PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Sonesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Runnin With The Devil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Denke
vs
Sonesta

186 cm
41
195 lbs
41 - 24 - 1

183 cm
26
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition

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 41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manuel Sonesta!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke lands an overhand right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denke.
Sonesta is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Denke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Denke lands a body shot.
Sonesta tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Denke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sonesta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Denke as he jumps to the side.

Denke takes the fight into the clinch.

Denke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denke with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Denke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonesta.
Sonesta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Denke lands a really nice looking cross but Sonesta seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Denke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonesta just misses with a punch to the body.
Denke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denke.
Denke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Sonesta tries to keep at a distance but Denke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Denke scores with a hook to the body.
Denke pushes Sonesta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Denke.
Sonesta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Denke is defending well.

Denke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonesta's calf.
Decent striking displayed by Denke there.
Sonesta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Denke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Denke cracks a nice hook into Sonesta's ribs.

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!
Denke tests Sonesta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Denke does it's job there.
Denke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonesta's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Denke.
A left lands for Denke.
Sonesta wants to clinch up but Denke keeps it at a distance.
Denke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Denke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Denke.
Denke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonesta wants to clinch.
Denke tried to counter with a leg kick but Sonesta avoided it.
Denke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sonesta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denke. Denke obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonesta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denke connects with a body shot that sends Sonesta's belly button to the back.
Danga de danga de dang - Denke scores with a four punch combination!
We've been informed that Sonesta has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sonesta looks to clinch
and Denke counters with a solid body kick.
Sonesta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denke.
Denke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Denke finds it's way through Sonesta's defenses.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Denke scores with a four punch combination!

Sonesta is rocked!
Sonesta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denke. Denke obviously looking to wear him down.
Denke cracks the inside of Sonesta's front leg.
Sonesta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Denke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sonesta is trying to defend but Denke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Denke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Denke lands a nice short elbow.
Denke lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sonesta! More strikes land and this one is all over! Denke jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.