PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Dean (ranked 2642 p4p, 2692 weight class) and Bruce Wagner (ranked 370 p4p, 378 weight class). Randall Dean is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dean
vs
Wagner

184 cm
19
220
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
205
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean lands a right hook to the body.
Dean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Wagner throws an off balance right hand
and Dean counters with a right hand to the body.
Dean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dean digs a good body shot into Wagner's ribs.
Wagner blocks a jab.
Wagner feints a counter leg kick.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
A good leg kick by Wagner.
A low kick lands for Dean.
Dean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wagner on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner misses with a left hand
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean digs a good body shot into Wagner's ribs.
Dean lands a body shot.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Wagner looks winded!
Dean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wagners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruce Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner tries to score with a low kick but Dean moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean cracks Wagner with an open hand slap.
Dean lands a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dean.
Dean connects with a body shot that sends Wagner's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Dean.
Dean uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dean lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dean scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wagner moves out of range of the body kick from Dean.
Wagner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Dean.
Dean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dean lands a body shot.
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wagner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wagner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean connects with a jab.
Dean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean scores with a head kick. Wagner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dean lands a jab.

Wagner is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dean - that will leave a mark!
Dean connects with a body shot that sends Wagner's belly button to the back.
Dean connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean scores with a jab to the body.
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dean lands a jab to Wagner's midsection.
Dean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Dean lands with a nice body punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dean. Wagner shrugs it off though.
Dean lands a slapping body shot.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Dean cracks a nice hook into Wagner's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean jabs at Wagner's body.
Dean lands a right hook to the body.
Dean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dean lands a nice hook to Wagner's body. Wagner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wagner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dean lands a body shot.
Wagner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dean.
Dean scores with a leg kick.
Dean jabs at Wagner's body.
Dean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dean lands a slapping body shot.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean lands a jab to Wagner's midsection.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dean scores with a jab to the body.
Dean cracks Wagner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Dean dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wagner in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dean throws a good cross that connects.
Wagner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dean counters with a body kick.
Wagner walks into a stiff left hand from Dean.
Dean scores with a body shot.
Dean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dean scores with a body shot.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Dean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dean lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Jab from Dean.

Dean lands a big uppercut and Wagner crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wagner looks OK. Dean waves Wagner back to his feet!
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Dean finish him?
Wagner takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wagner right on the button. Wagner goes down! Dean follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dean gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Dean!
Our winner, Randall 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.