PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Kulintang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan Kulintang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dean
vs
Kulintang

182 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Basic striking
Intelligent

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Brute
BioPharm Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Allan Kulintang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulintang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Kulintang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kulintang avoids the head kick by Dean.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulintang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kulintang stuns Dean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Kulintang.
Kulintang misses with a looping right.
Kulintang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulintang lands a nice shot that snaps Dean's head back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dean!
Kulintang takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Allan Kulintang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulintang. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allan Kulintang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulintang lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulintang works Dean's body with a nice hook.
Kulintang scores with a shot to the body.
Kulintang takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Dean throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dean lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kulintang's sensitive parts.
Dean throws a leg kick but Kulintang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulintang.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dean!
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulintang.
Kulintang throws a body punch but Dean moves out of range.
Dean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulintang misses with a straight left.
Kulintang looks to land a right hand but Dean moved out of range.
Kulintang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean scores with a sloppy right hand. Kulintang should have avoided that one.
Kulintang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.

Kulintang drives through and clinches with Dean against the ropes.
Kulintang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulintang can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
Dean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dean looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulintang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kulintang lands a hook that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Dean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Allan Kulintang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dean takes one to the side of the head.
Dean throws a chopping leg kick but Kulintang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kulintang swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
Eddie Dean is winning the standup battle so far.
Dean avoids the body shot from Kulintang.
Kulintang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Kulintang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dean rather than just go for the knockout.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulintang.
Kulintang lands a jab to the nose.
Dean throws a leg kick but Kulintang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dean wants to slow Kulintang down by chopping away at his legs.
Kulintang lands with a cross.
Kulintang misses the jab.
Kulintang lands a jab to the head.
Kulintang misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulintang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Kulintang blocks the low kick.
Dean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kulintang takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulintang misses the target.
Kulintang lands a right hook to the body.
Dean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kulintang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dean looks to land a body kick but Kulintang moved away.
Dean connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dean lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dean pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Kulintang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kulintang throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulintang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Kulintang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Kulintang slips the punch.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kulintang.
Kulintang lands with a nice body punch.
Kulintang throws a hook but Dean blocks it.
Kulintang misses with a right hand
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kulintang checks a leg kick.
Dean motions for Kulintang to come forward. Dean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dean pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kulintang is out of range and Dean settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Dean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Allan Kulintang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kulintang with a nice cross.
Allan Kulintang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Dean feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kulintang's calf.

Kulintang gets a clinch.
Kulintang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kulintang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dean.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Kulintang controls the action.
Dean blocks a body shot from Kulintang.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kulintang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulintang lands a left hand.
Kulintang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulintang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
Kulintang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dean backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulintang tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulintang lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kulintang.
Kulintang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kulintang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulintang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kulintang throws a head punch that misses.
Kulintang tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Kulintang back against the ropes.
Kulintang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
Dean wants to stall.
Kulintang pushes Dean back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulintang gets through Dean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulintang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dean throws an elbow that misses.
Kulintang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dean up against the ropes.
Eddie Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulintang.
Dean working aggressively here.
Kulintang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean blocks a body shot from Kulintang.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kulintang.
Good body shot from Kulintang.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean wants to stall.
Kulintang lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allan Kulintang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eddie Dean!
Eddie Dean seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.