PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, the Smiths - Meat Is Murder. Prokopos has chosen Deep River Blues - Doc Watson as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Danzig
vs
Prokopos

170 cm
26
146 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

180 cm
33
144 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denny Prokopos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prokopos throws a right hand that Danzig ducks under and follows up with a left that Danzig also avoids with ease.
Prokopos moves out of range as Danzig strikes.
Prokopos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prokopos throws a wild body kick that Danzig sees coming a mile off.
Danzig misses with a series of wild punches.
Prokopos throws a series of strikes that have Danzig backpedaling.
Prokopos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prokopos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danzig slips a jab and a cross from Prokopos.
Danzig takes one to the chin there.
Danzig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Danzig scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Danzig cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prokopos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Danzig.
Prokopos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Danzig throws some wild stikes that Prokopos manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig breaks from Prokopos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Danzig trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Danzig raining down hammerfists from mount.
Danzig lands a heavy elbow.
Danzig wants to control the pace but Prokopos is squirming around nicely.
Danzig with good strikes from the mount here!
Prokopos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Danzig misses with a head shot.
Prokopos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danzig looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Danzig misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Danzig fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Danzig wants to control but Prokopos has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Prokopos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Danzig scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prokopos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Danzig.
Danzig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danzig throws a strike but Prokopos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Prokopos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Danzig is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Danzig has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prokopos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Danzig is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Prokopos has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Danzig is looking to defend but Prokopos has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Danzig! Prokopos pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Danzig taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Denny Prokopos!
An intense looking Denny Prokopos took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I always thought the removal of toes with a bolt cutter was rather humane '.