PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danial Dennis (ranked 6870 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gold Man (ranked 5284 p4p, 212 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Dennis
vs
Man

171 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danial Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold Man!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dennis is wriggling around but Man manages to pass to half guard.

Man should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dennis is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dennis avoid being mounted?
Man controlling the pace.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dennis is trying to control but can't.
Dennis strikes from the bottom but Man passes into mount!
Man prevents Dennis from getting the reversal.
Dennis tries to hold on but Man postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man controlling his opponent.
Dennis tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Man has taken his back.

Man is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dennis hold on?!
Dennis is trying to get back to his feet but Man has full control of the position and if anything, Dennis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man lands strikes to the head.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man not allowing Dennis to control his hands.
Man lands with a hammerfist to the side of Dennis's head.

Man looking for the choke from the back.
Man gets his hands free as Dennis looks to control.
Man really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dennis.
Dennis is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Man.
Dennis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.

Man has managed to slip his arm under Dennis's chin. This could be all over... yep, Dennis is tapping out! Submission win for Man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gold Man!