PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean has chosen Gravemakers & Gunslingers as his entrance music. Dennis Reynolds could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Dean's chin.

Reynolds
vs
Dean

185 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Dean!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Dean closes the distance and clinches.

Reynolds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Dean.
Reynolds shoots in for a double leg but Dean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Dean tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eddie Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
Reynolds shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dean pushes Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reynolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dean's brow.

Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dean tries to clinch
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean looks to clinch
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Dean.
Dean tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Dean instigates a clinch.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Reynolds is trying to drag Dean to the mat but Dean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reynolds goes for a takedown attempt but Dean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reynolds takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Dean drives through and clinches with Reynolds against the cage.
Reynolds can't break the clinch.
A short right from Dean on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Dean is controlling him.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dean closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Dean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dean is keeping busy.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Dean tightens his grip and picks Reynolds up, before dumping him to the ground. Reynolds manages to land in guard.

Dean stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dean pushes Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean digs a right hand into Reynolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reynolds's gas tank.
Dean lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Dean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dean.
Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dean content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Dean controlling the action here for a moment.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Dean.

Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean looks to clinch
and Reynolds counters with a left and a right that stings Dean.
Dean lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Reynolds can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Dean and Reynolds drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Dean.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Dean!