PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denis Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Penties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills. Ben Penties acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Andreas
vs
Penties

183 cm
23
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denis Andreas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Penties!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penties throws a nice looking combination but Andreas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penties tries to clinch but Andreas is having none of it.

Andreas moves into range and clinches up with Penties.
Andreas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andreas misses with a knee to the head.
Andreas looking to throw knees to the head but Penties is blocking nicely.
Penties swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andreas tries a knee to the head but Penties blocks it.
Penties fails to pull guard.
Andreas avoiding damage.

Andreas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Andreas.
Penties tries to clinch up but Andreas circles away and keeps his distance.
Penties throws a jab when Andreas was well out of range.
Andreas lands a jab to Penties's midsection.
Andreas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Andreas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andreas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Penties up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andreas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andreas throws a front kick that sends Penties stumbling back into the cage.
Andreas lands a right hook to the body.
Andreas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penties on the side of the head.
Andreas tries to clinch but Penties is having none of it.
Penties misses with a low kick.

Andreas darts in and clinches Penties up against the cage.
Penties is trying to pull guard but Andreas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Andreas scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ben Penties has been cut.
Andreas landing knees to the body.
Penties looks gassed!
Andreas with a knee to the head.

Penties is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andreas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penties's face.
Penties is still on wobbly legs! Can Andreas finish him?
Andreas lands a nice elbow.
Andreas lands an elbow inside that Penties shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Andreas.

Andreas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Penties gets tackled into the cage by Andreas. Andreas maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Andreas.

That has opened up Ben Penties's cut even more.
Andreas landing knees to the head.
Andreas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andreas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penties is trying to pull guard but Andreas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Denis Andreas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Penties.
Andreas lands a big knee to the head and Penties goes down! Andreas pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Andreas!
After the fight, Denis Andreas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.