PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Toretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dean might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Christopher comes out and hi all the fans and climbs in the ring. 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.

Dean
vs
Toretta

187 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Toretta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dean misses with a body kick.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Toretta drives through with a takedown into guard.
Toretta wants to pass the guard but Dean is keeping the position.
Toretta stands and throws Dean's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Toretta lands some shots froms side control.
Toretta controlling the position.
Toretta has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Toretta controlling his opponent.
Toretta with good strikes from the mount here!
Toretta controlling from the full mount.
Toretta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretta working the ground and pound effectively.
Toretta with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Dean that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Toretta wants to control the pace but Dean is squirming around nicely.

Toretta jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dean manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Toretta has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dean misses with a takedown

and Toretta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dean's guard.
Toretta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dean's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toretta tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Dean can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Toretta controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toretta stands and steps away. Dean gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Toretta is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Dean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Toretta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dean's guard.
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 throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Toretta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dean will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dean being controlled here, momentarily.
Toretta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dean's guard.
Toretta lands a couple of digs.
Toretta prevents Dean from getting back to his feet.
Dean being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretta stops Dean from standing up.
Toretta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Toretta postures up and lands a big shot to Dean's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Toretta stands up from Dean's guard - Toretta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Dean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Toretta drops back looking for a leg! Dean is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dean manages to kick Toretta off! Toretta jumps back into Dean's guard.
Toretta lands a couple of digs.
Toretta trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toretta sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toretta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Toretta trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toretta landing with the ground and pound.
Toretta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Toretta trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt

and Toretta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dean's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toretta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Toretta working away.

Toretta stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Dean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Toretta shoots in and bounces Dean off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Toretta decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Toretta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Toretta gets a takedown into half guard.
Toretta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Toretta decides to return to a standing position.

Toretta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Toretta controlling the action here.
Dean tries to roll over but Toretta keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Toretta in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean regains full guard. Nicely done.
Toretta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toretta passes Dean's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Dean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dean is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Toretta's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Toretta's back!
Dean throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Toretta trying to control the position but Dean manages to sink in the hooks.
Toretta grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dean controlling well, preventing Toretta from escaping the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Toretta as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dean!
Toretta wants to escape the position.
Toretta just trying to survive but Dean is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Toretta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toretta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dean thowing shots but they're missing.
Toretta is trying to escape the mount.
Toretta tries to hold on but Dean pushes him away.
Frank Toretta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toretta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Toretta regains half guard.
Toretta is trying to get back to full guard.
Toretta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dean's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dean's back!
Dean is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dean wants to try and get back to his feet.
Toretta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Toretta looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toretta controlling from mount.
Dean flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Toretta punishing his opponent with strikes.

Toretta working for a guillotine from mount but Dean is in no mood to give up.
Toretta trying to control but Dean is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dean's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Toretta content just to control the position here.
Toretta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.
Toretta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dean looks a forlorn figure.
Dean is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dean is trying to escape the mount.
Toretta with a couple of short strikes.
Toretta takes Dean's back.

Toretta is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dean has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Toretta controlling well, preventing Dean from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Toretta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Toretta throws a right and a left that Dean avoids nicely.

Toretta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Toretta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dean regains half guard.

Toretta decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dean misses with a takedown

and Toretta counters with a takedown into side control.
Toretta is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Toretta decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean shoots in but Toretta avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Toretta.
Christopher Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toretta blocks a head kick by Dean.
Toretta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Toretta rushes Dean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dean breaks from the clinch.
Toretta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dean fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Toretta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Toretta showed some decent athleticism there.

Toretta decides to stand and escape the position.

Toretta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Toretta scoring with some ground and pound.
Toretta stops Dean from standing up.
Toretta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Toretta advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean tries to get to full guard but Toretta has control of the leg.
Toretta stalling.
Dean gets full guard.
Dean keeping full guard, as Toretta tries to pass.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Toretta from controlling successfully.
Toretta works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretta is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dean!
Toretta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dean bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Toretta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toretta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toretta wants to sweep but no luck.
Toretta wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
Toretta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toretta pulls Dean in close to prevent any damage.

Toretta manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dean fails with the takedown

and Toretta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dean won't be happy with that.
Toretta passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dean!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying desperately to improve position.

Toretta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dean can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dean sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dean is trying to stand back up but Toretta is controlling him
Toretta is trying to control the action in half guard but Dean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Toretta stands up from half guard.
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 shoots and misses

and Toretta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Toretta.
Toretta is stalling in the full guard.

Toretta stands and steps away. Dean gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Toretta counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Christopher Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean wants to get back to full guard but Toretta has passed into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Toretta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toretta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Toretta!