PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denjat has chosen U.S.A. National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

David
vs
Denjat

182 cm
26
180 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

182 cm
27
175 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denjat blocks a jab.
David takes a kick to the side of the head.
David throws out a loose jab but Denjat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denjat is looking to score with low kicks.
Denjat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
Denjat misses with a body shot
and David counters with a nice uppercut.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denjat throws a leg kick but David checks it.
A leg kick checked by Denjat.
David feints a jab promting Denjat to slip. David then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Denjat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denjat.
An inside leg kick from Denjat misses.
David swings away with a body shot that misses
and Denjat counters with a stiff right hand.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denjat shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Denjat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David throws a big shot that misses.
Denjat misses with a low kick.
Denjat pivots, looking for a leg kick but David is out of range and Denjat settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Denjat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
David misses with a straight right.
Denjat connects with an inside leg kick.
Denjat throws a good cross that connects.
Denjat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
David throws a nice outside leg kick.
David throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denjat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denjat.
Denjat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from David.
Denjat swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Denjat shoots in and drives through. David sprawls well.
David scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as David blocks the low kick.
David avoids the body shot from Denjat.
Denjat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David throws the kick towards the body but Denjat avoids it.
David digs a good body shot into Denjat's ribs.
Denjat throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Good work by Denjat as he checks the leg kick.
David scores with a crisp jab that stopped Denjat in his tracks.
David missing with a left hand there. Denjat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Denjat.
Denjat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and David has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
David cracks Denjat with a good jab.
Denjat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Denjat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denjat misses with a takedown attempt
letting David counter with a right hand.
Jan David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahmoud Denjat.
David throws a body punch but Denjat moves out of range.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denjat.
David throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Denjat.
Denjat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
Denjat motions for David to come forward. Denjat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a body punch but Denjat moves out of range.
David throws a lazy right hand but Denjat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denjat.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denjat throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
David misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from David.
Denjat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Denjat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down David rather than just go for the knockout.
David looks to land a combination but Denjat avoids it well.
Denjat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Denjat.
Denjat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
David misses with a left hand
enabling Denjat to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jan David will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Denjat lands with a kick to the temple. David shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Denjat.
Denjat throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Denjat.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
Denjat misses with a takedown attempt - David sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David checks the leg kick.
Denjat throws out a leg kick but David moves out of range and Denjat only half commits.
David lands a slapping body shot.
David misses with a low kick.
David throws a lazy uppercut
and Denjat counters with a thumping low kick.
Denjat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Denjat.
Jan David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denjat lands a head kick!
Denjat misses with a wild body shot.
Denjat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David lands with a nice body punch.
David misses with a head kick.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud Denjat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David tries to bum rush Denjat with a series of wild strikes but Denjat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denjat.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denjat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Denjat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
David cracks Denjat with a good jab.
Denjat throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Denjat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Denjat showed some decent athleticism there.
David wants to get back to full guard.
Denjat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denjat working the head and body with strikes.
David slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denjat lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control the position here.
Denjat preventing the sweep.
Denjat tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denjat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of David's head.
Denjat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
David 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.
Denjat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denjat preventing the sweep.
David keeping moving, preventing Denjat from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a big elbow that misses.
Denjat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denjat looking to sit in guard and control but David gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David trying to control but Denjat is working from the bottom.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denjat is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denjat 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.
Denjat controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahmoud Denjat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

David connects with a right hand. Denjat shakes it off.
David misses with a wild body shot.
Denjat throws out a leg kick but David moves out of range and Denjat only half commits.
Denjat looks for a takedown but David sprawls well.
David is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Denjat thows a body shot but no joy.
Denjat misses with a right hand
and David counters with a nice low kick that buckles Denjat's knee momentarily.
Denjat blocks the body kick.
David misses with a body shot.
Denjat avoids the body shot from David.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
David takes a swing at Denjat's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
David on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Denjat throws a front kick that sends David stumbling back into the cage.
Denjat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by David there.
David lands with a cross.
David moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denjat lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily.
Denjat misses with a wild body shot.
Denjat scores with a leg kick.
Denjat staying out of range there.
David stuffs the takedown attempt from Denjat. Denjat gets slowly back to his feet.
David throws the kick towards the body but Denjat avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat misses with the combination.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denjat closes the distance and clinches up with David, looking for a takedown. Denjat pushes David against the cage but David circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jan David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahmoud Denjat.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denjat was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
Denjat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from David misses.
Denjat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denjat throws a push kick but David slaps the foot to one side.
David misses with a looping left.
That kick from Denjat tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denjat.
David misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David looks to throw the jab but Denjat is out of range.
Denjat tries to land a front kick but David steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David throws a shot to the body.
Denjat blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denjat - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Denjat.
David throws a hook to the side of Denjat's head but Denjat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David scores with a leg kick.
Denjat lands a body shot.
David misses with an uppercut.
Denjat lands with a good body shot.
Denjat blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a shot from downtown. Denjat moves away and avoids it.
David misses the jab.
A jab from David misses.
David on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denjat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from David.
Denjat throws a leg kick that misses.
David throws out a powerful jab.
Denjat lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
David avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David thumps Denjat with a low kick.
Denjat scores with a spinning back kick!
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mahmoud Denjat.
Well Denjat 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mahmoud Denjat!
Mahmoud Denjat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.