PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Sillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrik Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sillman
vs
Dean

200 cm
26
290 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

210 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Sillman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendrik Dean!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Sillman.

It looks like Kendrik Dean has been cut.
Dean's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dean duly obliges.

It looks like Neil Sillman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sillman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sillman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Dean closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sillman quickly recovers to half guard.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dean not doing much here.
Sillman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sillman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Sillman wants to control but Dean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sillman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dean on the ground.
Dean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sillman is breathing heavily.
Dean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Dean.
Dean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sillman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dean moves into full mount! Sillman won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean working the ground and pound effectively.
Dean content just to control the position here.
Dean lands a heavy elbow.
Dean cracks Sillman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dean scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Dean looking for a guillotine from mount but Sillman is having none of it.
Dean landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dean cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dean raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sillman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean looking to control but Sillman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dean dominating with strikes here.
Dean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dean controlling from mount.

Dean is working for a guillotine from mount but Sillman frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is landing with some decent strikes but Sillman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Dean looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Sillman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Neil Sillman's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Dean lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrik Dean dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dean throws a hook to the side of Sillman's head but Sillman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sillman moves out of range of the body kick from Dean.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Sillman slips the punch.
Sillman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dean wants to clinch up but Sillman keeps it at a distance.
Sillman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sillman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dean checks a leg kick.
Sillman slips a straight right by Dean.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Dean walks into a stiff left hand from Sillman.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Sillman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sillman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Sillman slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sillman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Sillman scores with a shot to the body.
Dean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dean fails to land the takedown.
Neil Sillman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sillman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Sillman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sillman scores with a body shot.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neil Sillman is winning the standup battle so far.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut
and Sillman counters with a nice body shot.
Sillman lands a nice shot that snaps Dean's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sillman jabs Dean right on the nose. Dean blinks but takes it well.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Sillman shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sillman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dean throws a right hand that Sillman ducks under and follows up with a left that Sillman also avoids with ease.
Dean's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sillman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dean scrambles back to his feet.
Sillman slips a jab from Dean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sillman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sillman swings for the body but Dean moves out of range.
Kendrik Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sillman just misses with a punch to the body.

Dean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dean is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Sillman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dean is on top in guard.
Dean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dean is working Sillman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean with a nice head shot there.
Sillman trying to control the position.
Dean stays in close to Sillman's body and controls the position.
Dean forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sillman defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kendrik Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dean throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dean tries to clinch but Sillman is having none of it.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sillman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sillman jabs at Dean's body.
Sillman is looking to wear down Dean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sillman scores with a jab to the body.
Sillman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Sillman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sillman avoids the head kick by Dean.
Dean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dean is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sillman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sillman wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Sillman. That snapped Dean's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sillman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dean eats them both and turns towards Sillman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Sillman.
Sillman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sillman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dean throws a hook but Sillman avoids it easily.
Dean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dean tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sillman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dean somewhat.
Neil Sillman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrik Dean.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Sillman saw that one coming.
Sillman connects with a nice looking jab.
Sillman lands a right hook to the body.
Sillman throws a low kick but Dean avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sillman misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Sillman counters with a left and a right that stings Dean.
Sillman misses with a wild body shot.
Dean throws a jab when Sillman was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sillman misses the shot to the body.
Dean wants to land a leg kick but Sillman is out of range.
Dean blocks a leg kick.

Dean closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sillman quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sillman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sillman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Dean connects with a nice short shot to Sillman's temple.
Dean working over Sillman with some ground and pound. Sillman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sillman defending well though.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.
Dean has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neil Sillman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sillman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sillman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kendrik Dean has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dean cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sillman?
Kendrik Dean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrik Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30

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