PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Logan (ranked 5175 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessy Dentler (ranked 4052 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Logan
vs
Dentler

203 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jessy Dentler!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Logan counters with a big head kick but Dentler shrugs it off.

Dentler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Logan to the mat! Logan manages to get full guard.
Dentler preventing the sweep.
Logan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Logan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dentler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dentler is trying to maintain the position but Logan is very close to passing his half guard.
Logan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dentler defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Logan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dentler tries to roll over but Logan keeps him under control.
Logan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dentler trying to control from the bottom.
Dentler trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Logan manages to pass to mount!
Dentler tries to hold on but Logan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Logan has hold of Dentler's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dentler manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dentler is looking to improve his position but Logan isn't that keen on the idea.
Logan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan with a couple of short strikes.
Dentler is looking to improve his position but Logan isn't that keen on the idea.
Dentler is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
BOOM! Logan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dentler is looking to get to half guard.
We've been informed that Dentler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Logan controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dentler tries to lock up and control but Logan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Logan controlling the pace for now.
Logan lands a couple of good shots and Dentler has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Can Dentler hold on?! Logan is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Logan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Logan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Logan slips a jab and a cross from Dentler.
Logan throws a big counter combination but Dentler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Logan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Ernie Logan has been cut.
Logan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dentler but Dentler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dentler misses with a body kick.
Dentler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dentler gets a double leg takedown into Logan's guard.
Logan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ernie Logan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Logan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dentler controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dentler is breathing heavily.
Logan trying to keep a closed guard but Dentler is proving a slippery customer.
Logan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan drops an elbow to the side of Dentler's head.
Logan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Logan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dentler for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Logan.
Dentler wants to control but Logan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, if Logan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Logan working Dentler over with strikes.
Dentler is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dentler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Logan distracts Dentler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dentler tries to strike from the bottom.
Logan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dentler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dentler throws a right hand that Logan ducks under and follows up with a left that Logan also avoids with ease.
Dentler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dentler misses with a wild combination.
Logan shoots in for a takedown but Dentler shows good takedown defense.

Dentler rushes Logan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dentler breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dentler as Logan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Logan gets caught napping as Dentler dives in and scores a takedown. Logan manages to retain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dentler preventing the sweep.
Dentler wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
Dentler stopping the sweep attempt from Logan.
Logan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dentler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Logan is taking a breather. Dentler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessy Dentler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernie Logan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dentler is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Logan drags the fight down to the ground.
Dentler stopping the sweep attempt from Logan.

Dentler gets to his feet. Logan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Logan shoots in but no luck this time.

Dentler gets the takedown into side control.
Logan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Logan keeping hold of Dentler's head, controlling as best he can.
Dentler tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Logan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Logan is controlling Dentler's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentler wants to pass to mount but Logan is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Logan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Logan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dentler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Logan's guard.
Logan is pulling down on Dentler's head to control his posture.
Logan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dentler is one step ahead there.
Dentler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Logan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Logan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dentler being controlled here momentarily.
Logan looking for a sweep. Not yet Logan, not yet.

Logan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dentler wanted to stand there but Logan had control of the position.
Logan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dentler is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dentler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dentler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dentler wants to stand but Logan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dentler prevents Logan from improving his position.
Logan gets full guard.
Logan has control of Dentler's left arm, preventing Dentler from doing any damage.
Dentler preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Logan is on top in guard.

Dentler wants to control but Logan passes easily into half guard.
Dentler won't allow Logan to pass to mount.
Dentler is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dentler misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jessy Dentler.
I think Dentler 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessy Dentler!
Our winner, Jessy Dentler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.