PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovidio Kiran (ranked 232 p4p, 364 weight class) and Dick Dennison (ranked 40 p4p, 57 weight class). Kiran's entrance music is Katmandu. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiran
vs
Dennison

189 cm
36
202
31 - 13 - 0

192 cm
29
225
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Dennison finds it's target.
Dick Dennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiran misses the target.
Kiran cracks Dennison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dennison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiran.
Dennison tests Kiran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dennison ducks under a wild hook from Kiran.
Kiran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennison.
Dennison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiran moves out of range as Dennison strikes.
It looked like Kiran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Kiran misses.
Dennison misses with a takedown attempt - Kiran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dennison ducks under a wild hook from Kiran.
Kiran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennison was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiran.
Dennison looks for a takedown but Kiran sprawls well.
Ovidio Kiran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Dennison.
Kiran digs a good hook to Dennison's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kiran misses.

Dennison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kiran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dennison.
Dennison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dennison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dennison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kiran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiran is controlling Dennison's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dennison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kiran is trying to maintain the position but Dennison is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dennison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kiran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dennison at a distance.
Dennison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiran pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dennison back to the cage. Kiran follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dennison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kiran sneaks out the side door and pushes Dennison away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
An inside leg kick from Kiran misses.

Dennison moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiran throws a lazy right hand but Dennison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiran moves out of range as Dennison strikes.
Kiran throwing a counter right hand but Dennison manages to avoid it.
Kiran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dennison looks to land a right hand but Kiran moved out of range.
Kiran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dennison takes a swing at Kiran's ribcage but misses.
Kiran misses with an uppercut. Dennison saw that one coming.
Kiran takes a swing at Dennison's ribcage but misses.
Kiran misses the jab.
Dennison shoots in for a takedown but Kiran shows good takedown defense.
Dennison slips under a jab.
Dennison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiran scores with a hook.
Dennison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiran.
Kiran missing with a left hand there. Dennison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran looks to score with a jab to the body but Dennison is just out of range.
Dennison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiran throws out the jab.
Kiran moves out of range as Dennison strikes.

Kiran gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kiran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kiran keeping full guard, as Dennison tries to pass.
Dennison throwing strikes from guard but Kiran blocks nicely.
Kiran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ovidio Kiran dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kiran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Dennison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kiran!
Kiran is looking for a sweep.
Dennison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kiran sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dick Dennison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dennison working the ground and pound.
Dennison in side control, throwing shots but Kiran defends.
Kiran wants to control but Dennison postures up.
Dennison wants to control for a moment but Kiran uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dennison thows a huge punch but Kiran dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison is trying to control the action in half guard but Kiran is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dennison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dennison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dennison working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dennison lands a nice short elbow.
Dennison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dennison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dennison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dennison slips a nice elbow through Kiran's hands, connecting with Kiran's forehead.
Dennison wants to take a breather but Kiran is having none of it.
Dennison misses with a head shot. Kiran uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dennison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dennison scores with a decent looking hook.

Dennison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennison trying to control but Kiran is working from the bottom.
Dennison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kiran's head.
Dennison scoring with some ground and pound.
Dennison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dennison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kiran trying to control the position.
Dennison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dennison wants to control but Kiran is keeping him busy.
Kiran defending against the ground and pound.
Dennison lands an elbow.
Dennison misses with the ground and pound.
Dennison working the ground and pound.
Dennison is looking to take a break and control but Kiran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dennison misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dennison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dennison cracks Kiran with a big elbow.
Kiran is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dennison connects with a decent elbow.
Dennison cracks Kiran with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiran is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dennison connects with a decent elbow.

Kiran is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Kiran's face as Dennison controls the position.
Dennison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiran keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Dennison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kiran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Kiran misses.
Kiran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Dennison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dennison showed some decent athleticism there.
Kiran is trying to maintain the position but Dennison is very close to passing his half guard.
Kiran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dennison is keen to just control but Kiran is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dennison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kiran!
Dennison wants to control the action but instead Kiran gets a body lock and reverses into Dennison's guard! Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran preventing the sweep.
Dennison trying to control the position here.
Dennison's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dennison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kiran has hold of Dennison's hands but Dennison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dennison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dennison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kiran knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dennison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dennison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dennison working the head and body with strikes.
Dennison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiran defending well though.
Dennison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dennison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kiran won't allow Dennison to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison slips a nice elbow through Kiran's hands, connecting with Kiran's forehead.
Dennison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dennison is thwarting Kiran's attempts to control the position.
Dennison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Dennison moves into the clinch.
Dennison lands a right hand.

Dennison has picked Kiran up - he's going for a ride! Dennison dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kiran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dennison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dennison.
Dennison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dennison throwing shots but Kiran is blocking nicely.
Dennison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dennison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dennison winds up and cracks Kiran with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dennison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dennison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennison thows a huge punch but Kiran dodges it nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dennison thows a huge punch but Kiran dodges it nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dennison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Dennison really dominated that round.
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.

Dennison forces Kiran back against the cage and clinches.
Kiran struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennison controls his hands.
Dennison throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiran.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dennison.
Dennison lands with a light punch inside.
Dennison is working for takedown but Kiran is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dennison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kiran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ovidio Kiran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Dennison.
Dennison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiran is fending him off so far but Dennison persists. Nope, Kiran circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiran misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison wants to clinch.
Kiran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dennison momentarily.
Dennison tries to bum rush Kiran with a series of wild strikes but Kiran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiran loads up on a big right hand but Dennison slips the punch.
Dennison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice uppercut there from Kiran.
Kiran misses with a looping left.
Kiran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennison was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiran.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dennison is defended easily by Kiran.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiran misses the target.
Kiran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dennison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran swings for the body but Dennison moves out of range.
Kiran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dennison with the counter takedown but Kiran avoids it easily.

Dennison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dennison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kiran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dennison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kiran's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiran is trying to get back to full guard.
Dennison is trying to control. Kiran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dennison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dennison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dennison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dennison thows a huge punch but Kiran dodges it nicely.
Dennison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dennison takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dennison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dennison thows a huge punch but Kiran dodges it nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kiran throws out a loose jab but Dennison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dennison shoots in but no luck this time.
Dennison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiran throws an overhand right that lands on Dennison's shoulder, as Dennison tries to avoid the shot.
Dennison throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dennison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dennison throwing strikes from guard but Kiran blocks nicely.
Dennison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dennison throwing strikes from guard but Kiran blocks nicely.
Dennison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennison wants to control from the top but Kiran keeps moving.
Dennison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kiran haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Dick Dennison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dennison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kiran to the mat! Kiran manages to get full guard.
Dennison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiran taking a bit of punishment here - Dennison scoring with strikes.
Dennison looks up at the clock and then as Kiran takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dennison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kiran is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dennison connects with a decent elbow.
Dennison grinds an elbow into Kiran's temple.
Oh Kiran is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dennison lands an elbow.
Dennison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kiran is avoiding damage well.
Kiran seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennison is trying to ground and pound but Kiran uses the momentary lack of control by Dennison to regain half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dennison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dennison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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 lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kiran! More strikes land and this one is all over! Dennison jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Dennison!
Dick Dennison is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dick Dennison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ovidio Kiran was interviewed post fight and said 'Lachhaar-pato! Back to the gym.'.