PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boba Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Runnin With The Devil. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Denke
vs
Fett

186 cm
27
195 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
197 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boba Fett!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fett lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Denke.
Fett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boba Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Denke.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick.
Fett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denke. Denke obviously looking to wear him down.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fett scores with a hook to the body. Denke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denke.
Fett fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Fett throws a leg kick which misses Denke's front leg but catches the back leg as Denke tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fett.
Donk. Fett catches Denke right on the button with a cross.
A good leg kick by Fett.
Fett throws a wild body kick that Denke sees coming a mile off.

Fett closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Fett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fett gets through Denke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fett avoids the elbow strike from Denke, against the ropes.
Fett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fett fails to land.
Fett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Denke presses Fett against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Denke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fett avoids it.

Denke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Denke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fett seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Denke throws a strike but Fett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fett is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fett throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett stops Denke from standing up.
Denke pulls Fett in to control the position.
Denke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Denke has Fett pulled in close to control his posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Karl Denke wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Fett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Denke is trying to defend but Fett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Denke is looking to improve his position.
Fett is thwarting Denke's attempts to control the position.
Denke is looking for a sweep. Fett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Denke is pressing down on Fett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett looking to pass the guard.
Denke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fett stopping the sweep attempt from Denke.
Fett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Denke trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fett stands up over Denke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boba Fett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fett moves out of range as Denke strikes.
That kick from Denke tenderised Fett's leg. Fett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fett is looking to clinch.
Fett moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Crunch! Denke slams his shin into Fett's torso.
Boba Fett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Fett.
Fett tries to clinch up.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett scores with a decent looking hook.
Denke throws a head kick but Fett moves out of range.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke.
Fett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fett moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Fett connects with a crisp jab.
Fett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Fett connects with a solid leg kick.
Fett wants to clinch up but Denke keeps it at a distance.
Denke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Denke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Denkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Denke misses with a looping left.
Fett lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fett.
Nice uppercut lands for Fett. That snapped Denke's head back.
Fett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Denke takes a step back to recover.
Fett throws a head kick that misses.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.

Denke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Denke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fett blocks it with crossed arms.
Fett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Denke.
Fett lands a nice uppercut.
Fett is leaning against Denke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Denke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Fett.
Fett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Denke lands with a left to the head.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Fett.
Fett avoiding damage as Denke throws knees to the body.
Fett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Fett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fett lands with a right to the head.
Denke jumps guard but Fett turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Fett lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Boba Fett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fett throws an elbow but misses.
Denke looking to throw knees to the head but Fett is blocking nicely.
Denke avoids the elbow strike from Fett, against the ropes.
Denke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Fett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Denke pushes off an throws an elbow but Fett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fett avoids it.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Denke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Denke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fett misses with a knee strike.
Denke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fett is trying to maintain a safe position but Denke gets an underhook and turns Fett into the ropes.
Fett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Fett lands with a left to the head.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fett tries to land knees in the clinch but Denke avoids the damage to the body.
Fett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denke avoids it.
Fett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fett blocks a body shot from Denke.

