nice body shot.
Poppins is working Denham over against the cage.
A short left from Poppins.
Poppins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Denham or not.
Poppins with a knee to the head.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poppins lands with a left to the head.
Denham goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
Poppins tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins misses with a wild body shot.
Harry Poppins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poppins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poppins is looking to clinch.
Poppins misses with a straight left.
Denham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poppins is looking to clinch but Denham is avoiding it.
Denham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poppins circles away quickly and effectively.
Poppins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poppins misses the body punch
and Denham counters with a nice uppercut.
Denham tries to bum rush Poppins with a series of wild strikes but Poppins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harry Poppins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppins is looking to clinch.
Poppins lands a front kick.
Denham throws a right and a left that Poppins avoids nicely.
Denham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denham staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch combination from Denham misses.

Poppins gets a clinch.
Poppins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Denham is trying to drag Poppins to the mat but Poppins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Poppins pushes Denham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Poppins.
Poppins presses Denham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poppins lands an elbow that stopped Denham in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poppins lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Poppins.
Denham goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Poppins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Poppins forces Denham back against the cage and clinches.
Poppins scores with a hook to the body.
Poppins misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins lands a knee to the head.
Poppins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Poppins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Denham's face.
Poppins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denham.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poppins scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poppins tries to land knees in the clinch but Denham avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins tries to work over Denham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harry Poppins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Denham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poppins working aggressively here.
Denham goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Denham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Poppins doesn't manage to clinch there - Denham circles away.
Poppins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poppins wants to clinch up but Denham keeps it at a distance.
Poppins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poppins keeps Denham at a distance using the push kick.
Poppins jabs at Denham's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Denham counters with a one-two to the body.
Poppins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppins misses the body punch
and Denham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poppins tries to clinch up.
Denham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppins wants to clinch.
Denham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robbie Denham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poppins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poppins moves in looking to clinch but Denham pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins tries to clinch up but Denham circles away and keeps his distance.
Poppins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poppins doesn't manage to clinch there - Denham circles away.
Poppins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denham has a takedown stuffed.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
Denham shoots in for a double leg but Poppins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Poppins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
A right hand to the body from Poppins.
Poppins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poppins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Poppins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poppins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poppins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poppins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denham.
Denham looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Denham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Denham has Poppins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Poppins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Poppins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poppins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Poppins.
Poppins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denham.
Poppins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poppins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denham is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Poppins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Denham misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Poppins lands.
Denham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Poppins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denham can do to turn this around?
Denham tries to bum rush Poppins with a series of wild strikes but Poppins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denham throws a right hand that Poppins ducks under and follows up with a left that Poppins also avoids with ease.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poppins is looking to wear down Denham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Poppins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poppins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poppins lands with a short shot to the head.
Poppins lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Poppins.
Poppins works on Denham's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Poppins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poppins lands a nice uppercut.
Poppins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poppins lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins lands with a left to the head.
Poppins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poppins lands a left hand.
Poppins lands a body punch.
Poppins crunches a lovely knee into Denham's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Poppins.
Poppins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denham's defenses.
Poppins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Poppins.
Poppins lands a hook that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
A knee to the head by Poppins.
Denham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poppins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Poppins.
Poppins tries a knee to the head but Denham blocks it.
Poppins is pressed up against the cage. Denham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poppins down to the mat. Poppins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Poppins tries to clinch up but Denham circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poppins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Denham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Denham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poppins.
Nice uppercut there from Poppins.
Poppins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poppins drops his hands momentarily and Denham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poppins looks to clinch
and Denham counters with a leg kick.
Robbie Denham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Poppins clinches.
Poppins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poppins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denham.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poppins.
Poppins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Denham is working for takedown but Poppins is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poppins lands a hook that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins lands with a light punch inside.
Denham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poppins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poppins cracks Denham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poppins scores with a jab to the body.
Poppins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poppins misses with a hook.

Poppins has managed to clinch.
Poppins scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Poppins.
Harry Poppins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poppins obliges.
Poppins lands a right hand.
Poppins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Denham has Poppins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Poppins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Poppins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denham's defenses.
Poppins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poppins missing with knees to the body.
Poppins lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Poppins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poppins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Poppins!