PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Denke
vs
The Razors Edge

186 cm
28
195 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

188 cm
33
199 lbs
27 - 12 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Razors Edge's head.
The Razors Edge throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Razors Edge throws out a loose jab but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by The Razors Edge.
A right-left combo lands from The Razors Edge.

It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The Razors Edge lands a nice looking body shot.
The Razors Edge feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
The Razors Edge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Razors Edge takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
The Razors Edge digs a good body shot into Denke's ribs.
The Razors Edge lands with a straight right. Denke didn't see that one coming.
The Razors Edge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denke is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Razors Edge. The Razors Edge obviously looking to wear him down.
Denke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Razors Edge cracks Denke with an open hand slap.
The Razors Edge throws a big shot that misses.
Denke throws the left hand but The Razors Edge avoids the punch easily.
The Razors Edge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Razors Edge walks into a left hand.
The Razors Edge connects with a body shot that sends Denke's belly button to the back.
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!
The Razors Edge swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a good cross that connects.
The Razors Edge checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Razors Edge thows a body kick. Denke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Denke thows a leg kick but The Razors Edge checks it
and The Razors Edge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Denke's knee momentarily.
The Razors Edge moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Tank The Razors Edge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Razors Edge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Denke throws a low kick, looking for The Razors Edge's leg but The Razors Edge calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Denke.
The Razors Edge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
The Razors Edge misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Denke misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. The Razors Edge does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Razors Edge scores with a hook.
Denke swinging wildly here.
The Razors Edge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Razors Edge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
The Razors Edge needs to keep his hands up - Denke had a free shot at his head there.
Denke swings for the body but The Razors Edge moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for The Razors Edge.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Razors Edge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Denke's calf.

The Razors Edge forces Denke back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
The Razors Edge working aggressively here.
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge avoids a wild elbow strike from Denke.
The Razors Edge tries a body shot but Denke blocks it.
The Razors Edge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
The Razors Edge blocks an elbow strike.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as The Razors Edge controls the action.
The Razors Edge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke digs a right hand underneath The Razors Edge's ribcage. The Razors Edge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from The Razors Edge fails to land.
Denke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Denke tries to land a knee to the head but The Razors Edge blocks with his arms.
The Razors Edge takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank The Razors Edge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Denke takes a swing at The Razors Edge's ribcage but misses.
The Razors Edge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denke can pounce on him.
The Razors Edge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Razors Edge tries to avoid it but Denke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Razors Edge to the ground. The Razors Edge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Razors Edge moves out of range of the leg kick from Denke.
The Razors Edge lands an overhand right.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and The Razors Edge counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Denke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Razors Edge keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Denke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge regains half guard.
The Razors Edge won't allow Denke to pass to mount.
Denke looks to land a strike but The Razors Edge avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Razors Edge wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Denke is now in half guard.
Denke prevents The Razors Edge from improving his position.
The Razors Edge is trying to maintain the position but Denke is very close to passing his half guard.
Denke wants to pass to mount but The Razors Edge is defending the position.
The Razors Edge trying to control but Denke postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Razors Edge is staying active underneath Denke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Razors Edge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denke.

