PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dennison (ranked 882 p4p, 1375 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 129 p4p, 200 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dennison
vs
Gonzalez

192 cm
27
225
11 - 7 - 0

190 cm
23
218
7 - 3 - 0

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World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennison fails with the takedown.
Dick Dennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dennison tries to counter with a takedown but Gonzalez is quick to defend against it.
Dennison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Dennison.

Dennison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonzalez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sloppy strikes there by Dennison.
Dennison misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dennison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gonzalez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gonzalez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dennison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dennison laying and praying for a moment but Gonzalez takes advantage and regains half guard.

Dennison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Dennison eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez pushes Dennison off looking to stand but Dennison dives back in and keeps control.
Dennison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dennison thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
Dennison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dennison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dennison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dennison working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gonzalez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dennison.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennison working some strikes from top position.
Dennison throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dennison's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!

Gonzalez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dennison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dennison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dennison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dennison throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Dennison is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Dennison is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Dennison from controlling successfully.
Dennison postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Dennison is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dennison is controlling him.
Dennison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dennison trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dennison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Dennison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dennison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Dennison with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Dennison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dennison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzalez as he jumps to the side.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dennison shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzalez tests Dennison's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Dennison gets a takedown into half guard.
Dennison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison misses with a head shot. Gonzalez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dennison with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison working some strikes from top position.
Dennison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dennison stops Gonzalez from standing up.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dennison.
Dennison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dennison postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
Dennison trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Dennison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dennison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dennison throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennison is working hard here to advance position.
Dennison is controlling Gonzalez's posture.
Dennison has a closed guard, preventing Gonzalez from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dennison takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Dennison avoids the punch easily.
Dennison misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dennison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dennison fails with the takedown.
Gonzalez tries a quick counter leg kick but Dennison is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Dennison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Dennison.
Dennison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Dennison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonzalez is not content to let Dennison control the position.
Dennison is putting a hurting on Gonzalez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Dennison.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face as Dennison controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to buck Dennison off.
Gonzalez defending against the ground and pound.
Dennison remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Dennison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Dennison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez tries to escape but Dennison is in control.
Dennison throws an elbow but Gonzalez slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Dennison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dennison digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.
Dennison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Dennison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dennison showed some decent athleticism there.
Dennison wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Dennison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Dennison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dennison slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dennison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Dennison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dennison.
Gonzalez is not content to let Dennison control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dennison in particular looking to stall.
Dennison 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.
Dennison lands a big elbow - Gonzalez is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dennison!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Dennison!
A very excited looking Dick Dennison 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.