PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan has chosen The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bearer
vs
Duggan

183 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

181 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duggan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bearers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duggan staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Duggan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duggan.
Bearer doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.
Bearer wants to clinch.
Bearer moves in looking to clinch but Duggan pushes him off.
Bearer looks to land a right hand but Duggan moved out of range.
Duggan cracks Bearer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bearer blocks a low kick nicely.
Bearer throws a leg kick but Duggan moved away.
Bearer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bearer is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Duggan there.
Bearer scores with a sloppy right hand. Duggan should have avoided that one.
Dean Duggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Bearer. Those never looked like landing.
Duggan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bearer at a distance.

Bearer throws a left that rocks Duggan and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bearer dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Duggan regain composure!

It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bearer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Duggan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bearer off and has taken his back!
Duggan misses with a punch to the head.
Bearer covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bearer is really stuck here.
Duggan scores with strikes from the back.
Bearer trying to control the action but Duggan just sinks the hooks in.
Duggan missing with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Bearer as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Duggan!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Duggan's guard. Nice work there by Bearer.
Bearer preventing the sweep.
Duggan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duggan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Duggan working for submissions but it's allowed Bearer to get to half guard.
Duggan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bearer wants to take a breather but Duggan is having none of it.
Bearer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duggan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bearer is looking to work some ground and pound but Duggan has wrist control.
Duggan trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearer throwing strikes from guard but Duggan blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bearer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duggan's head.
Duggan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Duggan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bearer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bearer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bearer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearer wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.

Duggan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bearer trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan wants to sweep here but Bearer controlling him for the moment.

Bearer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duggan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bearer!
Duggan is landing with some decent strikes but Bearer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Duggan looking to finish Bearer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bearer!
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!
Bearer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bearer tries to lock up and control but Duggan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bearer is working to get back to half guard.
Bearer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bearer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bearer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Duggan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
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.

Bearer tries to clinch up.
Duggan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bearer throws out a loose jab but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bearer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Bearer.
Duggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duggan thuds his right hand into Bearer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bearer tries to close the distance and clinch but Duggan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bearer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duggan has time to react.
Bearer fails with the takedown.
Bearer is looking to clinch.
Duggan moves out of range of the strikes.

Bearer gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan blocks an elbow strike from Bearer.
Our sources have told us that Bearer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer blocking some punches.

Bearer manages to break the clinch.
Bearer tries for a takedown but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duggan throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bearer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bearer working the body and head with strikes.

Bearer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duggan has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Duggan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Duggan is not content to let Bearer control the position.
Bearer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan manages to get back to half guard.
Duggan trying to control from the bottom.
Duggan regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bearer is one step ahead there.
Bearer postures up in Duggan's guard and throws a big left but Duggan blocks it.
Bearer trying to control but Duggan is working from the bottom.
Bearer won't allow Duggan to sweep him here.
Duggan controls Bearer momentarily but Bearer frees himself.
Duggan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bearer is one step ahead there.

Duggan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearer wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Duggan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bearer has passed into side control.
Duggan tries to improve position but can't.
Bearer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bearer lands a few punches from side control.
Bearer working the ground and pound from side control.
Bearer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Duggan is avoiding damage well.
Duggan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Duggan wants to get back to full guard.
Bearer working Duggan over with strikes.
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!
Duggan tries to roll over but Bearer keeps him under control.
Duggan is breathing heavily.
Bearer working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bearer in particular looking to stall.
Duggan wants to get back to full guard.
Bearer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bearer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duggan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duggan is trying to maintain the position but Bearer is very close to passing his half guard.
Duggan wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bearer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Duggan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Duggan is looking to control Bearer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duggan avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Bearer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
That's time! Bearer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bearer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bearer scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Duggan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bearer throws out a loose jab but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan connects with a leg kick. Bearer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bearer fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bearer rushes Duggan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
Duggan lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bearer looking to throw knees to the head but Duggan is blocking nicely.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bearer goes for a takedown attempt but Duggan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bearer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duggan's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan wants to improve his position but Bearer is controlling well.
Duggan gets full guard.
Bearer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duggan working a defensive guard here.

Duggan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duggan has momentary wrist control but Bearer slips an elbow through the middle.
Bearer wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Bearer sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan looking for a sweep. Not yet Duggan, not yet.
Bearer trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Bearer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bearer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duggan is fending him off so far but Bearer persists. Nope, Duggan circles away and we're back to standing.
Duggan scores with a hook.
Duggan wants to clinch.
Bearer avoids a kick to the body.
Duggan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Bearer blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bearer.
Duggan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bearer was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Duggan tries to clinch but Bearer moves out of range.
Paul Bearer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bearer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duggan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bearer blocks a leg kick.
Duggan throws a hook but Bearer blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bearer misses the target.

Bearer gets the takedown into side control.
Duggan tries to bench press Bearer off him but Bearer keeps the position.
Bearer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Duggan to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bearer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Bearer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is not content to let Bearer control the position.
Duggan pushes Bearer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bearer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Duggan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bearer.
Duggan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bearer lands a nice forearm strike.
Duggan gets back to half guard.
Bearer lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bearer working the head and body with strikes.
Bearer is looking to advance position but Duggan won't allow it.
Bearer is nestled in close to Duggan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bearer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bearer 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bearer!