PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 100 p4p, 17 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 339 p4p, 57 weight class). Jack Stone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karl Denke's chin.

Denke
vs
Stone

175 cm
26
180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

185 cm
26
177 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
Denke throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone staying out of range there.
Stone thinks about the counter body kick.
Denke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Denke rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone misses with the head strike.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denke.
Stone motions for Denke to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Denke has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Denke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Denke takes a shot to the head.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stone to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Denke.
Denke lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Denke.
Denke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Denke lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denkes head.

It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Denke misses with a wild combination.
Denke falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Stone.

Denke is rocked!
Stone tries to land a front kick but Denke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Denke misses the target.
Denke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Denke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Denke seems to have got his legs back now.
Denke connects with a nice looking jab.
Denke lands a jab to the head.
Denke misses with a left hand
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denke throws a one two combo.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Denke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a huge left! Denke is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stone isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Denke from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stone!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Stone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.