PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Dean (ranked 5208 p4p, 3439 weight class) and Albert White (ranked 594 p4p, 460 weight class). Matthew Dean is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dean
vs
White

184 cm
23
190
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
200
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert White!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.

White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dean prevents a body shot from White.
White tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dean lands a left hand.

White breaks from the clinch.
Dean wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.

White gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
White tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Dean avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Dean.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dean - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White trying to control the position but instead, Dean has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
Dean throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Dean is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dean scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dean tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
White is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dean blocks a body shot from White.
Dean misses with a body punch.
Dean lands a body shot in the clinch.
White looks winded!
Dean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Dean slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dean lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean taking a breather.
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White tries to break free but Dean pushes him back against the cage.
White prevents a body shot from Dean.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dean is keeping busy.
Dean lands an uppercut.
Dean misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dean pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dean has White pushed against the cage.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deans head.
Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White prevents a body shot from Dean.
A left hand lands to the body for Dean.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White has had enough of the clinch but Dean keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Good body shot from White.
Dean has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Dean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White pushes Dean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dean.
Dean will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean prevents a body shot from White.
White working aggressively here.
Dean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Dean controls his hands.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dean lands a hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Dean is trying to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Dean dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

White lands with a good body shot.

White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Dean's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from White.
White stops Dean from getting back to his feet.
White is trying to control. Dean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White stops Dean from getting back to his feet.
White trying to control from half guard but Dean is working away.
Dean tries to kick White off but White keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
Dean is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but White scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dean is looking to escape.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dean does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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

Dean moves into the clinch.
Dean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
White tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Dean taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with a short shot to the head.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dean has his back to the cage.
Dean lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dean has White pushed against the cage.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Dean.
White leaning his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dean.
Dean is struggling to control the position.
White digs a right hand underneath Dean's ribcage. Dean let out a lung full of air as it connected.

White manages to break the clinch.
Dean avoids the body shot from White.
Dean was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Dean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Dean wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White scores with a body shot.
White slips under a jab.
Dean connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt White! He's out on his feet! Dean rushes in and drops White with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthew Dean!