PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ray
vs
Denis

182 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julien Denis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Denis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Denis closes the distance and clinches.

Ray breaks the clinch.
Denis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Denis counters with a three punch combo that has Ray backing up. Ray nods at Denis to acknowledge the strikes.
Denis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Ray with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denis circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denis drives through and clinches with Ray against the cage.

Ray pulls Denis into guard.

Denis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Denis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denis is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ray is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ray is working an open guard so Denis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Denis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis is working for takedown but Ray is calmly controlling the position for now.
Denis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Denis looks gassed!
Ray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Denis gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Denis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Denis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Denis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Denis duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis thumps Ray with a low kick.
Denis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ray.
Ray has his takedown stuffed
and Denis counters with a nice body shot.
Jack Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Denis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Denis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ray is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Denis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denis stops Ray from standing up.
Denis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ray's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julien Denis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Denis missing with a left hand there. Ray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Denis forces Ray back against the cage and clinches.
Denis is looking for a takedown.
Denis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Denis prevents the takedown attempt.

Denis breaks from the clinch.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt

and Denis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ray is trying to break the clinch but Denis has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis gets underhooks to prevent Ray's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray jumps guard but Denis stands there with Ray around his waist. Ray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Denis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ray prevents it.
Denis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Denis has Ray pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Denis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ray tumbling to the mat - Denis dives into Ray's guard.
Denis wants to get up but he can't break Ray's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Denis is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Denis wants to stand but Ray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ray trying to control but Denis is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray with a couple of short strikes.
Denis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ray dominating with strikes here.
Ray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ray landing strikes from the mount.
Denis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Ray with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ray working for a submission but Denis is keeping him at bay.
Ray won't let Denis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ray lands a nice shot to the head.
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 Jack Ray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ray shoots in but no luck this time.
Denis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Denis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jack Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Denis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Denis tightens his grip and picks Ray up, before dumping him to the ground. Ray manages to land in guard.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis wants to stand but Ray is controlling his posture from full guard.

Denis stands and steps away. Ray gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Denis gets a clinch.
Denis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ray has Denis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Denis has picked Ray up - he's going for a ride! Denis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Denis stands up and beckons Ray to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Denis clinches with his opponent.

Denis wants the takedown. Ray is fighting it off but Denis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ray's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ray is proving hard to escape from.

Ray has his foot on Denis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denis works his way back into a safe position though.
Ray looking for a sweep. Not yet Ray, not yet.

Denis gets to his feet. Ray looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Denis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ray circles away quickly and effectively.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Denis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray has his takedown stuffed
and Denis counters with a one-two to the body.
Denis misses with a few strikes there.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denis circles away.
Denis cracks Ray with an open hand slap.
Denis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Denis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray moves out of range as Denis throws a body kick.
Ray fails with the takedown
and Denis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ray really felt that one!
Ray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Denis defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Denis drives through and clinches with Ray against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julien Denis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julien Denis!