PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wesson (ranked 185 p4p, 24 weight class) and Humbert Humbert (ranked 490 p4p, 61 weight class). Wesson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Your Honor - Foo Fighters. Humbert has chosen Babylon 5 as his entrance music. Dean Wesson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wesson
vs
Humbert

182 cm
27
201 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

170 cm
27
185 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humbert Humbert!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert misses the jab.
A jab from Humbert misses.
Wesson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Humbert moves out of range of the leg kick from Wesson.
Wesson misses with a right hand
and Humbert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wesson throws out a powerful jab.
Wesson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Humbert moves forwards but Wesson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wesson, as that shot connected.
Humbert gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Humbert checks it.
Humbert is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wesson with a body shot.
Wesson throws a body kick that misses.
Wesson with a hook.
Wesson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wesson lands with a right hand.
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!
Humbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wesson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wesson thuds his shin into the meat of Humbert's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Wesson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Humbert misses.
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Humbert manages to avoid it.
Humbert now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Humbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesson.
Wesson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wesson cracks Humbert with a good jab.
Humbert uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wesson has time to react.
Wesson misses with a kick to the body.
Wesson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Humbert connects with a looping right hand.
Wesson throws a lazy right hand but Humbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Humbert looks to land a right hand but Wesson moved out of range.
Humbert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Wesson to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Humbert misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a head kick.
Wesson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wesson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Humbert makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Humbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wesson manages to avoid it.
Wesson misses with a head kick.
Humbert digs a good hook to Wesson's body.
Wesson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wesson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wesson scores with a hook to the body. Humbert takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wesson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wesson misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Humbert misses.
Wesson throws the kick towards the body but Humbert avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wesson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Humbert moves out of range easily.
Humbert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Wesson.
Wesson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Humbert throws a right and a left that Wesson avoids nicely.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesson connects with a solid leg kick.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Humbert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wesson fakes the leg kick and cracks Humbert in the body.
Wesson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wesson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wesson lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Humbert manages to avoid it.
Wesson blocks a jab.
Humbert takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Humbert swings for the body but Wesson moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Wesson.
Humbert moves out of range of the body kick from Wesson.
Humbert wants to counter the offense by Wesson and move into the clinch position.
Humbert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wesson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Humbert momentarily.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Humbert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Humbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Wesson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Humbert moves out of range easily.
Wesson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Humbert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wesson avoids the body shot from Humbert.
Wesson connects with the punch.
Wesson throws a body kick that misses
and Humbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Humbert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wesson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wesson.
Humbert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wesson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wesson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Humbert on the side of the head.
Wesson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Humbert can do to turn this around?
A big right from Humbert misses.
Humbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wesson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert moves out of range as Wesson throws a body kick.
Humbert's coach down at The PIT Hawaiian Kempo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Humbert's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wesson lands with a shot to the body.
Humbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesson.
Wesson thumps Humbert with a low kick.
Wesson misses the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wesson - that will leave a mark!
Humbert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wesson.
Wesson throws a body shot but no joy.
Humbert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wesson. Wesson obviously looking to wear him down.
Humbert misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Wesson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Humbert is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wesson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert scores with a jab. Wesson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Humbert throws an overhand right that lands on Wesson's shoulder, as Wesson tries to avoid the shot.
Humbert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Wesson. Those never looked like landing.
Humbert has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wesson.
Good standup being displayed there by Wesson as he connects with a hook.
Wesson lands with a nice body punch.
Wesson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Wesson slams his shin into Humbert's torso.
Wesson cracks Humbert with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wesson misses with an uppercut. Humbert saw that one coming.
Humbert is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Humbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Humbert misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert misses with a wild body shot.
Wesson misses with a shot to the body

and Humbert counters by moving into the clinch.
Wesson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wesson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Humbert misses with some punches.
Wesson can't find room to land a body shot as Humbert controls the action.
Humbert misses with the head strike.
Wesson tries to throw a body punch but Humbert avoids it by throwing Wesson back against the cage.
Wesson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Humbert's elbow.
Humbert misses with the head strike.
Humbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wesson throws a head punch that misses.
Humbert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wesson backwards.
Wesson throws a head punch that misses.
Wesson is trying to maintain a safe position but Humbert gets an underhook and turns Wesson into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wesson.
Wesson struggles to land a body shot inside as Humbert controls his hands.
A short right from Humbert on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert can't find room to land a body shot as Wesson controls the action.
Wesson lands a right hand.
Wesson blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Wesson.
Humbert blocks a body shot from Wesson.
Wesson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Humbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Humbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wesson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Humbert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wesson misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson blocks a body shot from Humbert.
Humbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Humbert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Humbert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wesson prevents a body shot from Humbert.
Wesson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wesson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Wesson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wesson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Humbert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Humbert. That did some damage!
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humbert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wesson walks into a stiff left hand from Humbert.
Humbert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesson.
Wesson lands with a cross.
Wesson cracks a nice hook into Humbert's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Humbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Wesson.
Humbert takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Humbert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wesson does it's job there.
Wesson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Humbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
Dean Wesson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wesson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Humbert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Humbert is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Humbert is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Humbert takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wesson scores with a kick to the body.
Wesson throws a lazy head kick
and Humbert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Wesson misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Humbert on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Humbert blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert connects with a right hand. Wesson shakes it off.
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!
Humbert throws a body shot but no joy.
Wesson lands a body shot.
Humbert takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
Wesson is looking to land body kicks.
Wesson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Humbert is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wesson with a body shot.
Wesson throws a leg kick
and Humbert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesson slips a straight right by Humbert.
Humbert throws out a loose jab but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wesson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson throws a head kick but Humbert moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Humbert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Humbert misses with a body shot
and Wesson counters with a stiff right hand.
Humbert takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
Wesson misses with a left hand
and Humbert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Humbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Wesson.
Wesson throws a leg kick
enabling Humbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Wesson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson scores with a head kick.
Humbert lands with a right hand.

