PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Runnin With The Devil. Giovanni has chosen Til I Collapse [ Eminem ] as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Denke
vs
Giovanni

186 cm
29
195 lbs
20 - 5 - 1

186 cm
32
199 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giovanni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Giovanni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Denke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Denke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giovanni.

Denke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Giovanni keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Giovanni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Denke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Giovanni is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Giovanni has escaped and now he's on top!
Denke looking for a sweep. Not yet Denke, not yet.
Denke trying to control the position here.
Giovanni tries to stand but Denke is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke has Giovanni pulled in close to control his posture.

Karl Denke has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Giovanni tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Denke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denke scores with a hook.
Denke connects with the punch.
Denke lands with a right hand.

Giovanni is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke doesn't manage to clinch there - Giovanni circles away.
Denke shoots in but Giovanni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giovanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Denke circles away quickly and effectively.
Denke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni tries to move into range but Denke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Giovanni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Denke forces Giovanni back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Denke.
Giovanni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Denke is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Denke.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
Denke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denke lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Denke has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Giovanni goes down! Denke dives on top of him - Giovanni manages to get guard.
Giovanni is still in real trouble! Can Denke finish him?

It looks like Sonny Giovanni has been cut.
Denke working some strikes from top position.
Giovanni looks gassed!
Denke wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
Giovanni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Denke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Denke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Denke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giovanni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giovanni seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke connects with a couple of short punches.
Denke trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Denke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Denke throws a strike but Giovanni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke is controlling Giovanni's posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Karl Denke wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Denke lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giovanni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Denke shoots for a takedown but Giovanni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Giovanni throws a shot from downtown. Denke moves away and avoids it.
Giovanni tries to clinch up but Denke circles away and keeps his distance.
Denke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Denke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giovanni at a distance.

Denke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Denke showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Denke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Giovanni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Denke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giovanni swivels and escapes.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
Giovanni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Denke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Denke.
Denke is looking to land body kicks.
Denke scores with a leg kick.
Denke fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke lunges at Giovanni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Giovanni's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denke lands with a nice body kick.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Giovanni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giovanni checks a low kick from Denke.
Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Giovanni misses its intended target.
Denke throws out a leg kick but Giovanni moves out of range and Denke only half commits.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giovanni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Denke somewhat.
Denke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Giovanni on the side of the head.
Giovanni throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Giovanni misses the target.
Denke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giovanni's sensitive parts.
Giovanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denke.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Denke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giovanni can do to turn this around?
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Giovanni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giovanni tries to clinch up but Denke circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Denke does it's job there.
Giovanni drops his hands momentarily and Denke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke lands with a kick to the temple. Giovanni shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Denke scores with a push kick.
Giovanni is breathing heavily.
Giovanni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denke scores with a jab to the body.
Denke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Giovanni blocks the low kick.
Denke looks to land a body kick but Giovanni moved away.
Denke lands a lovely overhand right.
Denke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Denke misses.
Giovanni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Denke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giovanni's sensitive parts.
Giovanni takes one on the button.
Denke throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke thuds a left hand into Giovanni's body.
Denke lands with an uppercut that bounces Giovanni off the cage and back into range.
Giovanni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Denke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denke seems to be stalking Giovanni here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Giovanni drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.