PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Bintakes (ranked 4327 p4p, 430 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 5377 p4p, 488 weight class). Bintakes comes into the arena with Slippin'-DMX blaring out of the sound system. Jack Dempsey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bintakes
vs
Dempsey

177 cm
20
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Bintakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dempsey has Bintakes up against the cage in a clinch.
Bintakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

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

Dempsey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bintakes tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage.
Bintakes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dempsey lands a hook that snaps the head of Bintakes backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dempsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bintakes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dempsey's head.

It looks like Jack Dempsey has been cut.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bintakes sprawls well. Bintakes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dempsey gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bintakes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bintakes.
Bintakes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Dempsey.
Bintakes scores with a sloppy right hand. Dempsey should have avoided that one.
Dempsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bintakes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Bintakes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dempsey tries for a takedown but Bintakes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rolf Bintakes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Dempsey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bintakes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bintakes tries to pull guard but Dempsey holds him up against the cage and eventually Bintakes drops back down to his feet.
Bintakes can't break the clinch.

Bintakes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dempsey misses with a double jab
and Bintakes counters with a nice leg kick.
Bintakes clobbers Dempsey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bintakes misses with a head kick.
Bintakes slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Bintakes throwing a counter right hand but Dempsey manages to avoid it.

Dempsey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bintakes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dempsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dempsey avoids the head kick by Bintakes.
A slow jab from Bintakes misses its intended target.

Dempsey takes the fight into the clinch.
Bintakes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bintakes working hard to break the clinch.

Dempsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Bintakes. No joy for Dempsey on that attempt.
Dempsey closes the distance and clinches up with Bintakes, looking for a takedown. Dempsey pushes Bintakes against the cage but Bintakes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bintakes scores with a jab.
Bintakes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dempsey takes a step back to recover.
We've been informed that Dempsey has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dempsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bintakes's corner calls for a 1-2. Bintakes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Dempsey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bintakes.
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 Rolf Bintakes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Dempsey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bintakes. Dempsey shrugs it off though.
Dempsey walks into a left hand.

Dempsey moves into range and clinches up with Bintakes.
Dempsey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bintakes tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage.
Bintakes tries to stall but Dempsey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bintakes prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bintakes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bintakes lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Dempsey.
Bintakes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dempsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Bintakes.

Dempsey has Bintakes up against the cage in a clinch.

Dempsey breaks from the clinch.
Dempsey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bintakes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bintakes.
Dempsey throws a counter combo.
A good leg kick by Bintakes.
Bintakes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dempsey can do to turn this around?

Dempsey moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bintakes working hard to break the clinch.

Dempsey breaks from the clinch.

Dempsey pushes Bintakes up against the cage in a clinch.

Dempsey pulls guard effortlessly.
Dempsey keeping moving, preventing Bintakes from controlling successfully.

Bintakes gets to his feet - Dempsey follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey throws a one two combo.
Bintakes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Bintakes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bintakes throws a head kick but Dempsey moves out of range.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey misses with a combination

and Bintakes counters by clinching up.
Dempsey is breathing heavily.

Dempsey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bintakes throws a body kick that misses
enabling Dempsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bintakes.
Dempsey dips to his left and cracks Bintakes with an uppercut!
Bintakes throws a big shot that misses.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Bintakes circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bintakes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck for Dempsey with that takedown attempt.
Rolf Bintakes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Dempsey.
Bintakes throws a head kick that Dempsey semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bintakes. That's going to slow Dempsey down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bintakes throws a hook but Dempsey avoids it easily.
Bintakes scores with a head kick. Dempsey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Dempsey is rocked!
Dempsey shoots in but Bintakes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bintakes misses the target.
Dempsey wants to clinch.
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 Rolf Bintakes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Dempsey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dempsey tries to clinch there but Bintakes circles away.
Bintakes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dempsey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bintakes.
Bintakes throws a series of punches but Dempsey moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Dempsey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bintakes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dempsey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dempsey goes for a double leg but Bintakes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bintakes continues to drive forward.

Dempsey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bintakes, pushing him back against the cage.
Bintakes tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bintakes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dempsey prevents it.
Bintakes is trying to force a seperation but Dempsey has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dempsey manages to break the clinch.
Dempsey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Rolf Bintakes has been cut.

Dempsey pushes Bintakes up against the cage in a clinch.

Bintakes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dempsey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bintakes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bintakes throws a wild body kick that Dempsey sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bintakes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jack Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Bintakes.
Bintakes stuffs the takedown attempt from Dempsey. Dempsey gets slowly back to his feet.
Dempsey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bintakes counters with a three punch combo that has Dempsey backing up. Dempsey nods at Bintakes to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Bintakes. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bintakes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Bintakes coming out on top.
Bintakes misses with a straight right.
Bintakes misses with a straight left.
As Bintakes backs off Dempsey throws a huge counter combo but Bintakes manages to avoid it all.
Bintakes throws a series of punches but Dempsey avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dempsey! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bintakes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dempsey looks to land a combination. Bintakes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dempsey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bintakes.
Dempsey is looking to clinch.
Dempsey is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Bintakes lands but Dempsey takes it in his stride.
Bintakes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Bintakes circles away and keeps his distance.
Bintakes slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bintakes defends it nicely.
Rolf Bintakes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Dempsey.
Bintakes cracks Dempsey with a good jab.
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!
Bintakes misses with a head kick.
Dempsey blocks a jab.
As Bintakes backs off Dempsey throws a huge counter combo but Bintakes manages to avoid it all.
Rolf Bintakes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bintakes connects with a body shot that sends Dempsey's belly button to the back.
Jack Dempsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bintakes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Bintakes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bintakes, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Bintakes!
After the big win, Rolf Bintakes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Jack Dempsey was interviewed post fight and said 'It was the TB. And the salt thrown in my eyes!'.