PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Denbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cummings
vs
Denbow

170 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Denbow!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denbow.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown but Cummings shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Denbow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cummings leaves Denbow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cummings stuffs the takedown.
Archie Cummings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Denbow.
Cummings misses with a straight left.
Cummings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denbow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cummings cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Michael Denbow has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Cummings misses the target.
Cummings throws a nice looking combination but Denbow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Cummings.
Denbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cummings.
Denbow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denbow has his takedown stuffed
and Cummings counters with a straight right hand.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Denbow moves out of range of the strikes.
Cummings stuffs the takedown attempt from Denbow. Denbow gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Cummings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cummings really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings misses with an uppercut. Denbow saw that one coming.
Cummings rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denbow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Archie Cummings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cummings throws a jab when Denbow was well out of range.
Denbow shoots for a double leg takedown but Cummings sprawls well. He's pushed Denbow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cummings swinging wildly here.
Denbow staying out of range there.
Denbow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cummings looks to land a combination but Denbow avoids it well.
Cummings throws a chopping leg kick but Denbow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cummings looks to land a combination but Denbow avoids it well.
Cummings misses with a low kick as Denbow jumps back.
Denbow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cummings circles away quickly and effectively.
Cummings throws a jab when Denbow was well out of range.
Denbow blocks a low kick nicely.
Denbow dodges the punch combination from Cummings.
Denbow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cummings.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denbow shoots in but no luck this time.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown but Cummings shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cummings misses with a two punch combination.
Denbow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cummings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cummings.
Cummings throws a jab but it's blocked by Denbow.
Cummings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denbow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Cummings.
Cummings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denbow.
Denbow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cummings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denbow looks gassed!
Denbow ducks under a wild hook from Cummings.
Cummings lands a lovely overhand right.
Denbow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cummings cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cummings throws a leg kick that misses.
Denbow walks into a jab.
Denbow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cummings.
Denbow dives in and grabs Cummings's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cummings pushes down on Denbow's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings throws a nice looking combination but Denbow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cummings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denbow is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cummings is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Denbow.
Denbow slips under a jab from Cummings.
Cummings looks to throw the jab but Denbow is out of range.
Cummings walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denbow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Denbow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cummings throws out a loose jab but Denbow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cummings throws a hook but Denbow avoids it easily.
Cummings misses with a few strikes there.
Cummings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cummings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denbow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cummings throws a jab but it's blocked by Denbow.
Horrible takedown by Denbow or perhaps it was just good defense by Cummings which made him look bad.
Denbow slips a jab from Cummings.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cummings.
Cummings misses with a wild combination.
Cummings displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denbow.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cummings as he jumps to the side.
Denbow slips under a jab.
Denbow dodges the punch combination from Cummings.
Denbow blocks a jab.
Denbow misses with a takedown attempt - Cummings sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Cummings as Denbow shoots in.
Cummings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Denbow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cummings counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Cummings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Denbow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cummings misses with an uppercut.
Cummings throws a big shot that misses.
Denbow defending well as Cummings loads up on a big left hand.
Cummings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denbow moves out of range of the strikes.
Denbow shoots in but Cummings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denbow has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michael Denbow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cummings looks to land a left hand but Denbow moved out of range nicely.
Cummings tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Denbow is able to avoid easily.
Denbow with a poor takedown
and Cummings counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archie Cummings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Denbow.
Cummings misses with a few strikes there.
Cummings stuffs the takedown attempt from Denbow. Denbow gets slowly back to his feet.
Denbow looks to land a combination but Cummings avoids it well.
Cummings misses the jab.
Cummings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denbow moves away.
Denbow is breathing heavily.
Cummings throws a shot from downtown. Denbow moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cummings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Cummings.
An inside leg kick from Cummings misses.
Denbow shoots and misses
and Denbow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Denbow slips under a jab from Cummings.
Cummings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cummings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denbow shoots in looking for a takedown. Cummings tries to sprawl out of it but Denbow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cummings manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cummings throws a hook to the side of Denbow's head but Denbow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Cummings does no damage.
Cummings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denbow.
Cummings is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Denbow's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cummings throws a shot from downtown. Denbow moves away and avoids it.
Cummings throws a looping overhand right but Denbow ducks down to avoid it.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cummings as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings misses with an uppercut.