Denke seems to be working for a kimura but The Razors Edge defends the submission attempt.
The Razors Edge tries to roll over but Denke keeps him under control.
The Razors Edge controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Denke 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke throwing shots but The Razors Edge is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Denke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Denke's back!
Good control from The Razors Edge.
Denke can't escape the position.
Denke rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Denke moves into full guard.
The Razors Edge stopping the sweep attempt from Denke.
Denke is trying to control the position but The Razors Edge postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke wants to sweep here but The Razors Edge controlling him for the moment.
The Razors Edge trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Razors Edge chips away with some ground and pound.
The Razors Edge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Denke's head.
The Razors Edge trying to stand up but can't free himself from Denke's guard.
The Razors Edge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Denke's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge wants to stand but Denke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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!
The Razors Edge wants to pass the guard but Denke is keeping the position.
Denke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Razors Edge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
The Razors Edge ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
The Razors Edge throws a shot from downtown. Denke moves away and avoids it.
The Razors Edge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denke connects with a crisp jab.
Denke shoots in but no luck this time.
Denke moves out of range of the body kick.
Denke defending well as The Razors Edge loads up on a big left hand.
The Razors Edge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Razors Edge as he jumps to the side.
The Razors Edge cracks Denke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Razors Edge just misses with a punch to the body.
The Razors Edge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Denke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Razors Edge thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke defending well as The Razors Edge loads up on a big left hand.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Razors Edge.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Denke is defended easily by The Razors Edge.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Razors Edge is out of range and Denke settles back down.
The Razors Edge misses with a left hand
and Denke counters with an inside leg kick.
Denke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Razors Edge back to the cage. Denke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Denke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick from The Razors Edge misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke scores with a sloppy right hand. The Razors Edge should have avoided that one.
The Razors Edge looks to land a right hand but Denke moved out of range.
The Razors Edge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denke.
The Razors Edge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Denke gets a takedown into half guard.
The Razors Edge wants to get back to his feet.
The Razors Edge is controlling Denke's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The Razors Edge gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge pulls Denke in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Razors Edge wants to stand up but Denke is controlling him.
Denke landing with the ground and pound.
Denke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Karl Denke did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Denke.
The Razors Edge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Denke.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Razors Edge.
Denke blocks a jab.
The Razors Edge cracks the inside of Denke's front leg.
The Razors Edge thumps Denke with a low kick.
A combination from The Razors Edge does no damage.
Tank The Razors Edge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Razors Edge scoring well with a low kick there.
The Razors Edge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge slips under a jab.
A punch combination from The Razors Edge misses.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from The Razors Edge.
Nice defenses there by The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge moves in looking to clinch but Denke pushes him off.
Denke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Razors Edge.
Denke avoids the body shot from The Razors Edge.
Denke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Razors Edge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Denke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge moves out of range of the leg kick from Denke.

Denke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Denke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Razors Edge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denke forces his way into half guard.
The Razors Edge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Denke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Denke's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke manages to reverse the position and now he's in The Razors Edge's guard. Nice work there by Denke.
Denke is looking to work some ground and pound but The Razors Edge has wrist control.
Denke is in close to The Razors Edge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Razors Edge pulls Denke in close to his closed guard and prevents Denke from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but The Razors Edge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Razors Edge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Denke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Razors Edge is adopting a defensive guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The Razors Edge scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The Razors Edge is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Razors Edge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denke can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Denke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Denke shoots in and drives through. The Razors Edge sprawls well.
The Razors Edge keeps the fight on the outside.
Denke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denke. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Razors Edge looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
The Razors Edge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge connects with the punch.
Denke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tank The Razors Edge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Denke or perhaps it was just good defense by The Razors Edge which made him look bad.
The crowd cheers as Denke lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Razors Edge doesn't seem phased though.
Denke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Razors Edge throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Denke avoids a kick to the body.
The Razors Edge slaps away a takedown attempt from Denke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke fails with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Denke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Razors Edge throws out a loose jab but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Razors Edge thows a body shot but no joy.
The Razors Edge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Denke has time to react.
Denke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Razors Edge but The Razors Edge pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke blocks a jab.
Crunch! The Razors Edge slams his shin into Denke's torso.
A low kick from The Razors Edge misses
and Denke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denke closes the distance and clinches up with The Razors Edge, looking for a takedown. Denke pushes The Razors Edge against the cage but The Razors Edge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Denke fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke shoots in and drives through. The Razors Edge sprawls well.
Denke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Razors Edge throws a low kick but Denke avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke wants to clinch.
Denke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denke.
Denke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Razors Edge avoids it really well and circles away.
The Razors Edge connects with a body shot.
The Razors Edge with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge misses with a body shot.
The Razors Edge sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Denke wants to clinch.
Denke shoots in but The Razors Edge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Razors Edge to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke tries to clinch but The Razors Edge moves out of range.
The Razors Edge looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank The Razors Edge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Razors Edge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Karl Denke retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!