PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Runnin With The Devil. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rothschild's choice of entrance music: The Light. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Denke
vs
Rothschild

186 cm
25
192 lbs
14 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
192 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bancroft Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Denke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Denke avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild moves out of range of the leg kick from Denke.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Denke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rothschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Denke.
Rothschild keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rothschild cracks Denke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothschild throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Denke avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Denke misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.

Denke has closed the distance and engaged Rothschild in a clinch.
Rothschild pushes off an throws an elbow but Denke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denke looking to throw knees to the head but Rothschild is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Denke.

Rothschild breaks the clinch.
Denke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rothschild.
Denke misses with a looping left.
Rothschild swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke works Rothschild's body with a nice hook.
Rothschild lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denke's sensitive parts.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rothschild chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denke can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Denke checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Denke blocks the leg kick.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denke.
Denke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rothschild is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denke. That did some damage!
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Denke throws a leg kick but Rothschild checks it.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Denke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild works Denke's body with a nice hook.
Rothschild lands a nice hook to Denke's body. Denke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Denke throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denke.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rothschild.
Denke wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Denke misses
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
Denke tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Denke as he connects with a hook.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Denke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Good work by Rothschild as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Denke.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.

Denke drives through and clinches with Rothschild against the cage.
Denke working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rothschild is pressed up against the cage. Denke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rothschild down to the mat. Rothschild avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bancroft Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Denke.
Denke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rothschild circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild scores with a head kick.
Denke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Denke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Denke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Denke tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bancroft Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Denke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rothschild is fending him off so far but Denke persists. Nope, Rothschild circles away and we're back to standing.
Denke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild scores with a head kick. Denke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Denke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Denke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Denke pushes Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Denke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.

Denke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rothschild uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Denke wants to sweep here but Rothschild controlling him for the moment.
Rothschild's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denke is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Denke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denke throwing strikes from guard but Rothschild blocks nicely.
Rothschild working a defensive guard here.
Rothschild is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Denke throws a big right hand that misses.
Denke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denke being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bancroft Rothschild.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothschild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Denke rather than just go for the knockout.
Rothschild misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denke.
Denke wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Rothschild takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denke.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Rothschild throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Denke misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Denke checks it.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Denke checks a low kick from Rothschild.
A slapping body kick lands there for Denke.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Denke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denke misses with a looping left.

Denke drives through with a takedown into Rothschild's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rothschild is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Denke is controlling him.
Denke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rothschild pushes Denke off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Rothschild lands but Denke takes it in his stride.
Rothschild throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Denke lands with an overhand left.
Rothschild takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rothschild misses with a straight left.
Rothschild takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rothschild lands a nice looking kick to the body. Denke takes a step back to recover.
Denke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A left lands for Rothschild.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rothschild, as that shot connected.
Denke checks the leg kick.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothschild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothschild looks for the body kick but Denke saw that one coming.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Denke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rothschild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Denke.
Rothschild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rothschild throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Denke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Denke shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Denke.
Denke wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Denke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Denke is out of range.
Denke wants to clinch up but Rothschild keeps it at a distance.
Rothschild finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rothschild. Denke shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild lands with a good body shot.
Rothschild scores with a body shot.
Rothschild smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rothschild tried to score with a low kick but Denke checks it.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denke moves out of range of the body kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the head.
Denke doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Denke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rothschild.
Denke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Denke misses with a body shot.
Rothschild cracks the inside of Denke's front leg.
Denke throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rothschild jabs Denke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothschild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Denke in his tracks.
Denke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denke needs to keep his hands up - Rothschild had a free shot at his head there.
Rothschild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rothschild has time to react.
Denke takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Denke loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Denke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denke throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Denke.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Denke's front leg but catches the back leg as Denke tries to avoid it.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Nice body kick there by Rothschild.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denke.
Rothschild steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Denke. That one must have hurt.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bancroft Rothschild really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rothschild thumps Denke with a low kick.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild scores with a kick to the body.
Denke misses with a hook. Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the ribs.
Denke misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothschild lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denke at a distance.
Denke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Denke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rothschild stuns Denke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denke.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild 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!
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke looks to land a combination but Rothschild avoids it well.
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denke motions for Rothschild to come forward. Denke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Rothschild thumps Denke with a low kick.
Denke misses with a takedown attempt - Rothschild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke fails to land the takedown.
Denke walks into a jab.
Rothschild with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
Rothschild feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Denkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A leg kick checked by Denke.
Denke tries for a takedown but Rothschild circles away easily
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke tries to clinch up.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Denke walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Denke with that takedown attempt.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands an overhand right.
Rothschild lands a head kick!
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Denke.
Rothschild throws a nice looking combination but Denke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Denke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Denke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothschild.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild scores with a head kick. Denke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Denke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Denke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Denke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Denke.
A punch combination from Rothschild misses.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild scores with a sloppy right hand. Denke should have avoided that one.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick.
Rothschild will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bancroft Rothschild dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rothschild throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rothschild digs a good hook to Denke's body.
Denke lands with a good body shot.
Denke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rothschild at a distance.
Denke thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Denke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Denke gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rothschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denke clinches.
Rothschild's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Denke with a knee to the head.
Rothschild is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Rothschild controls the action.
Rothschild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Denke misses with some punches.
Rothschild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denke tries a body shot but Rothschild blocks it.
Denke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rothschild wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Denke has him pressed against the cage.
Denke working aggressively here.
Denke lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke misses with a knee strike.
Denke blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
Denke misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.

Rothschild breaks from the clinch.
Denke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Rothschild keeps Denke at a distance using the push kick.
Denke avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away.
Denke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rothschild sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown attempt from Denke. Denke gets slowly back to his feet.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothschild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothschild jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Rothschild looks to land a combination but Denke avoids it well.
Rothschild cracks Denke with an open hand slap.
Denke shoots in looking for a takedown. Rothschild tries to sprawl out of it but Denke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rothschild manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rothschild as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a head kick that half lands.
Denke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rothschild. Denke shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. Denke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Denke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bancroft Rothschild is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Denke throws a leg kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bancroft Rothschild.
I think Rothschild has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bancroft Rothschild!
After winning the bout, Bancroft Rothschild thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.