PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Runnin With The Devil. Smith has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Denke
vs
Smith

186 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Denke has time to react.
Denke throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Smith misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
Denke throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
A big left from Smith misses.
Denke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Denke throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Denke's head and hops out.
Denke throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Denke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith slips a straight right by Denke.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.

Denke scores a takedown into full mount!
Denke controlling from the full mount.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Denke there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Denke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Denke misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Denke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Denke is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Denke content just to control the position here.
Denke is stalling here but it's allowed Smith to get half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Denke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Denke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Denke passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Denke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Denke ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke scores with a three punch combo!
Jab by Denke.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke lands a hook that stumbles Smith back into the cage. Denke follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Smith to the canvas! Denke pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Smith has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Karl Denke!