PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pale Ale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pale Ale has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Dean's chin.

Dean
vs
Ale

182 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Good kicks
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 2 - 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 Hilo, Pale Ale!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean avoids a kick to the body.
Ale fails to land with a series of punches.
Ale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dean fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ale is out of range.
Ale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dean wants to land a leg kick but Ale is out of range.
Dean throws a leg kick which misses Ale's front leg but catches the back leg as Ale tries to avoid it.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Ale does it's job there.
Dean fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ale throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Ale is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Dean scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dean finds it's way through Ale's defenses.
Dean feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ale's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dean. That's going to slow Ale down.
Ale tries to clinch but Dean is having none of it.
Dean with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ale lands with an overhand left.
Dean thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ale if he has to take too many more of those.
Pale Ale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Ale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dean's corner calls for a 1-2. Dean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ale moves forwards but Dean connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Pale Ale has been cut.
Ale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dean can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dean.
Dean lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ale tries to land a body kick
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dean cracks Ale with an open hand slap.

Dean has managed to clinch.
Ale has had enough of the clinch but Dean keeps him there for the moment.
Dean pushes Ale back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ale.
Dean has Ale pushed against the ropes.
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Ale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ale managing to block the knees to the body from Dean.
Ale wants to break free but Dean has control.
Dean scores with a shot to the side of Ale's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pale Ale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ale looks to throw a body kick
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean stalks Ale and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ale's face. Ale staggers backwards, shaken.
Ale throws a lazy body kick
and Dean counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dean walks into a left hand.
Ale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dean counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crunch! Dean slams his shin into Ale's torso.
Pale Ale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ale throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ale.
Dean moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ale is breathing heavily.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Ale.
Ale takes one to the side of the head.
Dean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ale on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ale wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dean.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Dean closes the distance and clinches.
Dean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ale backwards.
Dean presses Ale against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ale backwards.

That has opened up Pale Ale's cut even more.
Ale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dean.
A right hook to the body lands for Dean.
Ale is trying to stall.
Ale is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Dean has denied him.
A hook to the body from Dean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ale misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ale is trying to stall.
Dean is leaning against Ale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dean throws an elbow that misses.
Dean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ale avoids it.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Dean - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dean lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dean.
Dean avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dean dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Dean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pale Ale's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Ale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dean moves out of range of the body kick from Ale.
Dean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ale can do to turn this around?
Dean lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ale throws a lazy uppercut
and Dean counters with a nice leg kick.
Ale throws a push kick but Dean slaps the foot to one side.
Dean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dean avoids a kick to the body.
Ale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Dean lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dean lands with a nice body kick.
Dean scores with a body shot.
Dean throws a good cross that connects.
Ale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dean throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The cut above Pale Ale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ale looks to land a left hand but Dean moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ale loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.

Dean takes the fight into the clinch.
Dean stalling the fight.

Dean breaks from the clinch.
Dean slips a straight right by Ale.
Dean chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dean scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dean cracks a nice hook into Ale's ribs.
Dean keeps Ale at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dean lands a nice looking body kick.
Ale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dean cracks Ale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean scoring well with a low kick there.
Dean lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eddie Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Dean.
Dean fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Dean moves into range and clinches up with Ale.
Ale is trying to maintain a safe position but Dean gets an underhook and turns Ale into the ropes.
Dean stalling in the clinch.
Ale trying to control the position but instead, Dean has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ale into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean pushes Ale back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pale Ale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pale Ale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dean 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Dean!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Dean thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.