PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Kinski (ranked 3462 p4p, 3494 weight class) and Len Denton (ranked 357 p4p, 359 weight class). Gustav Kinski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kinski
vs
Denton

186 cm
26
194
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
191
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Kinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Len Denton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Denton has time to react.
Denton throws a body shot but no joy.
Denton takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Len Denton has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kinski. Denton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denton misses with a looping left.
Kinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Denton is just out of range.
Kinski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Denton is just out of range.
Kinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Denton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Denton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kinski lands with a nice body punch.
Kinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinski misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kinski.
Kinski throws a body punch but Denton moves out of range.
Denton ducks under a wild hook from Kinski.
Gustav Kinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gustav Kinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinski throws a shot from downtown. Denton moves away and avoids it.
Denton blocks a jab.
Denton misses with a looping left.
Kinski blocks a head kick by Denton.
Good standup being displayed there by Kinski as he connects with a hook.
Kinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kinski connects with a body shot that sends Denton's belly button to the back.
Denton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Denton scrambles back to his feet.
Denton misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Kinski - just one landing.
Denton misses with a double jab
and Kinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Denton gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinski wants to control but Denton postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Denton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kinski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kinski tries to bench press Denton off him but Denton keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinski can't do much from the bottom here.
Kinski is trying to improve his position.
Denton wants to control but Kinski is keeping him busy.
Denton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton is looking to take a break and control but Kinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Denton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kinski is avoiding damage well.
Denton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kinski wants to get back to his feet but Denton drags him back down.
Denton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinski wants to control but Denton postures up.
Denton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kinski keeps working.
Denton taking a breather here.
Denton misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kinski tries to bench press Denton off him but Denton keeps the position.
Denton prevents Kinski from escaping the position.

Denton is trying to get an arm triangle but Kinski is defending well.
Denton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Denton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kinski is not content to let Denton control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Kinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Len Denton's cut.
That's time! Kinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denton can do to turn this around?
A jab from Kinski does it's job there.
Denton has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Denton.
Kinski scores with a jab to the head.
Denton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustav Kinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kinski misses with a wild body shot.
Kinski lands with a right hand.
Kinski lands a jab to Denton's midsection.
Kinski missing with a left hand there. Denton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Denton does it's job there.
Kinski throws a hook but Denton avoids it easily.
Denton swings widly with a right hand
and Kinski counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinski throws an overhand right that lands on Denton's shoulder, as Denton tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Denton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kinski dodges the punch combination from Denton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinski ducks under a wild hook from Denton.
Kinski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kinski throws the left hand but Denton avoids the punch easily.
Denton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kinski lands with a straight right. Denton didn't see that one coming.
Denton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinski.
Kinski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kinski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denton doesn't seem phased though.
Denton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinski misses with an uppercut. Denton saw that one coming.
Denton moves out of range as Kinski strikes.
Denton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton ducks under a wild hook from Kinski.

Denton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denton content to stall in guard here.
Kinski controlling Denton's posture.
Denton stopping the sweep attempt from Kinski.
Kinski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kinski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kinski throws a lazy uppercut
and Denton counters with a three punch combo that has Kinski backing up. Kinski nods at Denton to acknowledge the strikes.
Denton shoots in for a double leg but Kinski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kinski loads up on a big right hand but Denton slips the punch.
Denton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Denton misses the target.
Kinski throws out a loose jab but Denton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denton feints the counter takedown.
Kinski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kinski scores with a punch to the head.
Kinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denton misses with an uppercut
and Kinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kinski loads up on a big right hand but Denton slips the punch.
Denton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kinski blocks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinski lands a jab to the head.
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!
Denton throws a shot from downtown. Kinski moves away and avoids it.

Denton shoots in and gets a takedown into Kinski's guard.
Denton trying to control but Kinski is working from the bottom.
Kinski wants to stand up but Denton is controlling him.
Denton postures up in Kinski's guard and throws a big left but Kinski blocks it.
Denton forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Kinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Len Denton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kinski jabs at Denton's body.
Kinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kinski tests Denton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kinski.
Denton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kinski misses the shot to the body.
Denton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kinski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kinski ducks under a wild hook from Denton.
Denton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Denton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denton won't allow Kinski to get back to his feet.
Kinski is controlling Denton's posture.
Kinski wants to get back to his feet but Denton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton is standing up over Kinski. Kinski looks to escape but Denton dives into side control.
Kinski can't do much from the bottom here.
Kinski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kinski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kinski tries to get out of the position.
Kinski can't do much from the bottom here.
Kinski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Denton is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Kinski sneaks out the side door and pushes Denton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kinski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Denton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinski.
Denton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Denton throws a jab when Kinski was well out of range.
Kinski missing with a left hand there. Denton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denton manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Denton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Denton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Denton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denton looks to throw a body kick
and Kinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Denton misses the target.
Denton moves away from the strike by Kinski.
Denton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinski.
Kinski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kinski lands with a nice body punch.
Kinski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Denton defending well as Kinski loads up on a big left hand.
Denton throws a looping overhand right but Kinski ducks down to avoid it.
Kinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kinski misses with a hook. Denton ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Denton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Denton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Denton walks into a left hand.

Denton is rocked!

Denton feints and as Kinski raises his hands in defense, Denton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Denton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinski is pulling down on Denton's head. It's preventing any offense from Denton, at least for the moment.
Denton trying to control but Kinski is working from the bottom.
Len Denton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustav Kinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Denton trying to control but Kinski is working from the bottom.
Kinski wants to stand up but Denton is controlling him.
Denton trying to control but Kinski is working from the bottom.
Kinski wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Denton manages to pass to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Kinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kinski, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Kinski!
Gustav Kinski thanked the fans post fight for their support.