PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billie Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billie Dennis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Boy
vs
Dennis

225 cm
23
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 Rio de Janeiro, Bad Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billie Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dennis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boy - that will leave a mark!
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dennis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boy.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy throws a series of punches but Dennis avoids them all with ease.
Dennis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Boy closes the distance and clinches.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boy closes the distance but Dennis moves to the side
and Dennis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boy tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
Boy is looking to clinch but Dennis is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy pushes Dennis away with a front kick.

Boy has closed the distance and engaged Dennis in a clinch.

Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy moves in looking to clinch but Dennis pushes him off.
Boy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dennis if he has to take too many more of those.
Dennis dodges the punch combination from Boy.
Boy throws a head kick that half lands.

Dennis tries to keep at a distance but Boy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Boy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dennis can't fight it off and eventually Boy manages to take the fight to the floor. Dennis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Boy gets to his feet - Dennis follows without any prompting.

Boy closes the distance and clinches.

Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy lands with a kick to the temple. Dennis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boy throws a head kick that half lands.
Dennis throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick from Boy.
Boy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dennis tried to score with a low kick but Boy checks it.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bad Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Boy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boy wants to clinch.
Boy lands with a nice combination. Dennis backs away looking to recover.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Bad Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dennis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dennis keeps the fight on the outside.
Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Dennis.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but Boy shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy leaves Dennis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bad Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billie Dennis.

Boy closes the distance and pushes Dennis back into the cage.

Boy pulls guard effortlessly.

Boy has his feet on Dennis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boy wants to clinch.
Dennis throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy wants to clinch up but Dennis keeps it at a distance.
Boy throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dennis swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
Dennis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Boy dominated that round.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dennis motions for Boy to come forward. Dennis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dennis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bad Boy is winning the standup battle so far.

Boy has closed the distance and engaged Dennis in a clinch.

Boy breaks from the clinch.
Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dennis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Boy clinches up against the cage.
Boy effectively controlling the action here.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Boy slowing the pace effectively.
Dennis is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.

Boy breaks the clinch.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy lands a head kick. Dennis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dennis is breathing heavily.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Dennis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boy closes the distance and clinches.

Boy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dennis regains guard.
Boy pushes down on Dennis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Boy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Boy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dennis keeps the fight on the outside.
Dennis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boy tries to clinch but Dennis is having none of it.
Dennis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boy misses with the combination.
Boy tries to clinch but Dennis is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boy as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boy closes the distance and clinches.
Dennis is trying to break the clinch but Boy has him pressed against the cage.

Boy breaks the clinch.
Dennis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dennis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Dennis tries to keep at a distance but Boy has taken the fight into the clinch.

Boy manages to break the clinch.
Dennis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dennis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dennis can do to turn this around?
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Dennis has a takedown stuffed.
Bad Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billie Dennis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dennis lands with a hook. Boy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boy!

Boy moves into the clinch.
Dennis is trying to push Boy away but Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Boy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dennis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boy's guard.

Boy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dennis is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennis wants to stand but Boy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dennis's guard.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dennis is working an open guard so Boy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dennis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boy circles away.
A head kick from Boy lands but Dennis takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Boy. No joy for Dennis on that attempt.
Boy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
A head kick from Boy lands but Dennis takes it in his stride.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dennis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boy eats them both and turns towards Dennis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boy!
A combination from Dennis does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dennis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dennis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boy defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Boy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boy closes the distance and pushes Dennis back into the cage.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dennis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dennis scores with a decent looking hook.
Boy tries to clinch but Dennis is having none of it.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dennis.
Dennis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dennis swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
Dennis 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy lands with a slapping head kick.
Boy tries to bum rush Dennis with a series of wild strikes but Dennis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Dennis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dennis.
Dennis misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Dennis.
Boy is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Dennis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy is looking to clinch but Dennis is avoiding it.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Dennis - just one landing.
Boy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boy keeps control of Dennis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boy has hold of one of Dennis's legs. Dennis is fighting the takedown attempt but Boy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dennis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dennis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Boy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Dennis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy lands a couple of digs.
Dennis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dennis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dennis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boy defends it easily.
Bad Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy stands and throws Dennis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dennis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boy working the ground and pound from side control.
Boy in side control lands a decent elbow.

Dennis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boy's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Boy! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Dennis has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bad Boy!