PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Sara - Weatherman. Duggan has chosen The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dean Duggan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hale
vs
Duggan

174 cm
26
184 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

181 cm
26
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

AnonymouS

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale misses with a low kick.
Dean Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Hale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Hale has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duggan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duggan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hale scrambles back to his feet.
Duggan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hale lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duggan backs up against the cage.

It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale connects with the punch.
Hale connects with a leg kick. Duggan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duggan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duggan scoring well with a low kick there.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hale.
Duggan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale slips a straight right by Duggan.
Hale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Hale takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dean Duggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Duggan.
Duggan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hale's calf.
Hale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
Hale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duggan.
Duggan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Duggan avoids the head kick by Hale.
Decent striking displayed by Duggan there.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hale.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duggan. Duggan obviously looking to wear him down.
Duggan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duggan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hale finds it's way round the side to connect with Duggan's head.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan tries a low kick but Hale avoids it.
Hale misses with a double jab.
Duggan lands with a cross.
Duggan lands a leg kick that knocks Hale off balance momentarily.
Duggan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Hale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duggan.
Hale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan digs a good hook to Hale's body.
Hale slips under a jab.
Hale misses with a double jab.
Duggan slips a jab from Hale.
Hale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hale with a nice cross.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
An attempted straight right counter from Hale misses the target.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duggan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck for Hale with that takedown attempt.
Hale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Hale. Those never looked like landing.
Duggan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Hale misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hale.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duggan.
Hale looks to land a combination but Duggan avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Hale misses
and Duggan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Duggan - just one landing.
Duggan thumps Hale with a low kick.
Duggan throws a shot to the body.
Hale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Hale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duggan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan scores with a push kick.
Hale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duggan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Duggan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A leg kick checked by Hale.
Duggan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hale moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hale might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Duggan looks to throw a body kick
and Hale counters with a one-two to the body.
Duggan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dean Duggan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duggan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duggan tries to score with a low kick but Hale moves his leg out of the way.
Duggan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duggan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Duggan misses

and Hale moves into the clinch.
Hale looking to slow down the pace here.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hale.
Hale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hale scores with a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Dean Duggan's cut even more.
Duggan scores with a shoulder strike.

Hale breaks from the clinch.
Hale needs to keep his hands up - Duggan had a free shot at his head there.
Duggan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Hale. That snapped Duggan's head back.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duggan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duggan.
It looked like Hale was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duggan.
Duggan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale blocks the body kick.
Duggan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hale throws a leg kick but Duggan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hale needs to keep his hands up - Duggan had a free shot at his head there.
Duggan connects with a right hand. Hale shakes it off.
Hale checks a leg kick.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Hale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Hale was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hale scores with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Duggan there.
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan misses with a looping left.
Brandon Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duggan.
Hale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Duggan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Hale moved out of range.
Hale went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hale moves out of range as Duggan strikes.
Duggan fails to land with a series of punches.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hale moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duggan's calf.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Hale.
Duggan misses with a jab to the body
and Hale counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan thumps Hale with a low kick.
Duggan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hale misses the target.
Duggan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hale is out of range and Duggan settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hale counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hale.
Hale stalling in the clinch but Duggan improves position.
Hale blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hale cracks Duggan with a nice body shot.
Hale misses with a hook from the clinch.

Duggan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hale clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan is looking to control Hale but Hale is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Hale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Duggan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Duggan moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hale blocks the leg kick.
Duggan throws a right hand that misses
and Hale counters with a straight right hand.
Duggan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hale's sensitive parts.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hale misses with the combination.
As Hale backs off Duggan throws a huge counter combo but Hale manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Duggan takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hale misses.
Duggan misses with a leg kick.
Hale throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Duggan throws out a leg kick but Hale moves out of range and Duggan only half commits.
Duggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duggan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hale on the side of the head.
Hale is looking to land body kicks.
Duggan scores with a punch to the head.
Duggan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Hale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Duggan takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The cut above Dean Duggan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duggan.
Hale connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duggan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Hale throws a big counter combination but Duggan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Duggan connects with an inside leg kick.
Duggan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hale misses with a wild combination.
Duggan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Duggan misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick from Hale misses.
Duggan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duggan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hale.
Hale moves out of range as Duggan strikes.
Hale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duggan throws a looping overhand right but Hale ducks down to avoid it.
Hale changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hale takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Duggan throws a good cross that connects.
Duggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Duggan.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan looks for the body kick but Hale saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Hale. Beautiful body shot.
Good leg kick by Duggan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duggan slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggan tries a low kick but Hale avoids it.
Good leg kick by Duggan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duggan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hale counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Hale misses.
Duggan misses with a body kick.
Duggan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duggan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Duggan.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dean Duggan.
I think Duggan 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Duggan!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Duggan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.