PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Hermias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermias is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Denton
vs
Hermias

162 cm
24
140 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
144 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Denton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrea Hermias!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermias blocks the body kick.
Hermias bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denton's head backwards.
Hermias blocks a leg kick.
Paul Denton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denton looks to land a body kick but Hermias moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermias. Denton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermias looks to land a combination but Denton avoids it well.
Hermias lands a glancing blow to the side of Denton's head.
Hermias blocks a leg kick.
Denton throws a sloppy head kick and Hermias moves out of range easily.
Hermias checks a low kick from Denton.
Hermias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hermias sizes up Denton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hermias uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Denton has time to react.
Denton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denton defending well as Hermias loads up on a big left hand.
Denton motions for Hermias to come forward. Denton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hermias checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hermias shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Denton wants to hit a switch here but Hermias passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Denton there!
Denton regains half guard.
Denton tries to roll over but Hermias keeps him under control.
Denton wants to control but Hermias is keeping busy.

Hermias looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Denton gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Denton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Denton is trying to keep Hermias in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermias trying to control but Denton is working from the bottom.
Hermias throws a strike but Denton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hermias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hermias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Denton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hermias has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Denton has managed to get both his arms back between Hermias's legs - danger averted.
Hermias keeping full guard, as Denton tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denton chips away with some ground and pound.
Hermias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hermias is controlling Denton's posture.
Denton is looking to advance position but Hermias has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hermias looking to control but Denton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denton is desperately trying to improve his position but Hermias has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrea Hermias will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Denton needs to keep his hands up - Hermias had a free shot at his head there.
Denton misses with a body kick.
Denton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Hermias.
Hermias moves out of range of the leg kick from Denton.
Hermias pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Denton back to the cage. Hermias follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hermias checks the leg kick.
Denton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Denton misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hermias checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hermias lands an overhand right.
Denton is looking to score with low kicks.
Hermias swinging wildly here.
Denton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias blocks a head kick by Denton.
Denton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big left from Hermias misses.
Denton slips a straight right by Hermias.
Hermias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andrea Hermias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denton dodges the punch combination from Hermias.
Hermias jabs Denton right on the nose. Denton blinks but takes it well.
Denton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hermias has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Denton throws a leg kick but Hermias sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Denton ducks right into an uppercut from Hermias.
Hermias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hermias throws a hook to the side of Denton's head but Denton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denton connects with a body shot.
Hermias looks to land a combination but Denton avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton ducks under a wild hook from Hermias.
Denton is looking to land body kicks.
Hermias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Denton swivels and escapes.
Hermias misses with the combination.
Denton lands a right hook to the body.
Denton misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hermias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hermias at a distance.
Hermias looks to land a combination but Denton avoids it well.
Hermias's jab looks to have found its range, popping Denton under the eye.
Denton tries to land a leg kick but Hermias saw it coming and moves away.
Denton throws a hook but Hermias avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton misses with an uppercut. Hermias saw that one coming.
Denton misses with a low kick.
Hermias moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hermias 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.
Hermias throws a shot from downtown. Denton moves away and avoids it.
Hermias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermias.
Denton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Denton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hermias's calf.
Denton misses with a low kick as Hermias jumps back.
Hermias lands with a nice body punch.
Hermias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denton.
Denton is looking to wear down Hermias with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hermias cracks Denton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Denton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hermias.
Hermias lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Denton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermias misses with a right hand
and Denton counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermias.
Both fighters circling a little - Denton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hermias throws a shot from downtown. Denton moves away and avoids it.
Denton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hermias misses with a series of wild punches.
Denton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Denton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hermias cracks Denton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denton jabs Hermias right on the nose. Hermias blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Hermias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denton is looking to chop away at Hermias's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrea Hermias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

An inside leg kick from Denton misses.
Hermias moves out of range as Denton throws a body kick.
A combination from Hermias does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hermias misses the target.
Denton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermias is just out of range.
Hermias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denton.
Sloppy strikes from Hermias. Those never looked like landing.
Denton misses with an uppercut.
Denton throws a solid leg kick but Hermias takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denton.
Denton throws a low kick but Hermias moves out of range easily.
Hermias slips under a jab from Denton.
Hermias lands a right hook to the body.
Denton wants to slow Hermias down by chopping away at his legs.
Hermias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Denton.
Hermias cracks Denton with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hermias throws the left hand but Denton avoids the punch easily.
Denton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hermias counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Hermias both land. Nice combination.
Hermias lands with a good body shot.
Hermias moves out of range of the leg kick from Denton.
Nice body kick there by Denton.
Denton lands a nice looking body kick.
Denton connects with an inside leg kick.
Hermias connects with a crisp jab.
Hermias lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermias throws an overhand right that lands on Denton's shoulder, as Denton tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denton. That's going to slow Hermias down.
Good work by Hermias as he checks the leg kick.
Paul Denton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermias misses with a straight left.
Hermias swings for the body but Denton moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Denton misses.
Denton misses with a body kick.
Denton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermias.
Denton takes a swing at Hermias's ribcage but misses.
Denton throws a leg kick but Hermias checks it.
Hermias misses with a body shot.
Denton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermias is just out of range.
Denton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Denton shoots in but Hermias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hermias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Denton misses the shot to the body.
Denton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hermias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denton.
Hermias checks a low kick from Denton.
Denton tries to work over Hermias's front leg with a kick but Hermias checks it.
Hermias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denton manages to avoid it.
Hermias checks a low kick from Denton.
Hermias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denton moves away.
Hermias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermias throws the left hand but Denton avoids the punch easily.
Denton moves forwards but Hermias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Denton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermias throws a jab when Denton was well out of range.
Denton tried to score with a low kick but Hermias checks it.
Denton misses with a wild body shot.
Hermias slips under a jab from Denton.
Hermias lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Denton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denton throws a leg kick but Hermias moved away.
Hermias takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hermias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Denton throws out a leg kick but Hermias moves out of range and Denton only half commits.
Andrea Hermias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hermias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hermias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Denton counters with a thumping low kick.
Denton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermias is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Denton.
I think Hermias has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andrea Hermias!
Andrea Hermias was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.