PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pru Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimble has chosen Terminator Theme Song as his entrance music. John Kimble will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dent
vs
Kimble

191 cm
22
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

210 cm
29
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pru Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Kimble!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent moves in looking to clinch but Kimble pushes him off.
Dent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Dent.
A shot to the body from Kimble misses
and Dent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimble.
Kimble will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kimble misses with the combination.
Dent takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Pru Dent has been cut.
Kimble throws a combination. Dent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dent throws a series of punches but Kimble moves out of range.
Kimble misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dent throws a nice looking combination but Kimble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent clobbers Kimble with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dent ducks under a wild hook from Kimble.
Nice defenses there by Dent.
A left and a right from Kimble both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Kimble misses the target.
Kimble swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kimble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dent takes a swing at Kimble's ribcage but misses.
Kimble swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kimble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dent counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Kimble scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Dent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kimble throws an off balance right hand
and Dent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimble throws a big shot that misses.
Dent lands a jab to the head.
Kimble misses with a combination
and Dent counters with a left to the body.
Kimble looks gassed!
Kimble's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dent connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kimble scrambles back to his feet.
Dent is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kimble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimble wants to clinch.
Dent scores with a sloppy right hand. Kimble should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Dent.
Dent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kimble's head backwards.
Kimble throws a right hand that misses
and Dent counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Kimble misses its intended target.
Kimble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dent moves away.
Kimble throws a series of punches but Dent moves out of range.
Kimble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dent.
Jab, jab by Dent - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Dent.
Kimble swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dent counters with a stiff right hand.
Dent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dent cracks a nice hook into Kimble's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dent throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kimble sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimble was well out of range. Poor timing from Dent.
Kimble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kimble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kimble throws a series of punches but Dent moves out of range.
Kimble falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dent throws a shot to the body.
Dent punishes Kimble's body with a nice straight punch.
Kimble walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Dent there.
Dent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kimble throws a hook but Dent avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pru Dent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pru Dent's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kimble gets tackled into the cage by Dent. Dent maintains the clinch.
Kimble misses with an elbow strike.
Kimble stalling against the cage.
Dent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dent wants a takedown.
Dent has Kimble pressed against the cage.
Kimble misses with an elbow over the top.
Kimble has had enough of the clinch but Dent keeps him there for the moment.

Dent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dent punishes Kimble's body with a nice straight punch.
Kimble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dent throws out a powerful jab.
Kimble misses with a left hand
and Dent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kimble is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimble swings widly with a right hand
and Dent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble throws a combination that misses
letting Dent counter with a right hand.
Dent cracks Kimble with a good jab.
Kimble takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Dent forces Kimble back against the cage and clinches.
Dent 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 Dent.

Dent gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dent passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dent content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dent working for a guillotine from mount but Kimble is in no mood to give up.
Kimble trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dent can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kimble is looking to escape.
Dent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimble is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dent controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pru Dent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pru Dent's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimble misses with a body shot.
Kimble scores with a nice right hand.
Kimble ducks under a wild hook from Dent.
Dent moves in looking to clinch but Kimble pushes him off.
Dent jabs Kimble to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Kimble.
Kimble looks to score with a jab to the body but Dent is just out of range.
Kimble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John Kimble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimble takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble misses with a right hand
and Dent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Dent.
Kimble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kimble jabs at Dent's body.
Dent lands a slapping body shot.

Dent drives through and clinches with Kimble against the cage.
Dent digs a right hand underneath Kimble's ribcage. Kimble let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dent just leaning against Kimble, taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dent is looking for a takedown.
Dent is stalling here.
Dent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kimble prevents it.
Dent stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dent is trying to trip Kimble. He has hold of a leg but Kimble is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dent persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pru Dent.
Dent misses with a hook. Kimble ducked under it nicely.
Dent lands with a good body shot.
Kimble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pru Dent is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Dent coming out on top.
Dent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Kimble does no damage.
Dent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kimble doesn't seem bothered though.
Dent connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kimble's hands.
Kimble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimble can do to turn this around?
Dent scores with a decent looking hook.
Kimble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dent connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kimble throws a combination that misses
and Dent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John Kimble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimble.
Kimble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dent lands an overhand right.
Dent fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kimble on the side of the head.
Dent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kimble looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kimble throws a combination that misses
enabling Dent to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Dent scores with a four punch combination!
Pru Dent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kimble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pru Dent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dent 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pru Dent!
Pru Dent looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I disagree with the Judges and/or Ref. That was a bad decision/stoppage. My hat is off to my opponent who obviously put on a better performance than I.'.