PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edoi Bsayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Denton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Denton
vs
Bsayan

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Denton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edoi Bsayan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bsayan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Bsayan instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Bsayan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bsayan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bsayan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Bsayan or perhaps it was just good defense by Denton which made him look bad.
Denton stuffs the takedown.
David Denton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edoi Bsayan.
Bsayan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Denton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Denton wants it to stay on the feet.
Denton shoots in looking for a takedown. Bsayan tries to sprawl out of it but Denton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bsayan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Denton is breathing heavily.

Bsayan instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bsayan blocks an uppercut.

Bsayan breaks the clinch.
Bsayan shoots for a takedown but Denton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Denton doesn't manage to clinch there - Bsayan circles away.
Bsayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Denton.
Bsayan lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like David Denton has been cut.
No luck for Bsayan with that takedown attempt.

Bsayan darts in and clinches Denton up against the cage.
Bsayan prevents a takedown attempt there.

Bsayan manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bsayan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Denton is fending him off so far but Bsayan persists. Nope, Denton circles away and we're back to standing.
Denton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bsayan.
Bsayan works over Denton's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denton is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Denton.

Denton tries to keep at a distance but Bsayan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bsayan just leaning against Denton, taking a breather.
Bsayan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bsayan can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bsayan is stalling here.
Bsayan gets underhooks to prevent Denton's takedown attempt.

Bsayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David Denton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bsayan closes the distance and clinches.
Bsayan has Denton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Denton tries a knee to the head but Bsayan blocks it.

Bsayan jumps into guard, dragging Denton to the mat.
Denton wants to control from the top but Bsayan keeps moving.
Bsayan pulls Denton in close to his closed guard and prevents Denton from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bsayan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Denton defends it easily.
Bsayan wants to stand up but Denton is controlling him.
Denton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bsayan pulls Denton in close to prevent any damage.
Denton is looking to advance position but Bsayan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edoi Bsayan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Denton's cut.
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.

Denton stuffs the takedown.
Denton shoots for a double leg takedown but Bsayan sprawls well. He's pushed Denton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
David Denton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bsayan lands a high kick!
Denton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Denton wants it to stay on the feet.
Bsayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Bsayan drives through and clinches with Denton against the cage.
Denton is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Bsayan.
Denton tries to score a body lock takedown but Bsayan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Bsayan drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bsayan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bsayan has his foot on Denton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denton works his way back into a safe position though.
Bsayan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bsayan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Denton!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bsayan punching from mount but Denton doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Bsayan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Denton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Denton is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bsayan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bsayan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bsayan controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denton blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton is just holding on here. Bsayan manages to take his back.
Bsayan really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Denton.

Bsayan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Denton is defending well though. Bsayan let's go of the attempt for now.
Denton covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bsayan missing with strikes from the back.
Bsayan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Bsayan is looking for the choke from the back position but Denton is controlling his hands well.
Bsayan punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bsayan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Denton wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bsayan misses with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edoi Bsayan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Denton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Denton stuffs the takedown.
Bsayan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bsayan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Denton pinned against the cage. Denton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Denton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edoi Bsayan.
Denton closes the distance and clinches up with Bsayan, looking for a takedown. Denton pushes Bsayan against the cage but Bsayan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bsayan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bsayan lands a jab to the nose.
Denton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Denton leaves Bsayan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bsayan shoots in for a takedown but Denton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bsayan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Denton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bsayan as he avoids it easily.
Bsayan scores with a head kick.

Bsayan drives through and clinches with Denton against the cage.
Denton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Denton stops a takedown attempt from Bsayan.
Bsayan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Denton is keeping busy.
Denton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bsayan shoots in but Denton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denton looks for a takedown but Bsayan sprawls well.
Bsayan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Denton sprawls well. Denton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bsayan gets slowly back to his feet.
Denton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bsayan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bsayan fails to land the takedown.
Bsayan slips a jab from Denton.

Bsayan moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bsayan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Denton up against the cage.
Denton has Bsayan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bsayan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Bsayan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bsayan lands a right hook to the body.
Bsayan leaves Denton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bsayan shoots for a takedown but Denton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bsayan manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denton shoots in for a takedown but Bsayan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bsayan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Denton sprawls well. Denton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bsayan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bsayan dives in and grabs Denton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Denton pushes down on Bsayan's head and hops out.

Bsayan drives through and clinches with Denton against the cage.

Bsayan breaks the clinch.
Denton shoots for a double leg takedown but Bsayan sprawls well. He's pushed Denton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bsayan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bsayan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Denton uses from the top position.
David Denton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edoi Bsayan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bsayan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edoi Bsayan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bsayan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edoi Bsayan!