PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hindu Kush told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dean
vs
Kush

168 cm
18
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

154 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown. Kush tries to sprawl out of it but Dean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jimmy Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean with a poor takedown
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean has his takedown stuffed
and Kush counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush lands a nice looking body shot.

Dean shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kush napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kush is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dean stalling away here and it's allowed Kush to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kush is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kush is trying to control the position but Dean postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dean landing some decent shots from guard.
Kush is trying to control the position but Dean postures up.
Dean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Kush blocks nicely.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dean is working Kush over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dean with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kush is trying to control the position but Dean postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dean preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dean is in close to Kush's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but Kush has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Kush trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Kush throws a big elbow that misses.
Kush throws an elbow that misses. Dean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kush's guard. Nice move by Dean!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Kush has his foot on Dean's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dean works his way back into a safe position though.
Kush looking for a sweep. Not yet Kush, not yet.
Kush controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Dean distracts Kush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dean preventing the sweep.
Dean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kush has momentary wrist control but Dean slips an elbow through the middle.
Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but Kush has wrist control.
Dean preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Dean wanted to stand there but Kush had control of the position.

Kush is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Kush wants to sweep here but Dean controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Kush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dean is working Kush over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean cracks Kush with a solid left hand.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hindu Kush will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kush as he jumps to the side.
Dean looks for a takedown but Kush sprawls well.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kush circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Kush loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Dean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kush sprawls well. Kush wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean shoots and misses
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush lands with a nice combination. Dean backs away looking to recover.
Dean shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kush counters with a nice uppercut.
Dean with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Kush counter with a right hand.

Dean is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean has his takedown stuffed
and Kush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hindu Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kush moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Dean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kush lands the left hand.
Kush lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dean at a distance.
Kush digs a good body shot into Dean's ribs.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kush! Dean is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hindu Kush!
Hindu Kush is the new bantamweight champion!
Hindu Kush managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry), into his post fight interview.