PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 86 p4p, 13 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 208 p4p, 31 weight class). Denis's entrance music is Can't be touched . A fine choice. Achab Denis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Denis
vs
Parker

188 cm
33
194 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

185 cm
38
187 lbs
37 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Achab Denis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denis.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Denis throws a quick counter head kick but Parker was just out of range.
Parker lands with an uppercut that bounces Denis off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Denis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Denis staying out of range there.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Denis ducks down to avoid it.
Denis misses the shot to the body.
Denis checks a leg kick nicely.
Denis swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Parker flicks out a counter leg kick but Denis steps away.
Denis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis lands a right hand.
Denis throws an elbow that misses.
Denis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denis can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker gets through Denis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Parker presses Denis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parker.
Denis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Denis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Denis fails to land.
Denis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Denis.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries a body shot but Denis blocks it.
Nice body punch from Parker - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denis.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Denis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denis.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Denis blocks an uppercut.
Parker pushes Denis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.
Denis lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Denis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parker prevents a body shot from Denis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Denis working aggressively here.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker blocks a body shot from Denis.
A head punch on the inside from Denis fails to land.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denis's elbow.
Denis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denis misses with a punch on the inside.
Denis throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker tries a body shot but Denis blocks it.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Denis blocking some punches.
Denis throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Denis.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.
Parker looking to stall.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Denis.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Denis is trying to break free.
Denis lands an uppercut.
Denis misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denis lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.

It looks like Peter Parker has been cut.
Denis tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Denis lands a nice uppercut.
Denis lands a shot to the body.
Denis blocks a body shot from Parker.
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 Achab Denis will probably get the nod.
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.

Parker misses with a low kick as Denis jumps back.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Denis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Denis lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker tries to bum rush Denis with a series of wild strikes but Denis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Denis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Parker rushes Denis and presses him up against the cage.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Denis misses with a punch on the inside.
Denis pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Denis.
A head punch on the inside from Denis fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis lands a damaging elbow.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denis.
Denis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker scores with a shoulder strike.
Denis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Denis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker digs a right hand underneath Denis's ribcage. Denis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denis struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Denis on the inside.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denis struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Denis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Denis pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Denis struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Denis misses with some punches.
Denis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denis blocks a body shot from Parker.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Denis working aggressively here.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denis lands with a left to the head.
Denis lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Denis, against the cage.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker prevents a body shot from Denis.
Denis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parker lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker lands a left hand.
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker working aggressively here.
Denis lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Denis throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Denis prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Denis fails to land.
Denis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denis blocking some punches.
Parker blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Achab Denis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Parker misses with a double jab
and Denis counters with a straight right hand.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parker misses with a hook to the body
and Denis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peter Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker throws a body punch but Denis moves out of range.
Parker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Parker is rocked!
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Denis finish him?
Denis cracks Parker with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Parker tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Denis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Parker is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achab Denis!
Achab Denis retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Achab Denis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.