PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Denham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

King
vs
Denham

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Denham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King is looking to clinch but Denham is avoiding it.
Denham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Denham misses with a double jab.
King dodges the punch combination from Denham.
King fails with the takedown
and Denham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Denham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.

King bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King avoids the strikes from the bottom by Denham.
Denham is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Denham gets full guard.
Denham has control of King's left arm, preventing King from doing any damage.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Denham is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Denham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Denham tries to strike from the bottom.
Denham working a defensive guard here.
Denham looks gassed!
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Denham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King is trying to stand up here but Denham is controlling him well.
King wants to improve his position but Denham is controlling well.
Denham is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.

King is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Denham pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
King is trying to control but can't.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Denham fails to land with a series of punches.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Denham's head.
King moves in looking to clinch but Denham pushes him off.

Denham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Denham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Denham working King over with strikes here.
King is looking to improve his position but Denham isn't that keen on the idea.
King really wants to buck Denham off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to reverse the position but Denham maintains control.
King swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
King is trying to escape the mount.
Denham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Denham lands a big elbow.
Denham landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denham landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
Denham lands a big shot there that rocks King but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
King throwing hammer fists to the chest of Denham. What's that going to do exactly?
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denham on the ground.
King tries to lock up and control but Denham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King can't escape the position.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Denham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denham avoids the attempt from King to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
King is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
King tries to hold on but Denham pushes him away.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Denham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Denham unloading with bombs!
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Denham has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denham working the ground and pound effectively.
King flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denham breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Denham raining down shots from the mount!
King tries to hold on but Denham pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Denham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King with a lazy takedown attempt

and Denham counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
Denham lands a nice shot to the head.
King is working to get back to half guard.
King tries to lock up and control but Denham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Denham working King over with strikes here.
Denham prevents King from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Denham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Denham lands a big elbow.
Denham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. King looks a forlorn figure.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Denham dominating with strikes here.
Denham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Denham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denham with a couple of short strikes.
Denham raining down shots from the mount!
King tries to hold on but Denham postures up.
Denham with the ground and pound from mount.
Denham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
King trying desperately to get to his feet.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Denham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Denham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Denham working King over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Denham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Denham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. King looks a forlorn figure.
King is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Denham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Denham.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denham avoids the attempt from King to control.
King working to try and regain half guard.
King wants to hold on but Denham pushes him away.
King is looking to improve his position but Denham isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denham is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King tries to hold on but Denham pushes him away.

Denham working for a guillotine from mount but King is in no mood to give up.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
King can't escape the position.
Denham avoids the attempt from King to control.
King wants to try and get back to his feet.
Denham cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Denham landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
King is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King tries to lock up and control but Denham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Denham with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
King is working hard here to advance position.
Denham lands a nice shot to the head.
King holds of for dear life.
Denham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denham unloading with bombs!
King tries to hold on but Denham postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Denham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

King shoots and misses
and Denham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King throws the kick towards the body but Denham avoids it.
King clinches but Denham breaks the clinch
and Denham counters with a one-two to the body.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Denham.
King wants to land a leg kick but Denham is out of range.

King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Denham looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the strikes from the bottom by Denham.
King tries to advance to mount but Denham denies him.
King wants to stand but Denham has his arm trapped.
Denham gets back to half guard.
Denham holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Denham trying to control but King postures up.
Denham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Denham looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King postures up in Denham's guard and throws a big left but Denham blocks it.
King wants to control from the top but Denham keeps moving.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denham is on top in guard.
King wants to stand but Denham is controlling the position.
Denham postures up.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Denham is controlling him.
Denham is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Denham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Denham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King is looking to stand up but Denham isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Denham counters with a takedown into side control.
Kevin King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to reverse the position.
Denham looks up at the clock and then as King takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Denham smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
King tries to escape but Denham is in control.
King tries to bench press Denham off him but Denham keeps the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King throws a combination that misses
and Denham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Kevin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Denham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Denham checks a leg kick.
Denham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Denham looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King tries to bum rush Denham with a series of wild strikes but Denham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denham's sensitive parts.
King fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Denham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Denham!