PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Den Dennis (ranked 722 p4p, 93 weight class) and Matias Orava (ranked 2479 p4p, 260 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dennis
vs
Orava

168 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Den Dennis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matias Orava!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dennis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orava managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis.
Orava is trying to push Dennis away but Dennis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Orava tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
Orava looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Orava lands a nice uppercut.
Orava misses with a punch to the body.
Orava misses with the head strike.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orava.
Orava fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orava has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orava is trying to push Dennis away but Dennis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
Orava lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orava softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Orava won't want to take too many of those.
Orava lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis keeps control of Orava as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orava misses with a punch to the body.
Orava misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orava blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Orava misses with a punch on the inside.
Orava digs a right hand into Dennis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dennis's gas tank.
Orava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orava lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Orava scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dennis landing knees to the head.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Dennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orava avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Orava wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Dennis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orava lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Orava avoids the damage to the body.
Orava struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Orava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Orava can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orava.
Orava managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Orava's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orava misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Orava digs a right hand underneath Dennis's ribcage. Dennis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orava in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Orava takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orava throws a head punch that misses.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orava is defending well for now.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Orava goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Orava is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennis has double underhooks.
Orava lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Orava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Orava can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Orava won't want to take too many of those.
Dennis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orava has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dennis landing knees to the head.
Orava takes a knee right on the jaw!
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orava lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Orava takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orava throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.

Orava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orava misses with an uppercut. Dennis saw that one coming.

Dennis rushes Orava and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Den Dennis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Orava circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dennis lands with a nice body kick.
Orava misses with an uppercut. Dennis saw that one coming.
Orava throws a hook but Dennis avoids it easily.
Orava on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orava throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dennis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orava throws a head punch that misses.
Den Dennis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orava misses with the head strike.
Orava can't break the clinch.
Orava digs a right hand into Dennis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dennis's gas tank.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Orava's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orava misses with a punch to the body.
Orava lands a left hand.
Orava lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Orava is trying to push Dennis away but Dennis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orava is trying to force a seperation but Dennis has the dominant position.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orava is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orava.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Dennis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orava.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
Orava working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Orava.
Dennis landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orava struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Dennis prevents a body shot from Orava.
Orava scores with a shot to the side of Dennis's head.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orava is trying to break the clinch but Dennis is controlling him.
Orava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orava pushes Dennis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orava wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennis won't allow it.
Orava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orava misses with some punches.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the head but Orava blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orava is trying to break the clinch but Dennis is controlling him.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orava is breathing heavily.
Orava avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Orava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Orava goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Orava misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orava can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dennis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orava can do to turn this around?
Orava takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orava tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orava takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Orava avoids the damage to the body.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis blocks an uppercut.
Dennis takes a shot to the head.
Orava tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Orava avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Dennis blocks an uppercut.
Orava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orava working aggressively here.
Orava struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Den Dennis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Orava misses with a straight left.
Dennis ducks under a wild hook from Orava.
Orava takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dennis avoids the body shot from Orava.
Orava misses with a hook. Dennis ducked under it nicely.
Dennis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orava takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orava on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dennis moves out of range as Orava strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava lands a head shot.
Matias Orava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dennis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orava throws a big shot that misses.
Dennis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orava scores with a hook to the body. Dennis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Den Dennis is winning the standup battle so far.
Dennis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dennis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orava's calf.
Orava misses with an uppercut.
Dennis wants to clinch.

Dennis moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orava.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orava is working Dennis over against the cage.
Dennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orava lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Orava blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orava misses with the head strike.
Orava misses with a punch on the inside.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Orava avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orava takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Orava wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orava misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orava.
Orava tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
Orava takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dennis with a knee to the head.
Orava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Orava tries to break the clinch but Dennis is controlling the position.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orava avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orava takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orava creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orava throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
Orava lands with a right to the head.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orava in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Orava's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Orava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dennis.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Orava's ribcage.
Orava lands a nice uppercut.
Orava misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orava tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Orava misses with the head strike.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Orava wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Orava lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Den Dennis clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dennis scores with a head kick.
Dennis blocks a jab.
Dennis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Dennis.
Dennis wants to clinch but Orava slips to the side
and Orava counters with a nice body shot.
Dennis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orava.
Orava checks a low kick from Dennis.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dennis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orava misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Dennis moves into the clinch.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Orava.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Dennis working Orava over with knees to the body.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orava.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Orava avoids the damage to the body.
Orava lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orava struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Orava.
Orava lands an uppercut.
Orava wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennis has him pressed against the cage.
Dennis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Dennis prevents a body shot from Orava.
Dennis with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orava misses with some punches.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orava takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orava is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dennis with a knee to the head.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Orava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orava.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Orava's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dennis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orava works on Dennis's body with a couple of short punches.
Orava looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Orava misses with some punches.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orava.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Orava can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Orava lands a left hand.
Orava tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Orava working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orava can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orava misses with a body punch.
Dennis blocks an uppercut.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Orava avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orava lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dennis or not.
Orava blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orava lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orava is defending well for now.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Den Dennis had his way with Matias Orava in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Dennis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orava's sensitive parts.
Orava missing with a left hand there. Dennis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orava is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dennis.
Dennis misses with a leg kick.
Dennis connects with a leg kick. Orava looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orava throws a looping overhand right but Dennis ducks down to avoid it.
Orava lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dennis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava throws a good cross that connects.
Orava just misses with a punch to the body.
Orava throws a jab but it's blocked by Dennis.
Good leg kick by Dennis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dennis.
Dennis throws the kick towards the body but Orava avoids it.
Dennis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orava. That did some damage!
Dennis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dennis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orava. That did some damage!
Dennis defending well as Orava loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Orava, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orava misses with a wild body shot.
Dennis moves in looking to clinch but Orava pushes him off.
Dennis slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orava. Dennis does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orava.
Orava misses the shot to the body.
Dennis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Orava.
Orava throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dennis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dennis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orava misses with a straight right.
Orava has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dennis.
Orava misses with a straight right.
Dennis scores with a push kick.
Orava lands with a straight right. Dennis didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dennis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dennis scores with a leg kick.
Dennis takes one to the chin there.
Matias Orava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orava throws a series of punches but Dennis moves out of range.
Dennis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Orava throws a hook but Dennis avoids it easily.
Orava loads up on a big right hand but Dennis slips the punch.
Dennis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Den Dennis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orava misses with a looping right.
As Orava tries to get set, Dennis tries to push him back and clinch up but Orava manages to avoid the attempt.
Dennis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dennis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orava.
Dennis throws a lazy head kick
and Dennis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dennis moves out of range as Orava strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orava paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orava throws a hook but Dennis blocks it.
Dennis ducks under a wild hook from Orava.
Orava has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dennis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dennis, right into the meat.
Orava misses with an uppercut.
Dennis slips under a jab from Orava.
Dennis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orava misses with a looping right.
Dennis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matias Orava comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dennis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Den Dennis!
Den Dennis retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Den Dennis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.