PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Dennehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennehy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Homeland. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dennehy
vs
Dos Santos

189 cm
29
216 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

192 cm
24
240 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Dennehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Dennehy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Dennehy pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Dennehy pushes him back against the cage.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy stalling against the cage.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Junior Dos Santos's cut even more.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Dennehy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Dennehy has control.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dos Santos is trying to push Dennehy away but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Dennehy has the dominant position.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Dennehy keeps him there for the moment.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennehy obliges.
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!
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dennehy blocks an uppercut.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Dennehy has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dennehy working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Dennehy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dennehy closes the distance and clinches.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy is controlling him.
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dennehy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dennehy missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Dennehy controls the action.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Dennehy has him pinned against the cage.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennehy won't allow it.
Dennehy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Dennehy has the dominant position.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Dennehy keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennehy won't allow it.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dennehy misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Dennehy pushes him back against the cage.
Dennehy prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dennehy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennehy has double underhooks.
Dennehy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennehy misses with an elbow strike.
Dennehy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Dennehy keeps him there for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennehy obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennehy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Dennehy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Dennehy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dennehy tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennehy has double underhooks.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dennehy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
Dennehy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Dennehy throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Dennehy throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennehy misses with a knee to the head.
Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennehy won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dennehy trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dennehy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dennehy keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Dennehy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dennehy working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Liam Dennehy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dennehy working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Dennehy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dennehy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Dennehy!