PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cung Le has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Le
vs
Denis

177 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

TITAN
TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julien Denis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Denis if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Le tenderised Denis's leg. Denis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denis misses with the combination.
Denis moves out of range as Le throws a body kick.
Le lands with a slapping head kick.
Le slaps away a takedown attempt from Denis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Le.
Denis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Denis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le.
Denis throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
Denis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le slips a jab from Denis.
Le throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Le.
Le connects with a high kick.
Denis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le counters with a nice kick to the body.
Denis misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Denis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Le throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Le thuds his shin into the meat of Denis's side.
Denis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Le.
Cung Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denis looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Denis if he has to take too many more of those.
Le throws a head kick that half lands.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denis.
Denis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a front kick.
Le goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Le lands with a kick to the ribs.
Le keeps Denis at a distance using the push kick.
Denis fails to land with a series of punches.
Le throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Denis misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Le slams his shin into Denis's torso.
Le throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A thudding body kick lands there by Le!
Denis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Le.
Le scores with a leg kick.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denis is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Le avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denis tries to clinch but Le is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Denis tries to clinch there but Le circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Julien Denis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cung Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Denis moves out of range easily.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Denis misses.
Denis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Le avoids it really well and circles away.
Le lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denis.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Denis moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Le.
Nice sprawl there from Le as Denis shoots in.
Le takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Denis is breathing heavily.
Le throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Le misses with a head kick.
Denis looks to clinch
and Le makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Denis really felt that one!
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denis.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le connects with a high kick.
Le dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denis. That did some damage!
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Le.
Le throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Le dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Le fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denis's sensitive parts.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Le walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Denis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Denis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Le.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Denis moves out of range easily.
Denis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis wants to clinch up but Le keeps it at a distance.
Le lands with a kick to the ribs.
Le keeps the fight on the outside.
Denis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Le finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Denis moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Denis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le looks for the body kick but Denis saw that one coming.
Le throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le lands a head kick. Denis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Denis is defended easily by Le.
Le cracks the inside of Denis's front leg.
Denis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Le lands but Denis takes it in his stride.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denis can do to turn this around?
A slapping body kick lands there for Le.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Denis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Le has got the better of the exchanges.
No joy there for Denis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le.
Le looks to land a body kick but Denis moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Denis shoots in looking for a takedown but Le manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Denis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julien Denis.
Denis shoots for a takedown but Le saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le delivers a nice body kick.
Le throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Denis takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Le!
Cung Le gave a mention to TITAN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).