PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke's entrance music is Runnin With The Devil. A fine choice. Lightfoot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rise Against - Injection kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Karl Denke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Denke
vs
Lightfoot

186 cm
31
195 lbs
25 - 7 - 1

189 cm
29
189 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 7 - 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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lightfoot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Denke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lightfoot lunges at Denke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denke's hand.
Nice takedown defense from Lightfoot. No joy for Denke on that attempt.
Lightfoot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Denke misses.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick which misses Denke's front leg but catches the back leg as Denke tries to avoid it.
Denke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lightfoot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denke fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightfoot moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke misses with a head kick.
Lightfoot scoring well with a low kick there.
Lightfoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Denke tried to score with a low kick but Lightfoot checks it.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick

and Lightfoot counters by clinching up.
Lightfoot prevents the takedown attempt.
Lightfoot holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lightfoot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightfoot looking to slow down the pace here.
Lightfoot lands with a right to the head.
Denke is looking for a takedown.
Lightfoot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denke blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke blocks a body shot from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightfoot lands an uppercut.
Lightfoot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lightfoot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Denke is trying to drag Lightfoot to the mat but Lightfoot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Denke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke is trying to drag Lightfoot to the mat but Lightfoot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lightfoot misses with a knee strike.
Lightfoot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denke.
Denke lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke blocking some punches.
Lightfoot lands with a short shot to the head.
Denke is trying to push Lightfoot away but Lightfoot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lightfoot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke tries to score a body lock takedown but Lightfoot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lightfoot misses with some punches.
Lightfoot lands a body shot.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.

Denke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denke is looking to land body kicks.
Denke tries to land a front kick but Lightfoot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lightfoot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Denke - just one landing.
Lightfoot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Denke under the eye.
Denke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lightfoot is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick
and Lightfoot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lightfoot throws a one two combo.
Lightfoot is looking to clinch.
Lightfoot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Lightfoot is looking to land body kicks.
Denke throws a combination. Lightfoot tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lightfoot moves out of range of the body kick from Denke.
Lightfoot staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke needs to keep his hands up - Lightfoot had a free shot at his head there.
Denke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lightfoot lands a jab.
A left and a right from Lightfoot both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Lightfoot will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Denke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lightfoot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Denke scores with a nice right hand.
Denke needs to keep his hands up - Lightfoot had a free shot at his head there.
Lightfoot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lightfoot.
Denke throws the left hand but Lightfoot avoids the punch easily.
Lightfoot thows a body kick. Denke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Denke slips a straight right by Lightfoot.
Denke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lightfoot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Denke thinking.
Lightfoot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Lightfoot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Denke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lightfoot prevents it.
Lightfoot unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lightfoot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Denke gets through Lightfoot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lightfoot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightfoot tries to throw a body punch but Denke avoids it by throwing Lightfoot back against the cage.
Lightfoot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denke tries to break free but Lightfoot pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Denke is working for takedown but Lightfoot is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lightfoot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Denke's face.
Lightfoot swings wildly with an uppercut but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot stops a takedown attempt from Denke.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightfoot lands an uppercut.
Lightfoot is trying to maintain a safe position but Denke gets an underhook and turns Lightfoot into the cage.
Lightfoot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightfoot trying to land knees to the body.
Lightfoot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lightfoot as the two fighters clinch.
Denke is trying to drag Lightfoot to the mat but Lightfoot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lightfoot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke blocks a body shot from Lightfoot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke is looking for a takedown.
Lightfoot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denke.
Denke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lightfoot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Denke checks the leg kick.
Lightfoot scores with a nice strike.
Richard Lightfoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denke shoots for a double leg takedown but Lightfoot sprawls well. He's pushed Denke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good leg kick by Lightfoot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lightfoot avoids the head kick by Denke.

Lightfoot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lightfoot connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightfoot is pushing Denke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lightfoot struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Denke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Denke is trying to break the clinch but Lightfoot is controlling him.
Lightfoot trying to land knees to the body.
Lightfoot struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lightfoot struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Lightfoot is pressed up against the cage. Denke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lightfoot down to the mat. Lightfoot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightfoot tries a head kick but it misses.
Lightfoot lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Lightfoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Denke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lightfoot takes one to the side of the head.
Denke throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range.
A jab from Denke misses.
Denke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Denke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lightfoot's sensitive parts.
Denke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
Lightfoot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Denke gets the takedown into side control.
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Denke tries to advance position but instead Lightfoot slips a leg back in to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke with the ground and pound but Lightfoot uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Denke trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lightfoot manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denke wants to sweep here but Lightfoot controlling him for the moment.
Lightfoot wants to pass the guard but Denke is keeping the position.
Denke trying to keep a closed guard but Lightfoot is proving a slippery customer.
Lightfoot seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Denke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lightfoot!
Lightfoot holds of for dear life.
Denke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Lightfoot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denke looking to ground and pound but Lightfoot is blocking nicely.
Denke looking to finish Lightfoot with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lightfoot!
Denke throwing strikes here but Lightfoot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lightfoot really wants to buck Denke off and get back to his feet.
Lightfoot wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Denke.
Denke working the ground and pound effectively.
Denke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightfoot is trying to escape the mount.

Denke goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lightfoot is on top in guard.
Denke is pulling down on Lightfoot's head. It's preventing any offense from Lightfoot, at least for the moment.

Denke is looking for a triangle here but Lightfoot uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lightfoot taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Denke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lightfoot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Lightfoot!
After winning the bout, Richard Lightfoot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.