PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Orca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dean
vs
Orca

186 cm
31
180 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

181 cm
26
171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Project Orca!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Orca throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dean was covering up waiting for the punch and Orca finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Orca wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Orca won't allow Dean to get back to his feet.
Orca throws a strike but Dean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orca is trying to keep Dean in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Project Orca was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Orca misses the target.
Orca looks to land a left hand but Dean moved out of range nicely.
Orca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Orca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Orca working the strikes but Dean uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dean is trying to stand up here but Orca is controlling him well.
Orca trying to control from Dean's half guard. Dean has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Orca wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orca throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orca throws a strike but Dean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dean has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Orca is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orca is trying to keep Dean in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dean wants to stand and escape but instead Orca has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Orca won't allow Dean to get back to his feet.
Orca throws a big right hand that misses.
Orca throws a strike but Dean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orca working a defensive guard here.
Orca has Dean pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dean gets to his feet - Orca follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Orca dominated that round.
That's time! Dean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Orca throws the left hand but Dean avoids the punch easily.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orca.
Dean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orca tries to move into range but Dean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dean throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orca slips a jab and a cross from Dean.

Orca darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.

Dean tightens his grip and picks Orca up, before dumping him to the ground. Orca manages to land in guard.
Orca wants to hit a switch here but Dean passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Orca there!
Dean looking to control but Orca is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is stalling here but it's allowed Orca to get half guard.
Dean tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dean is thwarting Orca's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Orca.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Boston Dean.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orca misses with a series of wild punches.
Orca misses with a hook
and Dean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Dean looks to land a combination. Orca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Orca throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orca.
Orca dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Orca ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean defending well as Orca loads up on a big left hand.

Orca shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dean's guard.
Orca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orca wants to pass the guard but Dean is keeping the position.
Orca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orca must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orca throws a strike but Dean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean wants to get up but he can't break Orca's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.

Dean gets to his feet - Orca follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Orca is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boston Dean dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Orca missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Orca moves into the clinch.
Orca misses with a body punch.
Orca working hard to break the clinch.
Orca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Orca tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orca misses with a body punch.
Dean is looking to take this one to the mat.
Orca holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Orca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dean goes for a takedown attempt but Orca pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boston Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a right hand that Orca ducks under and follows up with a left that Orca also avoids with ease.
Boston Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boston Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orca misses with a hook.
Orca shoots in looking for a takedown. Dean tries to sprawl out of it but Orca keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dean manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean staying out of range there.

Orca gets a double leg takedown into Dean's guard.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orca.
Dean wants to stand but Orca is controlling the position.
Orca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Project Orca has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orca trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dean manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dean has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Orca is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orca trying to control the position.
Dean wants to get up but he can't break Orca's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boston Dean wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Orca looks to throw the jab but Dean is out of range.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orca looks to land a left hand but Dean moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orca moves away.
Orca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean avoids the head kick by Orca.
Orca might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dean!
Orca walks into a jab.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Orca loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orca.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Orca misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Dean scores with a four punch combination!
Orca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orca throws a big shot that misses.
Orca moves out of range of the leg kick from Dean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
Project Orca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Orca!