PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dew
vs
Dean

190 cm
23
259 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

204 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Dean!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dew is defended easily by Dean.
Dew closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dean circles away.
Dew throws a leg kick which misses Dean's front leg but catches the back leg as Dean tries to avoid it.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.
Dew tries to clinch but Dean is having none of it.

Oooooh!!! Dean has knocked Dew down with a huge combo! Dean steps away and waves a wobbly Dew back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Dick Dew has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dew slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Dean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dew is fending him off so far but Dean persists. Nope, Dew circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dean looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dean shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dean was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dew manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dean's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dew gets full guard.
Dew is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dean's head.
Dew could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dew is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dew throws a strike but Dean avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dean looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dew throwing strikes but missing.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dew.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking for a sweep. Not yet Dean, not yet.
Dew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dew might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dew wants to stand but Dean has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dew wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dick Dew.

Dean closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dean lands in his opponent's guard.
Dew manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to lock up and control but Dew gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dew misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dean prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Dean is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dew with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dew misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Dew's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dew enables Dean to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dew manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Dew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dean gets to his feet. Dew looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dew counters with a three punch combo that has Dean backing up. Dean nods at Dew to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Dew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Dew wants to clinch.
Dew throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Dew slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
Dean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dick Dew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dew tries to clinch but Dean is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a series of punches but Dew moves out of range.
Dew moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean misses with a combination

and Dew holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Dew breaks from the clinch.
Jim Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dew shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dew's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Dew has closed the distance and engaged Dean in a clinch.
Dean has had enough of the clinch but Dew keeps him there for the moment.
Dew keeps control of Dean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dew breaks from the clinch.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dew.
Dean throws a series of punches but Dew avoids them all with ease.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dean is fending him off so far but Dew persists. Nope, Dean circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dew dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Dew closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dean circles away.
Dean throws a series of punches but Dew moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dean.

Dean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Dew is working from the bottom.
Dean stops Dew from standing up.
Dean postures up in Dew's guard and throws a big left but Dew blocks it.
Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but Dew has wrist control.
Dean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dew keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jim Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dick Dew's cut.
That's time! Dew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.

Dean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dew throws an elbow that misses. Dean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dew's guard. Nice move by Dean!
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Dew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dean content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean wants to control from the top but Dew keeps moving.
Jim Dean has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jim Dean wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dean!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dean moves into the clinch.
Dean working hard to break the clinch.
Dew lands a left hand.
Dean misses with a punch on the inside.
Dew trying to land knees to the body.

Dew has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dean uses from the top position.

That's two 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!
Dew wants to sweep here but Dean controlling him for the moment.

Dean gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dean goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Dick Dew's cut is getting worse.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dean misses with a double jab.
Dean looks to land a combination but Dew avoids it well.
Dean works over Dew's head and body with a nice combination.

Dew closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dew working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dew sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dean defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dew is looking to stall here but Dean recovers full guard.
Dew throws an elbow that misses. Dean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dew's guard. Nice move by Dean!
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Dean is looking to work some ground and pound but Dew has wrist control.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
Dew is trying to keep Dean in close.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean looks to land a combination but Dew avoids it well.
Dew moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean throws a right and a left that Dew avoids nicely.
Dean scores with a three punch combo!
Dick Dew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Dew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Dean!