PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wesson (ranked 267 p4p, 46 weight class) and Jonas Justesen (ranked 770 p4p, 106 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wesson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In Your Honor - Foo Fighters. Jonas Justesen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wesson
vs
Justesen

182 cm
28
201 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

183 cm
27
189 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Justesen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wesson throws a push kick but Justesen slaps the foot to one side.
Wesson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Justesen misses with a body punch
and Wesson counters with a left and a right that stings Justesen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justesen.
Wesson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dean Wesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wesson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justesen moves out of range of the leg kick from Wesson.
Wesson lands a nice looking body kick.
Wesson is looking to land body kicks.
Justesen lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justesen.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Justesen moves out of range easily.
Justesen lands with a right hand.
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justesen.
Wesson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson thumps Justesen with a low kick.
Justesen throws a lazy uppercut
and Wesson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Justesen missing with a left hand there. Wesson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justesen manages to avoid it.
Wesson slips a jab from Justesen.
Justesen misses with a looping right.
Justesen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesson lands a front kick.
Justesen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Justesen throws a looping overhand right but Wesson ducks down to avoid it.
Justesen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wesson throws a front kick aimed at Justesen's knee but Justesen avoids it well.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Justesen moves out of range easily.
Wesson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justesen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Justesen cracks Wesson with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justesen in his tracks.
Dean Wesson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Wesson.
Wesson misses with a body shot.
And Justesen tries to counter it with a takedown but Wesson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justesen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wesson throws a sloppy body shot

and Justesen counters with a takedown into side control.
Wesson is trying to improve his position.
Justesen cracks Wesson with a big right hand but Wesson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wesson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Justesen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Justesen is chipping away with strikes.
Justesen cracks Wesson with a big right hand but Wesson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wesson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Justesen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Justesen working over Wesson with some ground and pound. Wesson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wesson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Wesson looking for submissions off his back.
Wesson is looking to improve his position.

Wesson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wesson has hold of Justesen's hands but Justesen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Justesen working over Wesson with some ground and pound. Wesson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wesson is looking for a sweep. Justesen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wesson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justesen pulls his head out easily.
Justesen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Wesson actively working from the bottom here.
Justesen trying to control the action but Wesson is working from the bottom.
Wesson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Justesen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Justesen's back!

Justesen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Wesson is persistently looking for the submission but Justesen is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dean Wesson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wesson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A clash of legs there as Justesen blocks the low kick.
Justesen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justesen 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.
Wesson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justesen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesson.
Justesen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesson.
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justesen manages to avoid it.
Wesson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justesen.
Justesen scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justesen.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Justesen circles away.
Wesson lands a nice looking body kick.
Wesson misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justesen in his tracks.
Justesen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wesson.
Wesson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wesson connects with the punch.
Wesson just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Wesson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justesen feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson blocks a jab.
Justesen blocks a head kick by Wesson.
Justesen with the counter takedown but Wesson avoids it easily.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Justesen is just out of range.
Justesen misses with a shot to the body
and Justesen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justesen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesson throws the left hand but Justesen avoids the punch easily.
Wesson lands with a good body shot.
Wesson scores with a leg kick.
Justesen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wesson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justesen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Justesen.
Nice defenses there by Wesson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Justesen checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wesson misses the target.
Wesson throws a body punch but Justesen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Justesen checks it.
Wesson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Justesen fails with a takedown attempt.
Justesen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wesson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justesen with the counter takedown but Wesson avoids it easily.
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!
A swing and a miss from Wesson.
Wesson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wesson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wesson wants it to stay on the feet.
Justesen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wesson.
Good leg kick by Wesson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Justesen misses with a looping right.
Wesson avoids the body shot from Justesen.
Dean Wesson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justesen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wesson jabs at Justesen's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson lunges at Justesen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justesen's hand.
Wesson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wesson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Justesen.
Justesen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Justesen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justesen checks a leg kick.
Justesen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wesson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wesson misses the jab.
Wesson connects with a jab.
Wesson ducks right into an uppercut from Justesen.
Some bone on bone action there as Justesen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Justesen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wesson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wesson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justesen.
A quick step to the side and Wesson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justesen lands a really nice looking cross but Wesson seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Justesen.
Justesen misses the shot to the body.
Wesson loads up on a big right hand but Justesen slips the punch.
Justesen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wesson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justesen can do to turn this around?
Wesson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wesson slips a jab from Justesen.
Justesen misses the jab.
Justesen lands a head shot.
Wesson tests Justesen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Wesson.
Wesson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Justesen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wesson misses with a low kick.
Wesson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Justesen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Justesen tries to free his leg and advance position but Wesson is retaining full guard.
Justesen scoring with some ground and pound.

Wesson looking for a guillotine here but Justesen defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Wesson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wesson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wesson misses with a hook.
Justesen throws a looping overhand right but Wesson ducks down to avoid it.
Wesson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justesen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Justesen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
Justesen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wesson. Wesson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wesson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wesson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wesson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Justesen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justesen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wesson scores with a jab to the body.
Justesen connects with a looping right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wesson.
Wesson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Wesson.
Justesen misses with a hook. Wesson ducked under it nicely.
Wesson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wesson wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Justesen misses its intended target.
Wesson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Justesen takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Justesen.
Justesen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justesen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justesen takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
Wesson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justesen scores with a jab to the head.
Justesen lands an overhand right.
Justesen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Justesen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justesen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Justesen gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Wesson gets back to half guard.
Justesen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Wesson is rocked!
Wesson is staying active underneath Justesen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Wesson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justesen pulls his head out easily.
Wesson wants to improve his position but Justesen is controlling well.

Wesson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justesen pulls his head out easily.
Justesen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dean Wesson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Wesson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justesen is trying to control the action in half guard but Wesson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wesson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wesson tries to get to full guard but Justesen has control of the leg.

Wesson actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesson has hold of Justesen's hands but Justesen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wesson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Justesen is working away from the top position though.
Wesson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nice strikes from Justesen there.
Justesen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wesson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wesson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justesen wants to control from the top but Wesson keeps moving.
Jonas Justesen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justesen works over Wesson with some ground and pound from guard.
Justesen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Justesen trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justesen landing some decent shots from guard.
Justesen being controlled here momentarily.
Justesen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Justesen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wesson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Wesson!
Dean Wesson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.