PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Keegan (ranked 1614 p4p, 2604 weight class) and Elijah Dean (ranked 214 p4p, 333 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Keegan
vs
Dean

176 cm
26
160
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
168
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Keegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Dean!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Keegan moves away and avoids it.
Keegan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keegan dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Keegan's head and hops out.
Keegan shoots in but no luck this time.
Keegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Mac Keegan has been cut.
Keegan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dean is fending him off so far but Keegan persists. Nope, Dean circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Keegan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean throws a series of punches but Keegan moves out of range.
Keegan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Keegan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keegan fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Dean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Dean as Keegan shoots in.

Dean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Keegan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean looking for a sweep. Not yet Dean, not yet.
Keegan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keegan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dean's head.
Keegan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dean has wrist control.
Keegan throws a strike but Dean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Keegan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Keegan pulls Dean in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Dean being controlled here momentarily.
Dean won't allow Keegan to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Keegan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Keegan gets a takedown into half guard.

Dean has one foot on Keegan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keegan shoots in but no luck this time.
Keegan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Keegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Keegan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Keegan.
Keegan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean leaves Keegan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Keegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dean with a nice cross.

Dean tries to sprawl but Keegan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Keegan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Keegan lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dean is pressing down on Keegan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Keegan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keegan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keegan throws a big right hand that misses.
Keegan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dean throws a jab when Keegan was well out of range.
Keegan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keegan walks into a jab.
Keegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Nice sprawl there from Dean as Keegan shoots in.
No luck for Keegan with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Keegan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Keegan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Keegan from controlling successfully.
Keegan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan cracks Dean with a solid left hand.
Keegan lands a couple of elbows.
Keegan looking to sit in guard and control but Dean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Keegan controlling the position.
Keegan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Keegan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dean content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean being controlled here momentarily.
Keegan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keegan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Keegan from controlling successfully.
Mac Keegan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keegan looking to pass the guard.
Keegan trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Keegan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Keegan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dean 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.

Keegan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dean's half guard.

Dean has one foot on Keegan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dean misses.
Keegan is looking to clinch.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Keegan's shoulder, as Keegan tries to avoid the shot.
Keegan shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Keegan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keegan is defended easily by Dean.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dean clobbers Keegan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keegan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mac Keegan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Keegan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Keegan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Keegan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dean taking a bit of punishment here - Keegan scoring with strikes.
Keegan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dean avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Keegan.
Keegan lands a nice forearm strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean isn't going anywhere.
An elbow from Keegan crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan scoring with punches and elbows.
Keegan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Keegan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dean struggling a bit here.
Keegan working the ground and pound.
Keegan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Keegan trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
Keegan lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dean tries to buck Keegan off but Keegan is having none of it.
An elbow from Keegan crashes against the mat.
Dean parries the strikes from Keegan easily there. Keegan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dean to escape.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dean to see if he's OK.
Keegan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Keegan staying calm.
Dean is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Keegan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mac Keegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean parries the strikes from Keegan easily there. Keegan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dean to escape.
Keegan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dean is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keegan is putting a hurting on Dean here, landing some big shots from side control.
Keegan is working Dean over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Keegan stalls from top position.
Keegan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Elijah Dean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Keegan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Keegan misses with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keegan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dean is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Keegan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dean 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Dean!
Elijah Dean thanked the fans post fight for their support.