PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kemp Dennis (ranked 4406 p4p, 3873 weight class) and Baby Goat (ranked 508 p4p, 466 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dennis
vs
Goat

185 cm
20
210
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
19
222
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Champion Apparel

Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kemp Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Baby Goat!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis swats away the attempt to clinch by Goat.
Nice sprawl there from Goat as Dennis shoots in.

Dennis gets the takedown into side control.
Dennis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've been hearing that Dennis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Goat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dennis is trying to control. Goat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dennis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dennis drops an elbow to the side of Goat's head.
Goat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dennis lands strikes from half guard.
Goat wants to get back to his feet.
Goat felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Goat wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goat trying to control but Dennis postures up.
Goat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat gets back to full guard.
Dennis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dennis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goat's head.
Dennis with a nice head shot there.

Dennis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dennis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dennis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dennis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dennis trying to control but Goat is working from the bottom.
Dennis landing some decent shots from guard.
Goat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennis connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dennis landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dennis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dennis has managed to get both his arms back between Goat's legs - danger averted.
Dennis stands up over Goat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dennis working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goat trying to keep a closed guard but Dennis is proving a slippery customer.
Dennis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dennis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dennis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Goat throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dennis controls from within his opponent's guard.

Goat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dennis is aware though and is defending well.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Goat keeps moving.
Goat controls Dennis momentarily but Dennis frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis prevents Goat from getting back to his feet.
Dennis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Goat has his foot on Dennis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dennis works his way back into a safe position though.
Dennis stays in close to Goat's body and controls the position.
Dennis working some strikes from top position.
Dennis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Goat keeps moving.
Dennis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dennis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dennis cracks Goat with a solid left hand.
Goat trying to control the position.
Dennis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dennis preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis landing some decent shots from guard.
Dennis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis cracks Goat with a solid left hand.

Goat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dennis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dennis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Goat for as long as he can get away with.
Dennis passes Goat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dennis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Dennis there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat is trying to get back to full guard.
Dennis is looking to advance position but Goat won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kemp Dennis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dennis shoots in and gets a takedown into Goat's guard.
Dennis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dennis distracts Goat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dennis is pushing down on Goat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goat is fighting to maintain full guard but Dennis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dennis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goat can do to turn this around?
Goat wants to control but Dennis is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Goat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dennis trying to pass the guard but Goat defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat wants to improve his position but Dennis is controlling well.
Goat is trying to stand back up but Dennis is controlling him
Goat is trying to get back to full guard.
Dennis slips a nice elbow through Goat's hands, connecting with Goat's forehead.
Kemp Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat is refusing to be controlled, as Dennis sits in half guard.
Goat tries to get to full guard but Dennis has control of the leg.
Dennis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dennis winds up and cracks Goat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dennis trying to pass the guard but Goat defending well.
Dennis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dennis is nestled in close to Goat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goat wants to get back to full guard.
Goat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dennis is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dennis lands a nice short elbow.
Dennis wants to free his trapped foot but Goat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Goat trying to control from the bottom.

Goat looking for submissions off his back.
Goat trying to control from the bottom.
Dennis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dennis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dennis controlling the action here.
Dennis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dennis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Dennis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dennis prevents Goat from improving his position.
Dennis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goat keeps working.
Dennis scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Goat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dennis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dennis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dennis passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Goat is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dennis connects with a decent elbow.
Dennis cracks Goat with a big elbow.
Goat is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dennis connects with a decent elbow.
Goat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Goat is looking to regain half guard here but Dennis keeps moving and retains side control.
Dennis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dennis working the ground and pound.
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!
Dennis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Goat!
Dennis breaks from Goat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goat working to try and regain half guard.
Dennis breaks from Goat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dennis lands a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kemp Dennis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Goat throws a body kick that misses

and Dennis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dennis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dennis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dennis is nestled in close to Goat, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dennis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dennis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dennis lands a couple of digs.

Goat is rocked!
Dennis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goat is still in real trouble! Can Dennis finish him?
Dennis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Goat seems to have recovered his senses.
Dennis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Goat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dennis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dennis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goat being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis lands a couple of digs.
Dennis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dennis connects with a couple of short punches.
Dennis works over Goat with some ground and pound from guard.
Dennis content to stall in guard here.
Goat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Goat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dennis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baby Goat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dennis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dennis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dennis stands up over Goat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Goat is looking for a triangle but Dennis pushes his legs off easily.
Goat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dennis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dennis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goat's head.
Dennis connects with a couple of short punches.
Dennis is in close to Goat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dennis stays in close to Goat's body and controls the position.
Dennis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dennis landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goat's head.

Goat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dennis advances position into side control!
Goat is trying to get back to half guard.
Dennis controls the position from side control.
Dennis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goat some visible discomfort.
Goat prevents Dennis from moving into mount.
Goat is trying to escape the position but Dennis is controlling the position.
Dennis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dennis is chipping away with strikes.
Dennis landing a few strikes.
Dennis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis takes a little break here. Goat wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Goat wants to get back to his feet but Dennis drags him back down.
Goat being controlled for a moment.
Check out the look on Dennis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kemp Dennis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dennis staying calm.
Goat is pushing Dennis's head away, looking to escape. Dennis manages to hold on to the position though.
Goat is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dennis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dennis controlling from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kemp Dennis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dennis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kemp Dennis!
A victorious Kemp Dennis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.