PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Denkers (ranked 5611 p4p, 501 weight class) and Tino Tropper (ranked 5857 p4p, 515 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Denkers
vs
Tropper

174 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raymond Denkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tino Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Denkers closes the distance and clinches up with Tropper, looking for a takedown. Denkers pushes Tropper against the cage but Tropper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Denkers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tropper avoids it really well and circles away.

Tropper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Denkers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tropper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tropper pulls Denkers in close to his closed guard and prevents Denkers from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denkers distracts Tropper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tropper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denkers preventing the sweep.
Tropper is controlling Denkers's posture.

Tropper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Denkers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tropper is tightening it up a little... Denkers has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Denkers reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Denkers taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tropper!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tino Tropper!