PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carson The Arson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Arson
vs
Dean

186 cm
21
196 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Black Skull Clothing

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carson The Arson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Dean!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Arson tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Dean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

The Arson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dean napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The Arson happy to just control the position for now.
Dean tries to buck The Arson off but The Arson is having none of it.

The Arson decides to stand back up. The Arson steps back and let's Dean get back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Arson.

The Arson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Carson The Arson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Arson has taken the fight to the clinch.

The Arson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Arson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Arson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dean for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Dean is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Arson defends well.

Dean has his foot on The Arson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Arson works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Arson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Arson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dean on the ground.
The Arson won't allow Dean to sweep him here.
The Arson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Arson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Carson The Arson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Arson.
The Arson takes a little break here. Dean wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson The Arson dominated that round.
That's time! The Arson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dean tries to keep at a distance but The Arson has taken the fight into the clinch.

The Arson breaks the clinch.
Dean checks a leg kick.
The Arson throws a solid leg kick but Dean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Arson.

The Arson closes the distance and clinches.

The Arson breaks the clinch.

The Arson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Arson controlling the action here.
Dean is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Carson The Arson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Arson throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
The Arson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The Arson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Arson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Arson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.

The Arson manages to break the clinch.
The Arson throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Arson misses with a wild combination.
Dean avoids the body shot from The Arson.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Arson tries a head kick but it misses.
The Arson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.

The Arson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dean is trying to defend but The Arson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Arson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Arson prevents Dean from improving his position.
Dean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Arson slows the pace down in half guard.
The Arson works his way into side control.

The Arson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Arson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dean's guard.
Dean being controlled here, momentarily.
Carson The Arson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dean working for a triangle but The Arson defends it easily.
The Arson content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson The Arson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Arson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
The Arson throws a leg kick which misses Dean's front leg but catches the back leg as Dean tries to avoid it.

The Arson darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.
The Arson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

The Arson manages to break the clinch.

The Arson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Arson controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Carson The Arson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Arson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.
The Arson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Arson tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.

The Arson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dean looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Arson advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Arson controlling from the full mount.
Dean is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Arson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carson The Arson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Arson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Daniel Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carson The Arson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Arson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson The Arson!