PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dean
vs
Beswicke

186 cm
27
180 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.

Dean manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beswicke on his heels. He'll look to pass Beswicke's guard now, I'm sure.
Beswicke has momentary wrist control but Dean slips an elbow through the middle.

Dean avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beswicke keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beswicke trying to control the position.
Beswicke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beswicke looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Beswicke misses the target.
Beswicke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beswicke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dean.
Beswicke looks to throw the jab but Dean is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Beswicke, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Beswicke against the cage but Beswicke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boston Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beswicke.
The fighters circling - Beswicke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beswicke misses with the combination.
Beswicke looks to clinch
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beswicke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dean's head backwards.
Beswicke throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beswicke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beswicke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beswicke throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.
Braylon Beswicke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beswicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Beswicke tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean avoids the head kick by Beswicke.
Beswicke misses with an uppercut
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
Beswicke throws a low kick but Dean moves out of range easily.
Beswicke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beswicke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braylon Beswicke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean shoots in and drives through. Beswicke sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a low kick but Dean avoids it.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beswicke.
Beswicke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Beswicke misses.
Beswicke lands a head kick!
Dean checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Beswicke pushes Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Beswicke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylon Beswicke dominated that round.
That's time! Dean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beswicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Beswicke throws a body kick that misses.
Beswicke loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Dean slips a jab and a cross from Beswicke.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Beswicke lands with a slapping head kick.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Beswicke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boston Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beswicke.
Beswicke lands with an overhand left.
Beswicke is looking to score with low kicks.
Beswicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beswicke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beswicke.
A big right from Beswicke misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke connects with a leg kick. Dean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beswicke connects with a solid leg kick.
Beswicke lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Beswicke misses

and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Beswicke fights it but they end up in guard.
Beswicke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beswicke controlling the pace for now.
Beswicke trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beswicke looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beswicke controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Dean bucks up and throws Beswicke to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Beswicke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beswicke. That's going to slow Dean down.
Braylon Beswicke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dean shoots in and drives through. Beswicke sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beswicke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beswicke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylon Beswicke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Beswicke moves into the clinch.
Dean tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Beswicke.
Beswicke lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Beswicke.
Beswicke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beswicke cracks Dean with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
Beswicke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Beswicke working aggressively here.
Beswicke is working Dean over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke swings wildly with an uppercut but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beswicke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beswicke lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beswicke.
Beswicke receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Beswicke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beswicke throws a series of punches but Dean avoids them all with ease.
Beswicke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a wild body kick that Dean sees coming a mile off.
Beswicke misses with a looping right.
Beswicke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beswicke. That's going to slow Dean down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beswicke fails to land with a series of punches.

Dean shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dean was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beswicke is squirming around, avoiding Dean's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beswicke somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Beswicke tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Beswicke misses with an uppercut. Dean saw that one coming.
Beswicke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boston Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beswicke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dean.
Beswicke jabs at Dean's body.
Beswicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Beswicke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beswicke misses with a double jab.
Dean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beswicke is fending him off so far but Dean persists. Nope, Beswicke circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beswicke misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylon Beswicke really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
Beswicke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dean.
Beswicke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.
Beswicke throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
Beswicke throws a front kick that sends Dean stumbling back into the cage.
Dean checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dean closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beswicke tries to bench press Dean off him but Dean keeps the position.
Beswicke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dean off and has taken his back!
Beswicke tries to get the hooks in deep but Dean pushed the leg off.
Dean is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Let's hope that Beswicke has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Dean is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beswicke. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beswicke throws a leg kick which misses Dean's front leg but catches the back leg as Dean tries to avoid it.
Beswicke misses with a straight right.
Beswicke misses with a wild body shot.
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beswicke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beswicke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boston Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Beswicke.
Beswicke lands with a right hand.
Beswicke jabs Dean right on the nose. Dean blinks but takes it well.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beswicke lands a leg kick that knocks Dean off balance momentarily.
Beswicke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beswicke can pounce on him.

Beswicke clinches up with Dean and pushes him back against the cage.
Beswicke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beswicke gets underhooks to prevent Dean's takedown attempt.
Beswicke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beswicke lands a right hand.
Beswicke tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
Beswicke tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dean goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beswicke prevents it.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean wants a takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beswicke stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylon Beswicke dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beswicke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Beswicke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beswicke swings for the body but Dean moves out of range.
Good work by Dean as he checks the leg kick.

Dean shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beswicke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dean won't allow Beswicke to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
Dean is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean forces his way into half guard.
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke is staying active underneath Dean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beswicke is in trouble now - Dean has advanced to mount!
Beswicke is trying to stand up.
Beswicke tries to hold on but Dean pushes him away.
Dean with good strikes from the mount here!
Beswicke wants to hold on but Dean pushes him away.
Dean wants to control the pace but Beswicke is squirming around nicely.
Braylon Beswicke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke is looking to get to half guard.
Beswicke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dean is landing with some decent strikes but Beswicke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boston Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beswicke squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beswicke is looking to escape.
Dean landing shots from mount.
Boston Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean landing strikes from the mount and Beswicke is in trouble!
Dean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Beswicke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beswicke controls the position.
Dean lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Beswicke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beswicke is working to get back to half guard.
Beswicke trying desperately to get to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beswicke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braylon Beswicke!
Braylon Beswicke is the new welterweight champion!