PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korter Poundre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Denari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poundre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Did My Time. Denari has chosen Judas Priest's Rapid Fire as his entrance music. Pablo Denari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Poundre
vs
Denari

186 cm
25
194 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

205 cm
25
202 lbs
6 - 3 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korter Poundre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Denari!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poundre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poundre scores with a jab.
No luck for Poundre with that takedown attempt.
Denari keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Poundre misses.
Poundre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Denari is fending him off so far but Poundre persists. Nope, Denari circles away and we're back to standing.
Denari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Denari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poundre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poundre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poundre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poundre circles away from the clinch attempt

and Poundre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Poundre is breathing heavily.
Denari wants to get back to full guard.
Poundre is looking to take a break and control but Denari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poundre is stalling here. Denari is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Poundre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Denari has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Denari tries to move into full mount but can't pass Poundre's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denari wants to control but Poundre is keeping him busy.
Poundre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Denari taking a breather here.
A control attempt from Poundre but he's now mounted!
Poundre tries to hold on but Denari pushes him away.
Denari prevents Poundre from getting the reversal.
Denari working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poundre controls the position.
Denari prevents Poundre from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Poundre because Denari loaded up on that one.
Denari controlling the position easily from mount.
Denari thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Denari throws some wild stikes that Poundre manages to avoid easily.
Poundre is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Denari trying to control but Poundre is having none of it.
Poundre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poundre regains half guard.
Denari tries to pass to full mount but Poundre defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poundre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poundre punching from the bottom.

Poundre actively working from the bottom here.

Poundre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Poundre wants to get back to full guard.
Denari wants to control but Poundre is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poundre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Denari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poundre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denari.
Denari misses with a hook.
Poundre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denari.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denari.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denari - that will leave a mark!
Denari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poundre misses with a wild body shot.
Poundre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poundre checks it well.
Denari looks to land a body kick but Poundre moved away.
Denari lands a head kick!

It looks like Korter Poundre has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denari throws and low kick but Poundre moves out of range easily.
Denari tries to land a front kick but Poundre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Poundre coming out on top.
Pablo Denari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denari looks to land a body kick but Poundre moved away.
Denari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denari tries to score with a low kick but Poundre moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Denari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Korter Poundre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Denari.
Pablo Denari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poundre throws a combination. Denari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Denari misses with an uppercut.
Poundre stuns Denari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Denari connects with a right hand. Poundre shakes it off.

Poundre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poundre postures up.
Poundre won't allow Denari to sweep him here.
Poundre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Denari's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poundre not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Poundre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Denari pushes Poundre off looking to stand but Poundre dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poundre stalling away here and it's allowed Denari to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Poundre trying to control but Denari is working from the bottom.

Poundre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Denari looking for a sweep. Not yet Denari, not yet.
Poundre throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Denari wants to land a leg kick but Poundre is out of range.
Denari lands a body shot.
Denari tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Denari there.
Denari scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Poundre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Denari keeping moving, preventing Poundre from controlling successfully.
Poundre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Denari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Denari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Poundre drops back looking for a leg! Denari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Denari manages to kick Poundre off! Poundre jumps back into Denari's guard.
Poundre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denari is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Poundre has gone for a leg lock! Denari slips out almost immediately though and dives into Poundre's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poundre has momentary wrist control but Denari slips an elbow through the middle.
Poundre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denari pushing down on Poundre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Poundre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Denari pulls his head out easily.
Poundre trying to control but Denari postures up.
Poundre is trying to get back to full guard.
Denari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poundre's head.
Denari is trying to control. Poundre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Poundre tries to clinch but Denari moves away
and Denari counters with a leg kick.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown but Denari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Denari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denari wants to clinch up but Poundre keeps it at a distance.
Denari wants to clinch
and Poundre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Denari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Denari throws a wild body kick that Poundre sees coming a mile off.
Denari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denari avoids the body shot from Poundre.
Denari tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poundre.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poundre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Poundre will feel that in the morning.
Denari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Denari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Korter Poundre's cut.
That's time! Poundre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Denari keeps Poundre at a distance using the push kick.
Denari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poundre is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Denari.
Poundre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Denari finds it's way round the side to connect with Poundre's head.
Poundre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Denari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pablo Denari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Denari clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Denari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poundre backwards.
Poundre avoids a wild elbow strike from Denari.
Poundre blocks an elbow strike.
Denari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Denari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poundre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poundre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denari misses with an elbow over the top.

Poundre manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denari throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poundre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Denari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Poundre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Korter Poundre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Denari stopping the sweep attempt from Poundre.

Poundre working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Denari has passed into half guard!
Denari trying to control from half guard but Poundre is working away.
Denari wants to pass the guard but Poundre is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denari prevents Poundre from improving his position.
Poundre missing with punches from the bottom.
Denari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Denari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poundre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poundre misses with a straight right.
Poundre throws a body punch but Denari moves out of range.
Denari throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poundre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poundre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poundre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Denari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Denari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poundre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korter Poundre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denari missing with a left hand there. Poundre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poundre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Poundre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Denari!
Poundre mounts Denari! Really nice guard pass there!
Poundre lands a big shot there that rocks Denari but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pablo Denari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Poundre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Denari is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Denari and Poundre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Denari tries to bench press Poundre off him but Poundre keeps the position.
Denari can't do much from the bottom here.

Poundre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denari sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Poundre is trying to control the action in half guard but Denari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Poundre is thwarting Denari's attempts to control the position.

Poundre is trying to work for a kimura but Denari is defending well.
Korter Poundre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denari works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denari is trying to keep Poundre in close.
Poundre stands and throws Denari's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Denari.
I've got Denari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Denari!