PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blimm
vs
Denton

150 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

162 cm
22
140 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Hellbent, Inc.™

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Denton!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.

Blimm tries to keep at a distance but Denton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blimm tries to break the clinch but Denton is controlling the position.

Blimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Denton.
Denton throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.

Blimm fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Denton to the ground. Blimm is now in Denton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blimm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blimm advances to half guard.
Denton trying to control but Blimm postures up.
Blimm tries to pass to full mount but Denton defends it.
Denton tries to roll over but Blimm keeps him under control.
Denton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Denton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blimm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Denton keeping full guard, as Blimm tries to pass.
Denton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blimm has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Denton is proving hard to escape from.
Blimm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Denton wants to sweep but no luck.
Blimm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denton controls Blimm momentarily but Blimm frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blimm!
Poor strikes thrown by Denton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blimm is working to get back to half guard.
Denton cracks Blimm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blimm wants to control but Denton is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Denton trying to control but Blimm is having none of it.
Denton wants to take Blimm's back here but Blimm is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The referee warns Blimm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Denton has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Blimm's body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Denton.

Denton looking for the RNC.
Blimm is really stuck here.
Denton gets his hands free as Blimm looks to control.

Denton looking for the choke from the back.
Denton punches Blimm on the ear.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Blimm is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Denton tries a low kick but Blimm avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blimm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Denton thows a body shot but no joy.
Blimm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denton tried to score with a low kick but Blimm checks it.
Blimm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Denton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blimm avoids the head kick by Denton.
Denton jabs Blimm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denton throws a leg kick which misses Blimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Blimm tries to avoid it.
Denton misses with a low kick.
Blimm misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denton lands with a kick to the temple. Blimm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Denton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blimm.
Denton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Denton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Denton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Denton.
Denton misses with a wild body shot.
Denton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Blimm moves into range and clinches up with Denton.
Denton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Blimm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Blimm fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Denton sprawls well initially but Blimm persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Denton tries to get to full guard but Blimm has control of the leg.
Denton is staying active underneath Blimm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Denton gets full guard.
Blimm won't allow Denton to sweep him here.
Paul Denton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blimm pushing down on Denton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denton is defending against the submission attempts here by Blimm.
Denton tries to roll over but Blimm keeps him under control.

Blimm 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.
Denton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blimm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Denton swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Denton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Denton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blimm tries to free his leg and advance position but Denton is retaining full guard.
Blimm preventing the sweep.
Denton is trying to control the position but Blimm postures up.
Denton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blimm!
Blimm's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Denton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blimm hang on?
Blimm is squirming around, avoiding Denton's attempts to control the action.
Blimm wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Denton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Denton seems to be working for a kimura but Blimm defends the submission attempt.
Blimm pushes Denton off looking to stand but Denton dives back in and keeps control.
Denton passes to full mount!
Denton lands with some strikes.
Denton looking to control but Blimm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blimm is controlling an arm, preventing Denton from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm tries to reverse the position but Denton maintains control.
Denton wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Denton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Denton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Denton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blimm blocking the ground and pound.
Denton prevents Blimm from getting the reversal.

Denton moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Blimm has worked his arm free - good work by Blimm!
Blimm prevents Denton from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blimm can't do much from the bottom here.
Denton happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Denton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Blimm blocks a head kick by Denton.
Denton shoots in looking for a takedown. Blimm tries to sprawl out of it but Denton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blimm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blimm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Blimm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blimm trying to control from half guard but Denton is working away.

Denton actively working from the bottom here.

Blimm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Denton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Denton regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blimm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denton looking to control.
Denton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blimm passes Denton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Denton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blimm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Blimm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paul Denton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blimm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blimm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blimm is looking to work some ground and pound but Denton has wrist control.
Denton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Blimm drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Denton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Blimm has Denton in his guard.
Denton stopping the sweep attempt from Blimm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is trying to keep Denton in close.
Blimm being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blimm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blimm. Denton does a little dance to reset his feet.

Denton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Denton taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm tries to buck Denton off but Denton is having none of it.
Denton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Denton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Denton has Blimm up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobby Blimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blimm tries a body shot but Denton blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Denton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Denton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Denton!
A less than humble Paul Denton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.