PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sanninen (ranked 1944 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Brian Dean (ranked 269 p4p, 291 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanninen
vs
Dean

190 cm
25
200
8 - 7 - 0

183 cm
26
185
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanninen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dean jabs Sanninen right on the nose. Sanninen blinks but takes it well.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean slips under a jab.

Sanninen instigates a clinch.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Sanninen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dean blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen keeps control of Dean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanninen pushes off an throws an elbow but Dean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanninen has him pressed against the cage.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanninen won't allow it.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanninen won't allow it.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.
Sanninen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanninen scores with a knee to the head.
Dean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dean working hard to break the clinch.
Dean blocking some punches.
Sanninen misses with a knee strike.
Dean blocks an elbow strike.
Dean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dean dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanninen tries to land a knee to the head but Dean blocks with his arms.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dean dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dean tries to circle away but Sanninen has him pinned against the cage.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean tries to circle away but Sanninen has him pinned against the cage.

Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Sanninen moves away and avoids it.
Sanninen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dean connects with a body shot.
Sanninen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanninen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.

Sanninen clinches.
Sanninen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dean avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
Sanninen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.
Dean blocks the elbow strike.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean blocks the elbow strike.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanninen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanninen misses with a knee to the head.
Sanninen lands with a short shot to the head.
Dean blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Nice elbow from Sanninen.
Dean blocks an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Sanninen misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanninen throws an elbow but misses.

Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanninen.
Nice defenses there by Sanninen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanninen. Dean shrugs it off though.
Sanninen drops his hands momentarily and Dean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Sanninen closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanninen lands an elbow inside that Dean shrugs off.
Dean dodges an elbow strike from Sanninen.
Dean avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanninen.
Sanninen misses with a knee strike.
Sanninen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanninen.
Dean tries to circle away but Sanninen has him pinned against the cage.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Dean breaks the clinch.

Sanninen takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanninen looking to throw knees to the head but Dean is blocking nicely.
Dean working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sanninen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dean misses with a looping right.
Sanninen misses with a body kick.
Dean doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body kick there by Sanninen.
Dean tries to bum rush Sanninen with a series of wild strikes but Sanninen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Sanninen's shoulder, as Sanninen tries to avoid the shot.
Dean scores with a nice head shot.
Sanninen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
A shot to the liver by Dean. Beautiful body shot.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Sanninen tries to clinch up.
Sanninen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Sanninen ducks down to avoid it.
Sanninen misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dean breaks from the clinch.
Dean misses with a body shot.
Sanninen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanninen takes one to the side of the head.

Dean gets tackled into the cage by Sanninen. Sanninen maintains the clinch.
Dean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanninen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanninen prevents Dean from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanninen prevents Dean from breaking the clinch.
Sanninen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanninen.
Sanninen misses with a knee strike.
Dean avoids the elbow strike from Sanninen, against the cage.
Sanninen misses with an elbow strike.

Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean goes for a small jab and connects. Now Dean goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Sanninen stumbles back but Dean runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Sanninen to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Sanninen will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Dean!
Our winner, Brian Dean, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.