PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dean
vs
Couture

190 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Couture!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice cross by Dean.
Nice cross by Couture.
Patrick Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Dean sets himself, and Couture steps forward looking for the clinch! Dean avoids it this time.
Dean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture tries to counter with a clinch but Dean shakes him off and moves away.

Couture forces Dean back against the cage and clinches.
Dean tries for a takedown. No joy.
Couture leaning against his opponent.
Couture looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Couture pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture lands a shot to the body.
Couture'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.
Couture is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Couture pushes Dean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Couture.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Couture.
Couture stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Couture has Dean pressed against the cage.
Couture lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Couture has Dean pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dean.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Couture.
Couture stops a takedown attempt from Dean.
Dean is looking for a takedown.
Couture throws a knee to the head but misses.
Couture digs a right hand into Dean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dean's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Couture takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a body punch.
A short right from Couture on the inside.
Couture lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dean.
Couture gets underhooks to prevent Dean's takedown attempt.
Couture lands with a right to the head.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dean avoids the elbow strike from Couture, against the cage.
Couture pushes Dean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture digs a right hand into Dean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dean's gas tank.
Couture lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to take this one to the mat.
Couture slowing the pace effectively.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Couture.
Dean tries to score a body lock takedown but Couture shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Couture pushes Dean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean avoiding damage as Couture throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Couture.
Couture scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dean avoids the elbow strike from Couture, against the cage.
Couture tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Couture dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Couture lands a big uppercut and Dean crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dean looks OK. Couture waves Dean back to his feet!

Dean is rocked!

It looks like Patrick Dean has been cut.
Dean is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Couture doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Dean crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Dean's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Couture!
An out of breath Matt Couture thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.