PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Han Denderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Santos De Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Denderson
vs
Santos De Arroyo

179 cm
23
163 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

179 cm
26
156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Han Denderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Santos De Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos De Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denderson.
Denderson throws a right hand that Santos De Arroyo ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos De Arroyo also avoids with ease.
Denderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos De Arroyo momentarily.
A slow jab from Denderson misses its intended target.
Denderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Denderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Denderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Denderson misses with a two punch combination.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
Denderson digs a good hook to Santos De Arroyo's body.
Denderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Denderson misses with a double jab
and Santos De Arroyo counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denderson throws a right hand that Santos De Arroyo ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos De Arroyo also avoids with ease.
Santos De Arroyo fails with the takedown.
Denderson scores with a hook to the body. Santos De Arroyo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denderson connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Santos De Arroyo misses.
Han Denderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Denderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denderson misses with a body shot.
Denderson throws a shot to the body.
Denderson feints a jab promting Santos De Arroyo to slip. Denderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos De Arroyo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Denderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos De Arroyo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Denderson under the eye.
Santos De Arroyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos De Arroyo dodges the punch combination from Denderson.
Santos De Arroyo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denderson cracks a nice hook into Santos De Arroyo's ribs.
Denderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Santos De Arroyo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Denderson won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Denderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Santos De Arroyo.
Denderson is trying to control Santos De Arroyo's posture but Santos De Arroyo avoids it.
Denderson gets back to half guard.
Santos De Arroyo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denderson is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo stalling.
Santos De Arroyo is looking to take a break and control but Denderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos De Arroyo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Denderson wants to control but Santos De Arroyo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hector Santos De Arroyo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Santos De Arroyo tests Denderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos De Arroyo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos De Arroyo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Denderson misses with a double jab
and Santos De Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Denderson lands with a nice combination. Santos De Arroyo backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos De Arroyo takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos De Arroyo slips a jab and a cross from Denderson.
Denderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos De Arroyo at a distance.
Santos De Arroyo looks gassed!
Denderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos De Arroyo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Denderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Denderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Denderson.
Denderson ducks under a wild hook from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denderson.
Denderson lands with a good body shot.
Denderson defending well as Santos De Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Denderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos De Arroyo shoots in and gets a takedown into Denderson's guard.
Denderson looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denderson is on top in guard.

Denderson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos De Arroyo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Denderson has Santos De Arroyo in his guard.
Denderson wants to sweep here but Santos De Arroyo controlling him for the moment.
Denderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Denderson is looking to stand up but Santos De Arroyo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo postures up.
Denderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Han Denderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Denderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!

Denderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos De Arroyo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos De Arroyo is looking to regain half guard here but Denderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Denderson trying to control the action but Santos De Arroyo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Denderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hector Santos De Arroyo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Denderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos De Arroyo has managed to free his arm - good work.

Denderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos De Arroyo is just riding it out for now. Denderson eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo is looking to control Denderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos De Arroyo avoid being mounted?
Denderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos De Arroyo wants to control but Denderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Denderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Denderson dominated that second round.
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!

Denderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos De Arroyo misses the jab.
Denderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Denderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Denderson.
Denderson takes a swing at Santos De Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Denderson connects with a looping right hand.
Han Denderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos De Arroyo shoots in for a double leg but Denderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Denderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos De Arroyo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Denderson. No joy for Santos De Arroyo on that attempt.
Han Denderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Denderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Santos De Arroyo.
Denderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos De Arroyo manages to avoid it.

Santos De Arroyo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santos De Arroyo is fighting to break Denderson's control of his arms but Denderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Denderson wants to improve his position but instead Santos De Arroyo has moved into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo is trying to control. Denderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santos De Arroyo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos De Arroyo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Denderson is trying is best to control the position here.
Denderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos De Arroyo is working away from the top position though.
Denderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Denderson trying to keep a closed guard but Santos De Arroyo is proving a slippery customer.
Denderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Han Denderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Denderson scores with a body shot.
Denderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Santos De Arroyo counters with a takedown into side control.

Santos De Arroyo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hector Santos De Arroyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes there by Santos De Arroyo.
Denderson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Santos De Arroyo is controlling him well.
Santos De Arroyo misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Denderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Han Denderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo is looking to take a break and control but Denderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Denderson wants to control but Santos De Arroyo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Santos De Arroyo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos De Arroyo working away.
Denderson is looking to regain half guard here but Santos De Arroyo keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Denderson sneaks back into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Han Denderson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Denderson, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Denderson!