PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donson Denille (ranked 1707 p4p, 197 weight class) and Remy Valentine (ranked 1846 p4p, 89 weight class). Valentine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Denille
vs
Valentine

190 cm
29
229 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

195 cm
31
265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donson Denille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a body punch but Denille moves out of range.
Valentine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
Denille lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Valentine is looking to slow Denille down with leg kicks.
Remy Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denille digs a good body shot into Valentine's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denille.
Denille blocks a leg kick.
Valentine misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Denille on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denille throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Denille counters with a stiff right hand.
Denille misses with a straight left.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Denille's ribs.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Denille moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denille just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denille.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Denille counters with a low kick, right behind Valentine 's knee.
Denille gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentine.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and Denille counters with a nice body shot.
Valentine lands a head kick!
Denille missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denille slips a straight right by Valentine.
Remy Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denille.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Denille uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
A counter left hand to the body from Denille misses its target.
Denille tried to score with a low kick but Valentine checks it.
Denille uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Denille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Denille.
Denille throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denille stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denille was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Denille appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Denille drops down looking for a counter takedown but Valentine sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Valentine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Denille counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denille misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Denille keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denille attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Denille scores with a punch to the head.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Denille sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Valentine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Denille to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Valentine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Denille is controlling him.
Denille loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denille prevents Valentine from getting back to his feet.
Denille missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine wants to stand and escape but Denille is having none of it.
Valentine has momentary wrist control but Denille slips an elbow through the middle.
Denille with a nice head shot there.
Denille sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Valentine's guard.
Denille working the head and body with strikes.
Denille scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denille prevents Valentine from standing back up.
Denille takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Denille throwing shots but Valentine is blocking nicely.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denille throwing shots but Valentine is blocking nicely.
Valentine tries to kick Denille off but Denille keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Denille throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valentine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Denille prevents Valentine from standing back up.
Denille landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Denille.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valentine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Denille missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.

Valentine has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Denille is on him like a limpet, forcing Valentine back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denille wants to take the fight to the mat but Valentine manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denille blocks a body shot from Valentine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donson Denille dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denille swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Denille throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Denille is just out of range.
Denille getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valentine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine throws a jab when Denille was well out of range.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Denille.
Valentine wants to slow Denille down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valentine misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Denille.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denille.
Denille tries to counter with a takedown but Valentine is quick to defend against it.
Valentine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Denille's calf.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Denille moves out of range easily.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denille.
Denille takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valentine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denille shoots in but no luck this time.
Denille lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Nice defenses there by Denille.
Valentine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denille doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Denille was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Denille feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Valentine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a body shot but no joy.
Denille lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denille. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denille.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denille swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Denille moves away and avoids it.
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denille scores with a body shot.
Denille looks for the body kick but Valentine saw that one coming.
Valentine wants to counter the offense by Denille and move into the clinch position.
An inside leg kick from Denille misses.
Remy Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine throws a leg kick that is checked

and Denille counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Denille lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Denille is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Denille not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valentine is trying to stand up here but Denille is controlling him well.
Denille is looking to advance position but Valentine won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valentine manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Denille keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Valentine cracks Denille with a nice body shot.
Denille works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Denille.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Denille uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denille blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denille tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denille lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Denille tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Denille is looking for a takedown.
Denille blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Denille controls his hands.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denille's elbow.
Denille lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denille.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denille lands a hook that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Denille avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Denille lands with a right to the head.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denille throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Denille working aggressively here.
Denille misses with some punches.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Denille.
Denille wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donson Denille. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine works on Denille's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Valentine.
Valentine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Denille's head.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Denille.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Denille.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Denille ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine lands with a good body shot.
Denille swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Valentine misses.
Valentine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Denille.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
Denille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Denille chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Denille circles away quickly and effectively.
Valentine swings for the body but Denille moves out of range.
Valentine connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denille lands a jab to Valentine's midsection.
Valentine stuns Denille with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Denille.
Denille drops down looking for a counter takedown but Valentine sprawls and moves away.
Valentine misses with a body kick.
Denille misses with a double jab.
Valentine slips under a jab.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Denille's ribs.
Valentine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Denille counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine throws a hook but Denille blocks it.
Denille on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Denille throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denille misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denille.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denille has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denille takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valentine swings for the body but Denille moves out of range.
Denille feinted with a counter takedown.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Denille's shoulder, as Denille tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine catches Denille with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Denille wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine throws a sloppy body shot
and Denille counters with a stiff right hand.
Denille connects with a jab.
Valentine stuns Denille with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Denille scores with a nice right hand.
Denille tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denille is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Denille counters with a leg kick.
Valentine cracks the inside of Denille's front leg.
Denille throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Denille slips a jab from Valentine.
Denille tries to score with a low kick but Valentine moves his leg out of the way.
Denille moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
A low kick from Denille is predictable there
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denille scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Denille counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valentine's knee momentarily.
Denille looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Denille is out of range.
Valentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denille moves out of range as Valentine throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Valentine.
Valentine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denille was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Denille turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Valentine blocks the low kick.
Denille chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Denille throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Denille.
A low kick from Valentine is predictable there

and Denille counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valentine won't be happy with that.
Denille lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Denille lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Denille working the head and body with strikes.
Denille lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Valentine is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valentine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Valentine!
Remy Valentine thanked the fans post fight for their support.