PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Denai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Denai
vs
Bernard

205 cm
20
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Denai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denai thows a body kick. Bernard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Denai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bernard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bernard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denai. Denai obviously looking to wear him down.
Denai throws a head kick but Bernard moves out of range.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bernard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bernard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denai feints and then cracks Bernard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bernard down.
Denai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bernard throws a leg kick
and Denai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bernard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bernard moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Denai lands a head kick. Bernard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saint Bernard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denai delivers a nice body kick.
Denai moves out of range as Bernard throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Denai lands a nice looking body kick.
Denai lands a high kick!
Nice body kick from Denai.
Bernard looks gassed!
Bernard misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Denai.
Denai scores with a head kick. Bernard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Denai.
Denai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Denai.
Bernard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bernard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Denai.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denai - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denai - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denai throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Denai.
Denai lands a leg kick that knocks Bernard off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denai.
Denai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Denai.
Nice body kick from Denai.
Denai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bernard.
Denai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bernard will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Denai.
A thudding body kick lands there by Denai!
Bernard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Denai.
Denai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bernard's sensitive parts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Denai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Denai.
Denai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bernard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Denai connects with a leg kick. Bernard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Denai.
Denai lands a head kick!
Bernard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Denai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Denai throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Denai lands but Bernard takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Denai!
Denai lands with a slapping head kick.
Bernard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denai scores with a head kick. Bernard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Denai throws a head kick that Bernard semi-blocks.
Denai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Denai lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Denai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denai throws a nice head kick!
Denai lands with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Denai.
Denai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bernard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Denai scores with a spinning back kick!
Denai lands a head kick!
Denai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bernard.
Denai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Denai.
Bernard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernard takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Denai.
Denai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bernard's head.
That kick from Denai tenderised Bernard's leg. Bernard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denai lands with a kick to the temple. Bernard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bernard takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bernard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Denai throws a front kick that sends Bernard stumbling back into the cage.
Denai lands with a slapping head kick.
Denai misses with a head kick.
Bernard wants to clinch.
Bernard throws a jab when Denai was well out of range.
Bernard tries to clinch but Denai is having none of it.
Denai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Denai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Denai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Denai defending well as Bernard loads up on a big left hand.
Denai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bernard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denai throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Denai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Denai keeps Bernard at a distance using the push kick.
Bernard tries to clinch up
and Denai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Greg Denai is winning the standup battle so far.
Denai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denai throws a head kick but Bernard moves out of range.
Denai throws a head kick that half lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bernard!
Bernard moves out of range as Denai throws a body kick.
Denai misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bernard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Denai has got the better of the exchanges.
Bernard throws a head kick but Denai moves out of range.
Denai looks to land a body kick but Bernard moved away.
Denai lands with a thumping leg kick.

Bernard pushes Denai up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernard lands with a right to the head.
Bernard lands a nice uppercut.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denai avoids it.
Denai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bernard smiles and moves away.
Bernard tries to clinch but Denai moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denai throws a head kick that misses.
Denai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bernard will feel that in the morning.
Denai connects with a high kick.
Denai lands with a kick to the temple. Bernard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Bernard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bernard keeps control of Denai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Denai is trying to break free.
Bernard lands a knee to the head.

Denai breaks the clinch.
Bernard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint Bernard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernard avoids the head kick by Denai.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bernard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bernard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denai looks to land a left hand but Bernard moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denai scores with a head kick.
Denai connects with a high kick.
Denai lands a head kick. Bernard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bernard throws a leg kick but Denai checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Denai.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denai.
Bernard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Denai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denai tries a head kick but it misses.
Bernard avoids a kick to the body.
Denai throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bernard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bernard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Denai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Denai lands with a nice body kick.
Denai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bernard.
Bernard darts in trying to clinch
and Denai counters with a good low kick that Bernard was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Denai.
Denai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bernard's calf.
Denai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Denai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bernard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Denai.
Bernard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Denai scores with a nice body kick.
Bernard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bernard can do to turn this around?
Denai throws a head kick but Bernard moves out of range.

Bernard forces Denai back against the cage and clinches.
Denai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Denai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Denai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bernard smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Denai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bernard.
Denai tries a head kick but it misses.
Denai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Denai throws a head kick that Bernard semi-blocks.
Denai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Denai.
Denai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bernard tries to clinch but Denai is having none of it.
Denai throws the kick towards the body but Bernard avoids it.
Bernard tries to clinch there but Denai circles away.
Bernard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Denai counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denai fakes the leg kick and cracks Bernard in the body.
Denai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Bernard drives through and clinches with Denai against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Denai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Denai cracks the inside of Bernard's front leg.
Bernard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denai is looking to land body kicks.
Denai throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denai.
Denai throws a sloppy head kick and Bernard moves out of range easily.
Denai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denai looks to land a body kick but Bernard moved away.
Bernard tries to clinch but Denai moves out of range.
Bernard throws a lazy head kick
and Denai counters with a solid body kick.
Denai keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Denai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Denai.
Denai throws a head kick that Bernard semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denai scores with a kick to the body.
Bernard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denai scores with a nice body kick.
Denai throws a head kick that Bernard semi-blocks.
Denai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bernard if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denai scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheers as Denai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bernard doesn't seem phased though.
Denai lands a head kick!
Denai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Denai lands but Bernard takes it in his stride.
Denai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bernard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denai.
Denai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Denai throws a body kick that misses.
Denai throws a head kick that misses.
Bernard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bernard is looking to chop away at Denai's legs.
Denai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denai tries to land a front kick but Bernard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bernard throws a head kick that misses.
Bernard tries to clinch up
and Denai counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Denai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Denai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denai thows a body kick. Bernard tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Bernard forces Denai back against the cage and clinches.
Bernard throws an elbow that misses.
Bernard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Denai.
A frustrated look appears on Denai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Denai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bernard pushes off an throws an elbow but Denai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denai wants to break free but Bernard has control.
Bernard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Denai is looking to break free of the clinch but Bernard has double underhooks.
Bernard keeps control of Denai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernard throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denai wants to break free but Bernard has control.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Denai blocks with his arms.
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bernard lands an elbow inside that Denai shrugs off.
Bernard throws a head punch that misses.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Denai tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
Denai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bernard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Denai is blocking nicely.
Bernard throws an elbow that misses.
Denai tries to pull guard but Bernard won't allow it.
Bernard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Denai.
Bernard misses with a punch to the body.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Denai managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard has Denai pressed against the cage, preventing Denai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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.
Denai is trying to push Bernard away but Bernard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Denai fails to pull guard.
Bernard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Denai is trying to push Bernard away but Bernard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Denai is trying to break the clinch but Bernard has him pressed against the cage.
Denai wants to break free but Bernard has control.
Denai has had enough of the clinch but Bernard keeps him there for the moment.
Denai dodges an elbow strike from Bernard.
Bernard lands an elbow that stopped Denai in his tracks for a moment.
Denai tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
Denai is trying to force a seperation but Bernard has the dominant position.
Bernard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denai avoids a wild elbow strike from Bernard.
Bernard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denai is defending well for now.
Bernard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denai avoids it.
Denai blocks an uppercut.
Denai jumps guard but Bernard stands there with Denai around his waist. Denai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Saint Bernard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Denai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Denai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Denai, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Denai!