PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iron mke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean has chosen Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) as his entrance music. Curtis Dean struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Curtis Dean will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

mke
vs
Dean

190 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

190 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iron mke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Dean!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iron mke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mke lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by mke.
Dean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dean scores with the left hand. mke knows he should have avoided that one.
Dean scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Iron mke has been cut.
Dean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
mke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mke lands the left hand.
Dean misses with a combination

and mke moves into the clinch.
mke prevents Dean from breaking the clinch.
Dean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dean working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dean tries to break the clinch but mke is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dean.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

mke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dean crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from mke - the referee stops the clock and Dean gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says mke. Dean manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dean looks gassed!

mke has closed the distance and engaged Dean in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
mke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dean can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dean is looking to break free of the clinch but mke has double underhooks.
mke scores with a hook to the body.

mke breaks from the clinch.
mke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mke manages to avoid it.
mke lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
mke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
mke wants to clinch.
mke throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
mke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dean if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

mke has closed the distance and engaged Dean in a clinch.
mke with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from mke.

mke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
mke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

mke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.

Dean breaks from the clinch.

mke rushes Dean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

mke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean misses with a looping right.
mke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from mke. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
mke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
mke throws a quick inside leg kick.
mke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
mke fails to land with a series of punches.
mke tries to clinch but Dean is having none of it.
mke stalks Dean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dean's face. Dean staggers backwards, shaken.
mke tries to clinch but Dean is having none of it.
mke tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mke is looking to clinch.
mke throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mke is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iron mke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iron mke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

mke moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on mke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dean working hard to break the clinch.
mke lands a damaging elbow.

mke manages to break the clinch.
mke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dean backs up against the cage.
mke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from mke.
Dean walks into a stiff left hand from mke.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but mke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean wants to clinch.

Dean tries to keep at a distance but mke has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mke is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
mke looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
mke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dean's calf.
Dean swinging wildly here.

mke closes the distance and pushes Dean back into the cage.

mke breaks the clinch.
mke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

mke clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
mke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Dean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dean working hard to break the clinch.

mke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mke stalks Dean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dean's face. Dean staggers backwards, shaken.
mke wants to clinch.
mke wants to clinch.
mke throws a sloppy head kick and Dean moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dean tries to clinch up
and mke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dean is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
mke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
mke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Left hook, right uppercut from mke.
mke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mke just misses with a punch to the body.
mke tries to clinch but Dean moves away
and Dean counters with a head kick.
Iron mke is winning the standup battle so far.
Dean blocks a head kick by mke.
mke tries to clinch
and Dean counters with a three punch combo that has mke backing up. mke nods at Dean to acknowledge the strikes.

mke has Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from mke as the two fighters clinch.

mke manages to break the clinch.

mke has managed to clinch.
mke looking to slow down the pace here.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from mke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iron mke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iron mke's cut.
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. This is the final round!

mke avoids a kick to the body.
Dean tries to clinch but mke is having none of it.
mke throws a left and a right that both miss
and mke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
mke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
mke lands a head shot.
Dean takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
mke misses with a series of wild punches.
mke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. mke doesn't seem bothered though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting mke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mke lands a jab to the nose.
Dean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of mkes head.
mke prevents Dean from breaking the clinch.
mke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dean is keeping busy.
mke working Dean over with knees to the body.
mke taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean has had enough of the clinch but mke keeps him there for the moment.
mke controlling the action here for a moment.

mke manages to break the clinch.

mke moves into the clinch.
mke lands a body shot in the clinch.
mke tries to break the clinch but Dean is controlling the position.
Dean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but mke has him pressed against the cage.
Dean can't break the clinch.
mke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dean's efforts to push away.
Dean misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dean tries to break the clinch but mke is controlling the position.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but mke is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for mke.
A short uppercut from mke.

mke breaks from the clinch.
mke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

mke has Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
mke blocks an uppercut.

mke breaks the clinch.
mke tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
mke is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.

mke moves into range and clinches up with Dean.
mke stalls.
mke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

mke breaks the clinch.
Dean throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and mke counters with a right hand to the body.
Iron mke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mke circles away from the clinch attempt

and mke counters by moving into the clinch.
Curtis Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but mke has him pressed against the cage.
Iron mke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dean can't break the clinch.

mke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean falls off balance throwing a combination
and mke counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
mke doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iron mke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iron mke!