Wesson is rocked!
Humbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
It looked like Wesson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oh Wesson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wesson lands with a slapping head kick.
Humbert throws a body shot but no joy.
Wesson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wesson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wesson swings for the body but Humbert moves out of range.
Humbert misses with the combination.
Wesson lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Wesson clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A thudding body kick lands there by Wesson!
A solid body kick from Wesson.
Wesson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Humbert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wesson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Humbert counters with a right hand to the body.
Humbert swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wesson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Humbert is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wesson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert misses with an uppercut.
Humbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wesson misses with a right hand
and Humbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wesson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Humbert circles away quickly and effectively.
Humbert appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert misses with a hook. Wesson ducked under it nicely.
Wesson lands a nice shot that snaps Humbert's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Humbert checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Humbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wesson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Humbert checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Humbert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Humbert takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
As Humbert backs away, Wesson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Humbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Wesson.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Humbert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wesson.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a kick to the body.
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Humbert.
Wesson lands a nice looking body kick.
Wesson misses with an uppercut.
Humbert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A leg kick checked by Humbert.
Wesson slips a straight right by Humbert.
Humbert swings for the body but Wesson moves out of range.
Humbert throws a right hand that misses
and Wesson counters with a solid body kick.
Wesson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Humbert's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesson lands a high kick!
Wesson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Humbert.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson works the jab nicely.
Wesson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wesson. Humbert shrugs it off though.
Humbert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wesson misses with a kick to the body.
Wesson misses with a body kick.
Wesson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Humbert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Wesson misses.
Humbert throws a body shot but no joy.
Wesson cracks Humbert with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert lands a nice looking body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fighters circling - Wesson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wesson slips a jab from Humbert.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wesson.
Wesson cracks Humbert with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Humbert on the side of the head.
Humbert walks into a straight right hand from Wesson.
Good work by Humbert as he checks the leg kick.
Humbert throws a series of punches but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson lands a leg kick that knocks Humbert off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Wesson had his way with Humbert Humbert in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wesson, as that shot connected.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Wesson's head but Wesson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Wesson misses its target.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
A cross from Wesson lands.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Humbert blocks a jab.
Wesson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Humbert.
Humbert lands a slapping body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wesson - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert misses the jab.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Wesson's head but Wesson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Humbert just manages to avoid it.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
Wesson throws a body shot but no joy.
Humbert takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wesson lands a jab to the nose.
Humbert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Humbert misses.
A big left from Humbert misses.
Wesson scores with a head kick.
A jab from Wesson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Humbert now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wesson scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wesson throws a leg kick which misses Humbert's front leg but catches the back leg as Humbert tries to avoid it.
Humbert throws a right hand that Wesson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wesson also avoids with ease.
It looked like Wesson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Humbert lands a nice hook to Wesson's body. Wesson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wesson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Humbert backs up against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wesson connects with a looping right hand.
Humbert blocks a head kick by Wesson.
Wesson sizes up Humbert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Humbert avoids the head kick by Wesson.
Humbert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Humbert Humbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean Wesson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert catches Wesson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wesson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Humbert.
Wesson throws a shot to the body.
Humbert throws a big shot that misses.
Wesson misses with a hook
and Humbert counters with a stiff right hand.
Humbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Humbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wesson.
Wesson stalks Humbert and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Humbert's face. Humbert staggers backwards, shaken.
Wesson scores with a nice body kick.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert misses with an uppercut. Wesson saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson connects with a high kick.
Wesson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Humbert swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wesson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Humbert's knee momentarily.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Wesson throws a head kick that Humbert semi-blocks.
Wesson moves away from the strike by Humbert.
Humbert throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wesson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Humbert thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wesson.
Wesson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Wesson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wesson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Wesson!
Dean Wesson retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Dean Wesson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Humbert Humbert spoke after the fight, saying 'the referee sucker punched me....did u see that !???'.