PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Mahesa (ranked 1181 p4p, 1654 weight class) and Denis Denisov (ranked 65 p4p, 96 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mahesa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You're Going Down . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mahesa
vs
Denisov

190 cm
28
145
16 - 7 - 0

167 cm
28
140
10 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Mahesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahesa misses with a combination
and Denisov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Denisov takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Mahesa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denisov's elbow.
Mahesa lands with a right to the head.
Denisov jumps guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa misses with the head strike.
Denisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahesa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denisov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Denisov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mahesa misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mahesa.
Mahesa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Denisov blocking some punches.
Denisov tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahesa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Denisov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahesa smiles and moves away.
Denisov avoids a punch combination nicely.

Mahesa has Denisov up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahesa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denisov.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mahesa to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahesa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Mahesa misses with the head strike.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mahesa holds him up against the cage and eventually Denisov drops back down to his feet.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Denisov is working for takedown but Mahesa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Denisov blocks a body shot from Mahesa.
Denisov has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Denisov blocks a body shot from Mahesa.

Denisov successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahesa is looking to stand up but Denisov won't let him.
Denisov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mahesa wants to get up but he can't break Denisov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Denisov lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Denisov wants to sweep but no luck.
Mahesa wanted to stand there but Denisov had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Denisov gets tackled into the cage by Mahesa. Mahesa maintains the clinch.
Mahesa lands with a left to the head.
Denisov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahesa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Denisov avoiding damage as Mahesa throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahesa working aggressively here.
Denisov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahesa after a bit of a struggle.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mahesa holds him up against the cage and eventually Denisov drops back down to his feet.
Mahesa is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Denisov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Denisov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mahesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Denisov is proving hard to escape from.

Mahesa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Denisov scores with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahesa misses with an uppercut. Denisov saw that one coming.
Denisov looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Denisov closes the distance and clinches.
Denisov misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mahesa cracks a nice hook into Denisov's ribs.
Mahesa leaves Denisov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Denisov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahesa throwing a counter right hand but Denisov manages to avoid it.
Mahesa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Denisov closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Denisov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Denisov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Denisov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.

Mahesa clinches with his opponent.
Denisov jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Denisov around his waist. Denisov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denisov blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahesa tries to throw a body punch but Denisov avoids it by throwing Mahesa back against the cage.
Mahesa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denisovs head.
Denisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Denisov around his waist. Denisov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mahesa throws a punch but it's blocked by Denisov.

Denisov jumps guard.
Denisov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mahesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Denisov is proving hard to escape from.
Denisov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mahesa is trying to stand up here but Denisov is controlling him well.
Denisov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mahesa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Denisov prevents Mahesa from standing back up.
Denisov scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Denisov taking a breather but there's no such thing in a fight! Mahesa has locked on to a kimura from the bottom - he uses it to sweep and is now looking to finish from the top position! He's got it! Denisov has tapped! Great work by Mahesa! Lay and pray doesn't pay, kids! Just remember, you heard it here first.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Mahesa!
After winning the bout, Andre Mahesa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.