PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quintin Dennis (ranked 23991 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Twidt (ranked 5863 p4p, 0 weight class). Quintin Dennis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dennis
vs
Twidt

183 cm
26
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quintin Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Twidt!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twidt shoots for a takedown but Dennis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Twidt instigates a clinch.
Dennis is trying to push Twidt away but Twidt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Twidt keeps control of Dennis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Twidt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Twidt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennis stops a takedown attempt from Twidt.
Quintin Dennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Twidt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twidt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Twidt has Dennis pressed against the cage, preventing Dennis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Twidt tries to pull guard but Dennis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Twidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twidt throws a lazy body kick

and Dennis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dennis.

Dennis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dennis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Twidt is looking to improve his position.
Dennis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Twidt is trying to stand back up but Dennis is controlling him
Twidt wants to improve his position but Dennis is controlling well.
Dennis wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dennis in particular looking to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Twidt.
Dennis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Dennis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dennis lands in his opponent's guard.
Dennis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Twidt is proving hard to escape from.

Dennis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twidt looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Twidt kicks Dennis off and gets to his feet.
Twidt shoots in looking for a takedown. Dennis tries to sprawl out of it but Twidt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dennis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Twidt looks winded!

Twidt closes the distance and clinches.
Dennis working hard to break the clinch.
Dennis tries to circle away but Twidt has him pinned against the cage.

Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Twidt with a poor takedown

and Dennis counters with a single leg into guard. Twidt didn't expect that.
Twidt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dennis stands up from Twidt's guard - Dennis perhaps looking for a knockout.

Twidt has Dennis up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Dennis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Twidt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dennis controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Quintin Dennis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Twidt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dennis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dennis.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Twidt.
Twidt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dennis working aggressively here.

Twidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Twidt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Twidt shoots in and drives through. Dennis sprawls well.
Quintin Dennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Twidt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twidt with a poor takedown

and Dennis counters with a shoot takedown. Twidt fights it but they end up in guard.

Dennis gets to his feet - Twidt follows without any prompting.
Twidt shoots in looking for a takedown but Dennis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Twidt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Twidt is breathing heavily.
Twidt tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Twidt closes the distance but Dennis moves to the side

and Dennis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dennis in particular looking to stall.
Dennis wants to stand up but Twidt is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Dennis.
Dennis slows the pace down in half guard.

Dennis stands up from half guard.
Twidt tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
Dennis dives in for a single leg takedown but Twidt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two 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.

Dennis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dennis showed some decent athleticism there.
Dennis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Still in half guard, Dennis seems content to control.
Dennis wants to stand up but Twidt is controlling the position.
Dennis content to control rather than advance.
Quintin Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dennis stands up from half guard.
Twidt has his takedown stuffed

and Dennis counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dennis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Twidt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dennis pinned against the cage. Dennis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Dennis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Twidt!

Dennis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dennis shoots in looking for a takedown. Twidt tries to sprawl out of it but Dennis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Twidt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeremy Twidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Twidt slaps away a takedown attempt from Dennis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Twidt or perhaps it was just good defense by Dennis, which made it look bad.

Twidt gets caught napping as Dennis dives in and scores a takedown. Twidt manages to retain guard.
Dennis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Dennis stands and steps away. Twidt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quintin Dennis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Twidt misses with a takedown

and Dennis moves into the clinch.
Twidt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Twidt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dennis smiles and moves away.
Dennis looks for a takedown but Twidt sprawls well.

Twidt clinches up with Dennis and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis lands with a right to the head.
Twidt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dennis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quintin Dennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Twidt.
Twidt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twidt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dennis.

Twidt manages to break the clinch.
Twidt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Twidt tries to clinch up.
Dennis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Twidt manages to circle out of the way.
Twidt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dennis tries to avoid it but Twidt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dennis to the ground. Dennis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dennis.
Dennis fails with the takedown
letting Twidt counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twidt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeremy Twidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Dennis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dennis is looking to stand up but Twidt won't let him.
Dennis throwing strikes from guard but Twidt blocks nicely.
Twidt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dennis is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dennis gets to his feet - Twidt follows without any prompting.

Twidt rushes Dennis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dennis can't break the clinch.
Twidt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dennis just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Twidt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Twidt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennis avoids it.

Dennis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Twidt is looking to slow Dennis down with leg kicks.

Dennis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dennis showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dennis slows the pace down in half guard.
Dennis wants to stand but Twidt has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dennis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Dennis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Twidt to get to his feet.
Jeremy Twidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quintin Dennis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dennis wants it to stay on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quintin Dennis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dennis, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quintin Dennis!