PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolosi has chosen All The Above - by Maino as his entrance music. Donald Dean has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dean
vs
Nicolosi

190 cm
28
214 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
214 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nicolosi rushes Dean and presses him up against the cage.
Nicolosi lands a damaging elbow.
Nicolosi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dean up against the cage.

Nicolosi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nicolosi throwing strikes from guard but Dean blocks nicely.
Dean controls Nicolosi momentarily but Nicolosi frees himself.
Nicolosi is looking to work some ground and pound but Dean has wrist control.

Dean escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nicolosi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nicolosi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dean is keeping the position for now.
Nicolosi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nicolosi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nicolosi throwing strikes but missing.

Nicolosi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dean looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dean looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dean!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dean in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nicolosi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donald Dean!