PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jc Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denton comes to the cage accompanied by A bomb!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Denton
vs
Herald

195 cm
22
282 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
281 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery
[JMFC] 160!

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jc Denton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Denton finds it's target.
A big left from Denton misses.
Nice body punch from Denton.
Justin Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denton connects with a crisp jab.
Herald throws a big shot that misses.
Denton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Herald backs up against the cage.
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!
Denton misses with a looping left.
Denton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denton lands a nice shot that snaps Herald's head back.
Denton throws a hook to the side of Herald's head but Herald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denton.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denton misses the shot to the body.
Denton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Herald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denton throws a jab but it's blocked by Herald.
A telegraphed right hand from Herald misses the target.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herald.
Herald scores with a nice right hand.
Denton works Herald's body with a nice hook.
Herald thuds a left hand into Denton's body.
Denton misses with an uppercut. Herald saw that one coming.
Denton misses with a few strikes there.
Herald cracks Denton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Denton throws a lazy right hand but Herald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Herald throws a jab but it's blocked by Denton.
Herald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Herald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denton.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
Herald staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Herald misses its intended target.
Denton staying out of range there.
Herald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denton takes a swing at Herald's ribcage but misses.
Denton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Denton cracks Herald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Denton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herald was well out of range. Poor timing from Denton.
Herald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herald lands the left hand.
Denton misses with a wild body shot.
Denton swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Herald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Herald throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Denton counter with a right hand.
Herald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton misses with a few strikes there.
Herald might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Denton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denton misses with a wild body shot.
Herald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Herald misses with a double jab.
Herald misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Herald.
Herald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denton throws out the jab.
Denton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.
Denton misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Herald.
Denton lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Denton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denton just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Denton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Herald.
Denton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Denton takes one to the side of the head.
Denton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herald.
Herald connects with a body shot that sends Denton's belly button to the back.
Herald defending well as Denton loads up on a big left hand.
Denton slips a jab from Herald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jc Denton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Denton thows a body shot but no joy.
Denton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Herald counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herald. Denton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Denton misses.
Denton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denton cracks a nice hook into Herald's ribs.
Herald throws a lazy right hand but Denton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Denton. Herald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denton misses with a straight left.
Herald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denton throws a lazy right hand but Herald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Denton is looking to wear down Herald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denton blocks a jab.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denton.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Denton saw that one coming.
Justin Herald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald misses with a right hand
and Denton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Denton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herald was well out of range. Poor timing from Denton.
Denton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Herald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Denton misses with a straight left.
Herald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Denton saw that one coming.
Denton slips under a jab from Herald.
Denton blocks a jab.
Herald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Denton dodges the punch combination from Herald.
Denton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Herald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denton looks to score with a jab to the body but Herald is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Herald to score with a decent uppercut.
Denton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Herald is breathing heavily.
Denton misses the jab.
Denton connects with a body shot that sends Herald's belly button to the back.
Denton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
Herald looks to score with a jab to the body but Denton is just out of range.
Denton lands with an overhand left.
Denton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Denton - just one landing.
Herald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denton.
Herald misses with the combination.
Denton just misses with a punch to the body.
Denton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denton. Herald does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Herald.
Denton misses with a hook. Herald ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Denton misses its intended target.
Herald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denton moves out of range as Herald strikes.
Herald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Denton counters with a straight right hand.
Herald dips to his left and cracks Denton with an uppercut!
Denton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
Denton swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Herald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by Denton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Herald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denton.
Denton thuds his right hand into Herald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herald.
Denton misses with a straight left.
Denton misses the jab.
Herald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denton at a distance.
Herald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denton. Herald does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Herald misses its intended target.
Herald looks to land a left hand but Denton moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Herald. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Denton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herald.
Herald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denton.
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 Jc Denton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Herald ducks right into an uppercut from Denton.
Denton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herald manages to avoid it.
Denton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herald lands with a shot to the body.
Denton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Herald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herald throws a lazy right hand but Denton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Herald misses with a body shot.
Herald misses with a straight right.
Denton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herald was well out of range. Poor timing from Denton.
Denton slips under a jab from Herald.
Jc Denton is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Herald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Herald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Denton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Herald misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Herald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herald misses with a double jab.
Denton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herald.
Herald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Denton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Herald at a distance.
Denton loads up on a big right hand but Herald slips the punch.
A jab from Denton does it's job there.
Denton clobbers Herald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Denton throws a body punch but Herald moves out of range.
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denton was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.
Denton lands with an uppercut that bounces Herald off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Denton circles away quickly and effectively.
Herald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton lands a nice looking body shot.
Herald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herald manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Denton - just one landing.
Herald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Denton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Herald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Denton misses the shot to the body.
Herald throws a hook but Denton blocks it.
Denton lands with a good body shot.
Denton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Herald eats them both and turns towards Denton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Herald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denton.
Justin Herald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton slips under a jab from Herald.
Herald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denton.
Herald looks to land a left hand but Denton moved out of range nicely.
Denton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herald.
Denton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herald looks to land a right hand but Denton moved out of range.
Herald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Herald there as he acknowledges the shot.
Denton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Denton missing with a left hand there. Herald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denton cracks Herald with an open hand slap.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denton moves away.
Denton scores with a nice head shot.
Herald looks to land a left hand but Denton moved out of range nicely.
Denton with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Herald might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Denton has got the better of the exchanges.
Denton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Denton lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herald throws a hook but Denton blocks it.
Herald misses with a straight right.
Denton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jc Denton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Denton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denton thows a body shot but no joy.
Denton jabs Herald right on the nose. Herald blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Denton lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denton misses with the combination.
Herald tries to bum rush Denton with a series of wild strikes but Denton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jc Denton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Denton 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Jc Denton!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Jc Denton!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Jc Denton!

Jc Denton wins by unanimous decision!