PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senki Gudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reno Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudo comes into the arena with Money to Blow blaring out of the sound system. Senki Gudo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gudo
vs
Dean

193 cm
25
223 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Vicious Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senki Gudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reno Dean!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dean throws a head kick but Gudo moves out of range.
Dean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gudo misses with a takedown attempt - Dean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dean, right into the meat.
Gudo moves out of range of the body kick.
Gudo blocks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Dean finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dean throws a body kick that misses.
Dean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dean throws a sloppy head kick and Gudo moves out of range easily.
Dean lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudo checks a low kick from Dean.
Dean throws the kick towards the body but Gudo avoids it.
Dean tries to land a leg kick but Gudo saw it coming and moves away.
Dean lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gudo's sensitive parts.
Gudo misses with a takedown attempt - Dean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Dean scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gudo shoots in for a takedown but Dean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senki Gudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean throws a leg kick but Gudo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dean, right into the meat.
Dean feints and then cracks Gudo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gudo down.
Some bone on bone action there as Gudo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gudo moves out of range as Dean throws a body kick.
Dean will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gudo avoids a kick to the body.
Dean throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Dean scoring well with a low kick there.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Dean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with a nice body kick.
Dean tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gudo is able to avoid easily.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gudo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gudo avoids the head kick by Dean.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Dean buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dean takes a swing at Gudo's ribcage but misses.
Gudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reno Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean is looking to clinch but Gudo is avoiding it.
Reno Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Dean misses.
Gudo shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dean moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dean lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gudo blocks a leg kick.
Dean chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dean misses with a body kick.
Dean feints and then cracks Gudo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gudo down.
Dean throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Gudo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dean misses with a leg kick.
Dean throws out a leg kick but Gudo moves out of range and Dean only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reno Dean dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick misses from Dean.
Dean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gudo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dean.
Dean lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dean.
Gudo moves out of range of the body kick from Dean.
A clash of legs there as Gudo blocks the low kick.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
Dean tries to clinch but Gudo moves out of range.
Gudo blocks a low kick nicely.
Gudo checks the leg kick.
Dean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Reno Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gudo shoots in but no luck this time.
Dean scores with a spinning back kick!
Dean misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Dean.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick from Dean misses.
Dean connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dean throws a sloppy head kick and Gudo moves out of range easily.
Gudo blocks a jab.
Dean feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gudo's calf.
Gudo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dean can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dean, right into the meat.
Dean lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gudo's sensitive parts.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Gudo saw that one coming.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gudo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dean. That one must have hurt.
Dean tries a low kick but Gudo avoids it.
Dean lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean lands with a slapping head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gudo checks a leg kick.
Dean feints and then cracks Gudo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gudo down.
Dean lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudo blocks a low kick nicely.
Gudo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dean.
Gudo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dean is looking to score with low kicks.
Dean throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean wants to slow Gudo down by chopping away at his legs.
Dean wants to clinch up but Gudo keeps it at a distance.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gudo misses with a takedown attempt - Dean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dean misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean feints and then cracks Gudo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gudo down.
Dean throws a head kick but Gudo moves out of range.
Dean throws a head kick but Gudo moves out of range.
Dean misses with a low kick as Gudo jumps back.
Good leg kick by Dean there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dean throws the kick towards the body but Gudo avoids it.
Gudo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gudo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gudo moves away.
Dean's corner calls for a 1-2. Dean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reno Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dean scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Dean there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dean cracks the inside of Gudo's front leg.
Dean tries a head kick but it misses.
Dean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dean cracks the inside of Gudo's front leg.
Dean motions for Gudo to come forward. Dean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dean, right into the meat.
Dean swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Dean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gudo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dean walks away with a smile on his face. Gudo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean cracks the inside of Gudo's front leg.
Gudo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Gudo saw that one coming.
Dean stuffs the takedown attempt from Gudo. Gudo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senki Gudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gudo moves out of range of the body kick.
Dean tries a head kick but it misses.

Dean has closed the distance and engaged Gudo in a clinch.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gudo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
Dean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dean trying to land knees to the body.
Dean will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gudo up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to maintain a safe position but Gudo gets an underhook and turns Dean into the cage.
Dean creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gudo's defenses.
Gudo tries to pull guard but Dean holds him up against the cage and eventually Gudo drops back down to his feet.
Dean missing with knees to the body.

Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Gudo ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gudo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gudo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dean connects with a body shot.
Dean goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dean.
Dean lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Dean. No joy for Gudo on that attempt.
A clash of legs there as Gudo blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dean. Gudo shrugs it off though.
Gudo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dean closes the distance and pushes Gudo back into the cage.
Gudo fails to pull guard.
Reno Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gudo tries to pull guard but Dean won't allow it.
Senki Gudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gudo tries to pull guard but Dean won't allow it.
Gudo is trying to break free.
Dean is pushing Gudo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gudo lands a right hand.
Gudo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
Dean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gudo.
Gudo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gudo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dean throws an elbow but it misses.
Dean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dean landing knees to the head.

It looks like Senki Gudo has been cut.
Gudo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gudo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reno Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dean has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reno Dean!