Denke pulls guard effortlessly.
Fett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fett trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boba Fett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denke is out of range and Fett settles back down.
Fett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fett blocks a jab.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
Fett checks a leg kick.
Fett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Fett thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Denke.
Fett scores with a hook to the body. Denke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett pushes Denke away with a front kick.
Fett tries to land a front kick but Denke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Fett rushes Denke and presses him up against the ropes.
Fett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fett throws a head punch that misses.
Denke throws an elbow but it misses.
Denke jumps guard but Fett stands there with Denke around his waist. Denke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fett lands an uppercut.
Denke is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fett is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denke is trying to pull guard but Fett turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fett looking to throw knees to the head but Denke is blocking nicely.
Denke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fett blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Denke drags the fight down to the ground.
Fett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Denke's head.
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 keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Denke keeping full guard, as Fett tries to pass.
Denke working a defensive guard but Fett manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Denke is trying to control Fett's posture but Fett avoids it.
Fett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fett scoring with punches and elbows.
An elbow from Fett crashes against the mat.
Fett trying to control the action but Denke is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke is trying to control Fett's posture but Fett avoids it.
Boba Fett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fett lands a nice forearm strike.
Fett wants to control but Denke is keeping him busy.
Fett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Denke down.
The strikes coming from Fett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Denke is not content to let Fett control the position.
Denke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Denke throwing shots but Fett is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke throwing shots but Fett is blocking nicely.
Denke thows a huge punch but Fett dodges it nicely.
Denke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denke lands strikes from half guard.
Denke thows a huge punch but Fett dodges it nicely.
Denke drops an elbow to the side of Fett's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett is not content to let Denke control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett gets full guard.
Fett is trying to control the position but Denke postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boba Fett really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Denke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fett defends it nicely.
Fett connects with a looping right hand.
Fett throws a leg kick but Denke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denke. Denke obviously looking to wear him down.
Fett is looking to land body kicks.
Denke tries to move into range but Fett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Fett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Denke's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett misses with a body shot
and Denke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fett misses the jab.
Denke misses with a lunging right hand
and Fett counters with a body kick that stops Denke in his tracks momentarily.
Fett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fett is looking to slow Denke down with leg kicks.
Fett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fett connects with a single shot there.
Fett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fett wants it to stay on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Denke shoots and misses
and Fett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fett misses with a head kick.
Fett misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Fett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett works the jab nicely.
Fett connects with a solid leg kick.
Denke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fett has time to react.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
Fett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fett slips a jab from Denke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a front kick that sends Denke stumbling back into the ropes.

Fett rushes Denke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Denke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fett prevents it.
Fett lands with a left to the head.
Denke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Denke misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fett.
Fett scores with a shot to the side of Denke's head.
Fett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denke blocks an elbow strike from Fett.
Denke misses with a punch on the inside.
Fett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Fett misses with a punch to the body.
Fett lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Denke manages to break the clinch.
Fett lands with an uppercut that bounces Denke off the ropes and back into range.

Denke tries to keep at a distance but Fett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fett avoiding damage as Denke throws knees to the body.
Fett misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Denke.
Denke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fett controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fett just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Fett controls the action.
Denke lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boba Fett dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Denke is doing well to control the position and prevent Fett from advancing to side control.
Fett wants to control but Denke is keeping him busy.
Fett thows a huge punch but Denke dodges it nicely.
Denke wants to control but Fett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Denke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Denke.
Fett trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Fett won't allow Denke to sweep him here.
Fett is looking to work some ground and pound but Denke has wrist control.
Denke controlling Fett's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Denke slips the punch.
A head kick by Fett misses
and Denke counters with an inside leg kick.
Denke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fett circles away.
Denke throws a head kick but Fett moves out of range.
Fett scores with a leg kick.
Fett is looking to clinch.
Fett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Denke's hands.

Denke darts in and clinches Fett up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett is stalling here.
Denke landing knees to the head.
Denke misses with a body punch.
Denke lands a hook that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Denke tries for a takedown but Fett manages to get underhooks.
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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fett.
Fett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denke blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denke blocks it with crossed arms.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke takes a shot to the head.
Denke cracks Fett with a nice body shot.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Fett throws a punch but it's blocked by Denke.
Denke throws a punch but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denke blocks it with crossed arms.
Fett blocks the elbow strike.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Denke scores with a shot to the side of Fett's head.
Fett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Fett.
Fett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Denke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fett tries to throw a body punch but Denke avoids it by throwing Fett back against the ropes.
Fett misses with a body punch.
Denke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fett lands a nice uppercut.
Denke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fett is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Denke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Denke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Denke lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
Fett takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Boba Fett has been cut.
Denke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Denke's face.
A nice left hand lands by Denke.
Fett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Denke managing to block the knees to the body from Fett.
Fett lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fett.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke lands a knee to the body.
Denke working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karl Denke.
Well Fett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boba Fett!
A very excited looking Boba Fett rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.