PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Greenwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes into the arena with Eminem - Till I Collapse blaring out of the sound system. Greenwood has chosen Ludacris-Get Back as his entrance music. Ray Greenwood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dean
vs
Greenwood

170 cm
25
193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Greenwood!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood misses with a hook
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greenwood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Greenwood enables Dean to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Greenwood manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Greenwood is trying to control the position but Dean postures up.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greenwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dean wanted to stand there but Greenwood had control of the position.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dean landing with the ground and pound.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Greenwood wants to sweep here but Dean controlling him for the moment.
Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greenwood keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.

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.
Greenwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greenwood keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greenwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greenwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Greenwood looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greenwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dean wants to control from the top but Greenwood keeps moving.
Dean forces his way into half guard.
Greenwood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
Dean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dean winds up and cracks Greenwood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Greenwood's temple.
Dean throwing shots but Greenwood is blocking nicely.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greenwood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Dean 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.

Greenwood throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greenwood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean winds up and cracks Greenwood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Greenwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Dean there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greenwood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dean working the head and body with strikes.
Eddie Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greenwood is breathing heavily.
Greenwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
Nice strikes from Dean there.
Dean working the head and body with strikes.
Greenwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean thows a huge punch but Greenwood dodges it nicely.
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Greenwood's head.
Greenwood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.
Dean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Greenwood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dean is nestled in close to Greenwood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Greenwood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dean working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greenwood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greenwood can do to turn this around?
Dean working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Greenwood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greenwood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Greenwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
Ground and pound from Dean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Dean dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Greenwood tries to sprawl but Dean drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greenwood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greenwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dean trying to mount his opponent but Greenwood defends it.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greenwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Dean.
Dean working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean working over Greenwood with some ground and pound. Greenwood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Greenwood is rocked!
Dean tries to pass to full mount but Greenwood defends it.
Dean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Dean there.
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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 Greenwood's temple.
Greenwood is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him?
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Greenwood seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dean thows a huge punch but Greenwood dodges it nicely.
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greenwood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dean is nestled in close to Greenwood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean uses his free foot to push down on Greenwood's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Greenwood.
Dean connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Eddie Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean loads up with a big shot that hurts Greenwood! He's pulled Dean in close but Dean has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Greenwood survive? More strikes from Dean and Greenwood is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddie Dean!