PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeNardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tseng
vs
DeNardo

205 cm
37
255 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

190 cm
39
243 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dom DeNardo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNardo misses with a body shot.
DeNardo lands a head kick!
DeNardo misses with a body shot.
A big right from DeNardo misses.
Tseng moves away from the strike by DeNardo.
DeNardo misses with a looping left.
Tseng gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeNardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tseng throws a head kick that DeNardo semi-blocks.

It looks like Dom DeNardo has been cut.
A head kick by Tseng misses
and DeNardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeNardo lunges at Tseng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tseng's hand.

DeNardo feints and as Tseng raises his hands in defense, DeNardo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tseng definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
DeNardo stopping the sweep attempt from Tseng.

DeNardo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tseng keeping full guard, as DeNardo tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng being controlled here, momentarily.
Tseng is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tseng looking for a sweep. Not yet Tseng, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tseng holds on and takes a little breather.
DeNardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
DeNardo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Tseng misses.
Tseng takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Vaan Tseng has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng misses the body punch
and DeNardo counters with a slapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tseng.
DeNardo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tseng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeNardo.
Tseng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tseng there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vaan Tseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Tseng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DeNardo scores with a nice head shot.
Tseng throws a looping overhand right but DeNardo ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tseng tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but DeNardo swivels and escapes.
Jab by DeNardo.
A cross from Tseng lands.
Tseng lands a nice hook to DeNardo's body. DeNardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeNardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeNardo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tseng's hands are dropping dangerously low here and DeNardo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tseng scrambles back to his feet.
Tseng lands the left hand.
Tseng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeNardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tseng darts in looking for a takedown but DeNardo gets double underhooks and turns Tseng into the cage.
DeNardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaan Tseng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeNardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tseng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tseng tries to land a body kick
and DeNardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeNardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tseng.
Tseng backing away here, and DeNardo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
DeNardo lands a right hook to the body.
Tseng is breathing heavily.
Tseng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeNardo slips under a jab.
Tseng tries for a takedown but DeNardo circles away easily
and DeNardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tseng misses with a right hand
and DeNardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeNardo connects with a leg kick. Tseng looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeNardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tseng.
DeNardo thumps Tseng with a low kick.
Tseng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeNardo to score with a decent uppercut.

DeNardo looking to score a takedown here. Tseng is defending well but DeNardo drives through and ends up in Tseng's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeNardo controlling from the top position.
Tseng keeping moving, preventing DeNardo from controlling successfully.
DeNardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tseng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tseng is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst DeNardo is controlling him.
Tseng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeNardo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
DeNardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tseng 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
DeNardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tseng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom DeNardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

DeNardo scores with the left hand. Tseng knows he should have avoided that one.
DeNardo thows a leg kick but Tseng checks it

and Tseng decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DeNardo's guard.
DeNardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeNardo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tseng controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tseng stopping the sweep attempt from DeNardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeNardo is controlling Tseng's posture.
Tseng preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng stands up over DeNardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tseng postures up and lands a big shot to DeNardo's brow.
DeNardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tseng keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of DeNardo's head.
Tseng trying to control but DeNardo is working from the bottom.
Vaan Tseng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeNardo keeping full guard, as Tseng tries to pass.
Tseng postures up and lands a big shot to DeNardo's brow.
Tseng working some strikes from top position.
DeNardo is trying to control the position but Tseng postures up.
Tseng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng throws a big right hand that misses.
DeNardo keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
Tseng has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tseng stands up over DeNardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tseng postures up.
Tseng will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tseng trying to control the position from guard on top but DeNardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tseng fails to land with a series of punches.
DeNardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tseng tries for a takedown but DeNardo circles away easily
and DeNardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
DeNardo lands a leg kick that knocks Tseng off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo tries a head kick but it misses.
DeNardo tries for a takedown but Tseng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DeNardo ducks under a wild hook from Tseng.
DeNardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tseng.
DeNardo throws a leg kick but Tseng sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeNardo avoids the body shot from Tseng.
Tseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeNardo counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Tseng as he checks the leg kick.
Tseng throws a head kick but DeNardo moves out of range.
DeNardo misses with a head kick.
Tseng swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DeNardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeNardo connects with a right hand. Tseng shakes it off.
DeNardo lands a leg kick that knocks Tseng off balance momentarily.
Tseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting DeNardo counter with a right hand.
Tseng misses with a right hand
and DeNardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dom DeNardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four 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!
Tseng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeNardo.
Tseng misses with a body shot.
Tseng shoots and misses
enabling DeNardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tseng tries to sprawl but DeNardo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tseng wants to get back to full guard but DeNardo has mounted him!
Tseng in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tseng is trying to escape the mount.
DeNardo looking to finish Tseng with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tseng!
DeNardo controlling the pace for now.
Tseng tries to lock up and control but DeNardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

DeNardo goes for an armbar but Tseng turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tseng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom DeNardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

DeNardo cracks Tseng with an open hand slap.
Tseng misses with a takedown attempt
and DeNardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tseng throws a lazy right hand but DeNardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeNardo scores with a kick to the body.
DeNardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tseng's head backwards.
Tseng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeNardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tseng.
A punch combination from Tseng misses.
DeNardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tseng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeNardo.
DeNardo leaves Tseng with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DeNardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tseng walks into a left hand.
Tseng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

DeNardo sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Tseng to the ground! DeNardo dives into full mount looking to finish!

Tseng is rocked!
Tseng is bucking up trying to escape but DeNardo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Tseng is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tseng regains half guard.
DeNardo controlling the action here.
Tseng is in trouble now - DeNardo has advanced to mount!
DeNardo tries to control but Tseng wriggling away.
Tseng seems to have got his legs back now.
DeNardo controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeNardo scoring with strikes but Tseng is staying in there.
DeNardo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tseng because DeNardo loaded up on that one.
Dom DeNardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo controlling from the full mount.
Tseng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
DeNardo controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that DeNardo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tseng is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
DeNardo tries to control but Tseng wriggling away.
Tseng tries to hold on but DeNardo pushes him away.
Tseng is desperately trying to improve his position but DeNardo has a good base and remains in mount.
DeNardo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tseng really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo controlling from the full mount.
DeNardo avoids the attempt from Tseng to control.
DeNardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeNardo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tseng wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom DeNardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeNardo 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom DeNardo!
Dom DeNardo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.