PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke has chosen Runnin With The Devil as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gravas
vs
Denke

185 cm
30
188 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

186 cm
32
195 lbs
28 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a nice body shot.
Gravas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Gravas is predictable there
and Denke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Denke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Gravas misses.
Gravas misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Denke.
Denke delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke slips a straight right by Gravas.
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Gravas just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. Denke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gravas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Denke blocks the body kick.
Denke digs a good body shot into Gravas's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denke can pounce on him.
Gravas is looking to land body kicks.
Gravas cracks Denke with a good jab.
Gravas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gravas throws a leg kick
enabling Denke to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke thumps Gravas with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Denke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Denke lands in his opponent's guard.
Denke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gravas is keeping the position for now.
Denke won't allow Gravas to sweep him here.
Denke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Denke postures up and lands a big shot to Gravas's brow.
Denke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Denke postures up.
Gravas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Denke controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas trying to control the position.
Denke trying to control but Gravas is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gravas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Latka Gravas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Denke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gravas to the mat! Gravas manages to get full guard.
Denke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gravas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Denke is aware though and is defending well.
Gravas keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Denke advances position into side control!
Denke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is trying to get back to half guard.
Gravas struggling a bit here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas is not content to let Denke control the position.
Denke working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Denke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Denke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Denke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Denke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Denke lands a really nice looking cross but Gravas seems unphased.
Gravas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denke misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Denke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gravas with a hook.
Gravas throws a series of punches but Denke moves out of range.
Denke throws a leg kick
and Gravas counters with a nice leg kick.
Gravas tries to work over Denke's front leg with a kick but Denke checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravas looks to land a right hand but Denke moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas.
Gravas moves out of range as Denke throws a body kick.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Gravas moved out of range nicely.
Gravas misses the jab.
Denke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gravas's sensitive parts.
Gravas misses with a hook to the body

and Denke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Denke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gravas keeps working.
Denke trying to pass the guard but Gravas defending well.
Gravas trying to control from the bottom.
Gravas won't allow Denke to pass to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke is looking to take a break and control but Gravas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gravas is defending against the submission attempts here by Denke.
Denke working the head and body with strikes.
Denke wants to pass to mount but Gravas is defending the position.
Denke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Denke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denke is trying to control the action in half guard but Gravas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gravas moves into full guard.
Gravas is trying to keep Denke in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throwing strikes from guard but Gravas blocks nicely.
Denke landing with the ground and pound.
Denke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karl Denke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gravas trying to control the position.
Denke content to stall in guard here.
Denke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke wants to control from the top but Gravas keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karl Denke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
Denke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Denke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gravas's head.
Gravas misses with the body kick
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
Denke digs a good body shot into Gravas's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Denke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gravas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denke.
No luck for Denke with that takedown attempt.
Denke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke throws a head kick that Gravas semi-blocks.
Denke connects with a leg kick. Gravas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denke's sensitive parts.
Gravas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gravas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a leg kick.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Denke, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Gravas feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
Gravas tries to clinch up.
Denke lands a lovely overhand right.
Gravas throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Gravas avoids a kick to the body.
Gravas motions for Denke to come forward. Gravas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas scores with a shot to the body.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gravas.
Denke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gravas rather than just go for the knockout.
Denke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas is looking to land body kicks.
Denke throws a head kick that Gravas semi-blocks.
Nice shot by Denke.
That kick from Gravas tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gravas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
Denke takes one to the side of the head.
Gravas doesn't manage to clinch there - Denke circles away.
Denke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke lands with a kick to the temple. Gravas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Gravas is rocked!
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denke misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Denke.
Denke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gravas misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Denke.
Oh Gravas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravas seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas misses with a wild body shot.
Denke jabs Gravas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.

Denke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gravas was covering up waiting for the punch and Denke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Denke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Denke working the head and body with strikes.
Denke gets to mount! Gravas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Denke with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Gravas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Denke raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Denke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denke 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
A very excited looking Karl Denke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.