PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 73 p4p, 10 weight class) and Achab Denis (ranked 245 p4p, 35 weight class). Denis has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Staal
vs
Denis

180 cm
32
192 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

188 cm
32
194 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Achab Denis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Staal throws a head kick but Denis moves out of range.
Staal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denis on the side of the head.

It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Denis.
Denis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denis throws a big shot that misses.
Denis lands with a cross.
Denis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Denis throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Denis fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Staal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Denis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Denis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Staal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Denis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
A little jabbing left from Denis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Staals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Staal lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Staal dives in for a single leg takedown but Denis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Denis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denis.
Denis is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Denis misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis checks a low kick from Staal.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denis was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Denis is looking for the big counter here.
Denis tries a low kick but Staal avoids it.
Denis slips under a jab.
Denis misses with a body punch
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Staal takes one to the side of the head.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Staal throws a nice head kick!
Denis throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staal, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a hook but Denis blocks it.

Denis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Denis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal throws a head punch that misses.
Denis lands a right hand.
Denis tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Staal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Denis after a bit of a struggle.
Staal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denis lands a damaging elbow.
Denis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Staal dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Staal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Denis is keeping busy.
A short right from Denis on the inside.
Staal blocks a body shot from Denis.
Denis blocks a body shot from Staal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis blocking some punches.
Staal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Staal's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Staal fails to land.
Denis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Staal in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Eric Staal has been cut.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis stops a takedown attempt from Staal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staal.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Staal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Denis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Staal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Staal avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Staal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Denis throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achab Denis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Denis closes the distance and pushes Staal back into the cage.
Denis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal struggles to land a body shot inside as Denis controls his hands.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Staal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Denis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Denis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Staal or not.
Denis throws an elbow that misses.
Denis lands an elbow just above Staal 's eye.
Staal lands a hook that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Staal's brow.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Staal.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Denis up against the cage.
Denis lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staal.
Denis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Staal prevents a body shot from Denis.

Denis breaks from the clinch.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Staal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Staal scores with a head kick.
Denis moves away from the strike by Staal.
A little jabbing left from Denis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws a low kick but Staal avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Staal misses the target.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Denis misses

and Staal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staal.
Denis keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis controlling Staal's posture.
Staal is in close to Denis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denis wants to stand and escape but Staal is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Denis is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Staal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Staal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denis throws an off balance right hand
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Denis lands a big head kick that sends Staal tumbling to the mat! Denis takes a step backwards and waves Staal back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Staal is rocked!
Denis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Staal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Denis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Staal's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achab Denis!
Achab Denis is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Achab Denis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.