PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Borre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean has chosen Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) as his entrance music. Curtis Dean is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Borre
vs
Dean

187 cm
20
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Red Light Clothing ► Amsterdam!

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Borre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Dean!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a body kick that misses.
Borre shoots for a double leg takedown but Dean sprawls well. He's pushed Borre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Borre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dean checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Dean has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
John Borre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean misses with a leg kick.
Dean throws a series of punches but Borre moves out of range.

Borre closes the distance and clinches.
Dean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dean tries to circle away but Borre has him pinned against the cage.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Borre won't allow it.
Dean misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borre wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Borre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borre tries to pull guard but Dean won't allow it.

Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Borre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Borre is pressing down on Dean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dean is holding on for now.
Dean tries to kick Borre off but Borre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Borre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Borre prevents Dean from standing back up.

Borre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dean sees it coming and defends easily.
Dean tries to roll over but Borre keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to get back to full guard but Borre has passed into side control.
Dean throwing hammer fists to the chest of Borre. What's that going to do exactly?
Dean is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borre controlling from mount.
Borre won't let Dean get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dean looks gassed!
Borre dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Borre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dean can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Borre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dean is trying to escape the mount.
Dean is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Borre controlling the position easily from mount.
Borre 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 four 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.

Borre looking to secure an arm triangle but Dean defends it well.
Dean is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Borre raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Borre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Borre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dean if he has to take too many more of those.
Borre blocks a head kick by Dean.
Dean wants to clinch but Borre slips to the side

and Borre counters by clinching up.
Borre 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. Borre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dean leaves Borre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dean is looking to land body kicks.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
Borre closes the distance and clinches up with Dean, looking for a takedown. Borre pushes Dean against the cage but Dean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Borre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dean does no damage.
Borre blocks a head kick by Dean.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Borre fails with a takedown attempt.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borre.
Dean looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Borre gets a takedown into half guard.
Borre controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to stand up here but Borre is controlling him well.

Dean looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Borre escapes and gets back to his feet.
Borre doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.
Dean stuffs the takedown attempt from Borre. Borre gets slowly back to his feet.
Borre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Borre feints and as Dean raises his hands in defense, Borre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Dean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Borre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Borre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dean, up you get!
A head kick misses from Borre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borre avoids a kick to the body.
Borre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dean as he jumps to the side.
Dean misses with a leg kick.

Borre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dean did well to prevent Borre getting side control.

Dean looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Borre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Borre moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Borre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Borre throws a sloppy head kick
and Dean counters with a right hand to the body.
Dean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borre circles away quickly and effectively.
John Borre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dean gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dean is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borre defends well.
Dean being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borre won't allow Dean to sweep him here.

Dean looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Borre stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Borre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borre is keen to just control but Dean is a slippery customer.

Borre decides to return to a standing position.
Borre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borre somewhat.
Curtis Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean scores with a hook.
Dean takes a swing at Borre's ribcage but misses.

Borre drives through and clinches with Dean against the cage.
Borre effectively controlling the action here.
Borre tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Borre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dean manages to break the clinch.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.

Borre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dean manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
John Borre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Dean had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borre defends it easily.
Borre passes Dean's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Borre slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to escape.

Borre decides to return to a standing position.
Curtis Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean tries to bum rush Borre with a series of wild strikes but Borre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Dean tries to keep at a distance but Borre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borre tries to break free but Dean pushes him back against the cage.
Borre pushes off an throws an elbow but Dean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Borre dodges an elbow strike from Dean.
Dean prevents a takedown attempt there.
John Borre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean tries to break free but Borre pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Borre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Borre!