Denbow staying out of range there.
Cummings throws a looping overhand right but Denbow ducks down to avoid it.
Cummings misses with an uppercut. Denbow saw that one coming.
Denbow moves away from the strike by Cummings.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Denbow.
Denbow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cummings counters with a nice uppercut.
Cummings throws a series of punches but Denbow avoids them all with ease.
Cummings misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cummings thows a body shot but no joy.
Denbow fails with the takedown
and Cummings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denbow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cummings's waist but Cummings gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denbow off to one side.
Denbow blocks a jab.
Cummings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings throws a jab but it's blocked by Denbow.
Denbow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cummings sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Denbow somewhat.
Denbow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denbow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cummings throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Archie Cummings is winning the standup battle so far.
Cummings misses with a double jab.
Cummings leaves Denbow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cummings throws out a leg kick but Denbow moves out of range and Cummings only half commits.
Cummings tries to bum rush Denbow with a series of wild strikes but Denbow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denbow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Denbow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cummings missing with a left hand there. Denbow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denbow moves out of range as Cummings strikes.
Cummings throws a series of punches but Denbow avoids them all with ease.
Cummings throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cummings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denbow.
Denbow fails with the takedown
and Cummings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cummings looks to land a left hand but Denbow moved out of range nicely.
Denbow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cummings tries to avoid it but Denbow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cummings to the ground. Cummings escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cummings swinging wildly here.
Denbow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Cummings misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Denbow slips a straight right by Cummings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cummings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Cummings dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Denbow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cummings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cummings misses with an uppercut.
Cummings throws a hook to the side of Denbow's head but Denbow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cummings swings for the body but Denbow moves out of range.
Cummings just misses with a punch to the body.
Denbow shoots in but Cummings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denbow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cummings swivels and escapes.
Denbow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cummings circles away.
Archie Cummings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Denbow.
Cummings misses with a hook. Denbow ducked under it nicely.
Cummings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denbow.
Cummings misses with a looping left.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.
Denbow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cummings swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Cummings misses.
Denbow throws a series of punches but Cummings avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denbow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denbow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cummings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denbow manages to avoid it.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cummings as he avoids it easily.
Cummings looks for the body kick but Denbow saw that one coming.
Cummings looks to land a combination but Denbow avoids it well.
A slow jab from Cummings misses its intended target.
Cummings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Denbow circles away quickly and effectively.
Cummings misses with a straight left.
Cummings misses with an uppercut. Denbow saw that one coming.
Denbow slips under a jab.
Denbow shoots for a takedown but Cummings saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cummings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denbow can do to turn this around?
Denbow shoots in for a takedown but Cummings shows good takedown defense.
Cummings misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denbow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cummings counters with a straight right hand.
Cummings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denbow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denbow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cummings avoids it really well and circles away.
Cummings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cummings displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denbow.
Denbow misses with a series of wild punches.
Cummings misses with a hook. Denbow ducked under it nicely.
Cummings throws out a loose jab but Denbow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cummings throws a looping overhand right but Denbow ducks down to avoid it.
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!
A big left from Cummings misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings misses with a hook.
Cummings throws a hook to the side of Denbow's head but Denbow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denbow misses with a wild combination.
Denbow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cummings avoids it really well and circles away.
Cummings misses with a few strikes there.
Cummings throws a looping overhand right but Denbow ducks down to avoid it.
Denbow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Denbow might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cummings has got the better of the exchanges.
Cummings misses with an uppercut. Denbow saw that one coming.
Cummings misses with a looping right.
Cummings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cummings throws a jab when Denbow was well out of range.
Denbow shoots in for a takedown but Cummings shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Denbow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cummings circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings stuffs the takedown attempt from Denbow. Denbow gets slowly back to his feet.
Denbow moves out of range as Cummings strikes.
Cummings misses with a hook.
Cummings slips a jab and a cross from Denbow.
Denbow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cummings.
A slow jab from Cummings misses its intended target.
Denbow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cummings tries to avoid it but Denbow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cummings to the ground. Cummings escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Denbow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cummings sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Denbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Cummings misses its intended target.
Cummings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cummings throws a big shot that misses.
Michael Denbow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archie Cummings is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Denbow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Cummings showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cummings 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Cummings!