PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Dangerfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Dean has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dean
vs
Dangerfield

195 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Dangerfield!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dangerfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dean looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dangerfield wants to pass the guard but Dean is keeping the position.
Dangerfield distracts Dean with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dangerfield's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dangerfield is in close to Dean's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dangerfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Dean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dangerfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dangerfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Dangerfield advances to half guard.
Dangerfield working over Dean with some ground and pound. Dean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dean is looking for a sweep. Dangerfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dangerfield controlling the pace.
Dangerfield working Dean over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dangerfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean has hold of Dangerfield's hands but Dangerfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dangerfield drops an elbow to the side of Dean's head.
Dangerfield winds up and cracks Dean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dangerfield slips a nice elbow through Dean's hands, connecting with Dean's forehead.
Dangerfield lands strikes from half guard.
Dangerfield controlling the pace.
Dangerfield is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dangerfield winds up and cracks Dean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dangerfield controlling the action here.
Dangerfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dangerfield winds up and cracks Dean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield working Dean over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dangerfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dangerfield takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dangerfield lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dangerfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dangerfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dangerfield trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dangerfield moves nicely into side control.
Dangerfield lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dean down.
Dangerfield works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dangerfield is working Dean over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dangerfield lands an elbow.
Dangerfield cracks Dean with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dean is trying to improve his position.
Dangerfield scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dean to see if he's OK.
Dangerfield working the ground and pound from side control.
Dangerfield scores with punches from side control.
Dangerfield scoring with punches and elbows.
Dangerfield working the ground and pound.
Dean takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dangerfield in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dangerfield working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dangerfield working the head with strikes.
Dangerfield scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dangerfield works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dangerfield scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dean takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dangerfield working the head and body with strikes.
Dangerfield working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dean on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dangerfield lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dean down.
Dangerfield scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dean tries to buck Dangerfield off but Dangerfield is having none of it.
Dangerfield is working Dean over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dangerfield advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dangerfield controlling his opponent.
Dangerfield tries to control but Dean wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Dangerfield 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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dangerfield.
Dangerfield grinds an elbow into Dean's temple.
Dangerfield works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dean is trying to improve his position.
Dangerfield cracks Dean with a big right hand but Dean just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dangerfield scoring with punches and elbows.
Dean is looking for a sweep.
Dangerfield trying to control the position but Dean is working away.
Rodney Dangerfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dangerfield is staying tight to Dean's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dean taking a bit of punishment here - Dangerfield scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerfield gets to mount! Dean was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dean is in a horrible position here. Dangerfield smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dangerfield working Dean over with strikes here.
Dangerfield wants to control the pace but Dean is squirming around nicely.
Dean takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dangerfield landing shots from mount.
Dangerfield with shots to the head and body - Dean looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dangerfield with the ground and pound from mount.
Dangerfield working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Dean is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Dangerfield.
Oh Dean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dangerfield lands a big shot to the head and Dean winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rodney Dangerfield!