PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ledfoot Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Ledfoot Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dean
vs
Ledfoot Jr

190 cm
18
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Ledfoot Jr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean catches Ledfoot Jr napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ledfoot Jr to the canvas!

It looks like Joe Ledfoot Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean thows a big elbow that misses.
Dean connects with a couple of short punches.

Ledfoot Jr is rocked!
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Ledfoot Jr is retaining full guard.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Dean landing some decent shots from guard.
Ledfoot Jr is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ledfoot Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Ledfoot Jr pulls Dean in close to prevent any damage.
Dean cracks Ledfoot Jr with a solid left hand.
Ledfoot Jr is trying to keep Dean in close.
Dean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ledfoot Jr wants to sweep here but Dean controlling him for the moment.
Dean 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.
Ledfoot Jr looks gassed!
Dean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Ledfoot Jr working for a triangle but Dean defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean cracks Ledfoot Jr with a solid left hand.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ledfoot Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Dean thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ledfoot Jr is keeping the position for now.
Dean scoring with some ground and pound.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dean works over Ledfoot Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Dean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean landing with the ground and pound.
Dean pushing down on Ledfoot Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Dean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ledfoot Jr is just riding it out for now. Dean eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ledfoot Jr tries to roll over but Dean keeps him under control.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ledfoot Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean working over Ledfoot Jr with some ground and pound. Ledfoot Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Dean is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ledfoot Jr has eaten all the pies!
Ledfoot Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean is looking to advance position but Ledfoot Jr won't allow it.

Ledfoot Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Dean.
Ground and pound from Dean.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ledfoot Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ledfoot Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dean is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledfoot Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dean kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dean slips a nice elbow through Ledfoot Jr's hands, connecting with Ledfoot Jr's forehead.
Ledfoot Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dean connects with a nice short shot to Ledfoot Jr's temple.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dean winds up and cracks Ledfoot Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Ledfoot Jr's head.
Dean works his way into full mount!
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ledfoot Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ledfoot Jr's waist but Ledfoot Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dean off to one side.
Billy Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ledfoot Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.
Ledfoot Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Ledfoot Jr shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
Ledfoot Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dean misses with a hook.
Ledfoot Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ledfoot Jr.
Dean misses with a takedown

and Ledfoot Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ledfoot Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dean is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledfoot Jr advances to full mount.
Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dean slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ledfoot Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Dean is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ledfoot Jr pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean manages to get to full guard.
Ledfoot Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledfoot Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Dean has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ledfoot Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Dean looking for a guillotine from mount but Ledfoot Jr is having none of it.
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
Dean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Dean looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ledfoot Jr is looking to improve his position but Dean isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dean wants to finish this one by submission but Ledfoot Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dean.
Dean is landing with some decent strikes but Ledfoot Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ledfoot Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Ledfoot Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ledfoot Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ledfoot Jr can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean landing punches.
Dean with good strikes from the mount here!
Ledfoot Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ledfoot Jr is in a horrible position here. Dean smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ledfoot Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Dean looking to secure an arm triangle but Ledfoot Jr defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Dean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ledfoot Jr is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Dean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ledfoot Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dean waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ledfoot Jr.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ledfoot Jr.
Ledfoot Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ledfoot Jr moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
Ledfoot Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Dean tries to sprawl out of it but Ledfoot Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dean manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ledfoot Jr circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dean drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ledfoot Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean scoring with punches from side control.
Ledfoot Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Ledfoot Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dean connects with a decent elbow.
Dean landing a few strikes.
Ledfoot Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Dean scoring with strikes.
Dean working the head and body with strikes.
Dean scoring with punches and elbows.

Dean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Dean tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dean tries for a kimura but Ledfoot Jr is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dean looks up at the clock and then as Ledfoot Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dean smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dean landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dean scores with punches from side control.
Ledfoot Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dean landing a few strikes.
Dean connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ledfoot Jr some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledfoot Jr wants to get back to his feet but Dean is dominant here and he's now got Ledfoot Jr's back!
Ledfoot Jr grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dean looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ledfoot Jr covers up after that shot from Dean.
Dean controlling well, preventing Ledfoot Jr from escaping the position.

Dean is working for a rear naked choke. Ledfoot Jr is not defending it well and Dean has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ledfoot Jr refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ledfoot Jr's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Dean!