PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Colucci (ranked 873 p4p, 116 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 1343 p4p, 174 weight class). Colucci comes to the cage accompanied by Drake ft Kanye - Glow. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Colucci
vs
Ralph Dean

176 cm
29
193 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

188 cm
29
198 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Colucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colucci slips under a jab from Dean.
Colucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Dean releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Colucci shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Colucci is defended easily by Dean.
Colucci tries for a takedown but Dean sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Colucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Colucci closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Colucci successfully pulls guard.
Dean has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Colucci is proving hard to escape from.
Dean wants to stand and escape but instead Colucci has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Dean is looking to stand up but Colucci isn't so interested in that idea.
Colucci might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colucci passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dean taking a bit of punishment here - Colucci scoring with strikes.
Dean is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Colucci asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Colucci cracks Dean with a big elbow.
Dean is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Colucci asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Colucci lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colucci lands an elbow.
Dean tries to escape but Colucci is in control.
Colucci cracks Dean with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dean is pushing Colucci's head away, looking to escape. Colucci manages to hold on to the position though.
Colucci lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dean is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Colucci has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Colucci lands an elbow.
Colucci 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.
Dean gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Colucci is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colucci landing punches.
Colucci tries to control but Dean wriggling away.
Dean is trying to stand up.
Colucci lands a nice shot to the head.
Colucci lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Colucci lands a big elbow.
Colucci tries to control but Dean wriggling away.
Dean wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dean is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Colucci controlling the pace for now.
Dean is trying to stand up.
Colucci controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Dean that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Colucci loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dean scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Colucci land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Colucci stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Colucci!
A victorious Michel Colucci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.