PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JR Writer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dean
vs
Writer

182 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
198 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JR Writer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Writer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Writer wants to get back to his feet but Dean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Writer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Writer is keeping the position.
Dean stops Writer from standing up.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dean working some strikes from top position.
Writer wants to stand and escape but Dean is having none of it.
Dean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Writer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Writer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean slips a jab from Writer.
Dean shoots in but Writer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Writer stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Writer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Writer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dean takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
JR Writer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Writer lands with a straight right. Dean didn't see that one coming.
Writer just misses with a punch to the body.
Writer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Writer lands a jab to the head.
Writer misses with a body shot.
Writer looks gassed!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean slips a nice elbow through Writer's hands, connecting with Writer's forehead.
Well, if Dean is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dean stops Writer from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Dean there.
Dean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Writer keeps working.
Dean slips a nice elbow through Writer's hands, connecting with Writer's forehead.
Writer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dean trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Writer's head.
Writer is trying to stand up here but Dean is controlling him well.
Writer is looking to get back to is feet but Dean passes into side control.
Dean trying to control the action but Writer is working from the bottom.
Writer is trying to buck Dean off.
Dean wants to control but Writer is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.

Dean closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dean scoring with punches and elbows.
Writer pushes Dean away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dean gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dean lands an elbow.
Writer taking punishment in the form of punches.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Writer wants to get back to his feet but Dean is dominant here and he's now got Writer's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Dean will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Writer looks to throw the jab but Dean is out of range.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Dean bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Writer is trying to get back to his feet.
Writer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Dean's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dean controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Writer wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Writer tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
Writer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dean trying to control but Writer is having none of it.
Writer taking shots to the head.
Writer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dean punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dean cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Writer tries to buck Dean off but he can't manage it.
Dean has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Writer's face.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Writer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ryan Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Writer is trying to stand.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Dean.
Writer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Writer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Writer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dean cracks Writer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dean landing punches.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Writer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Writer is bucking up trying to escape but Dean cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Writer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dean controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dean looking to finish Writer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Writer!
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.
Dean lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that Writer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dean is landing with some decent strikes but Writer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dean breaks from Writer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Writer is in a horrible position here. Dean smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Writer is looking to escape.
Dean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Writer wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dean dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dean shoots in for a takedown but Writer shows good takedown defense.
Dean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Writer finds it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Writer.
Nice straight punches there by Writer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Writer.
Writer jabs at Dean's body.

Dean closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Writer to the mat! Writer manages to get full guard.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Writer wants to get back to his feet but Dean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dean trying to control but Writer is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Writer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean trying to control but Writer is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Writer.
Dean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Writer tries to avoid it but Dean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Writer to the ground. Writer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean slips a jab and a cross from Writer.
Dean fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dean walks into a straight right hand from Writer.

Dean closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Writer pushes Dean off looking to stand but Dean dives back in and keeps control.

Writer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dean moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean shoots for a takedown but Writer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Writer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Writer cracks Dean with an open hand slap.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Writer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dean moves out of range of the body kick.

Dean scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dean is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Writer!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean landing strikes from the mount and Writer is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Writer tries to buck Dean off but he can't manage it.
Dean cracks Writer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Writer'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.
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Writer wants to get back to his feet.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Writer is looking to escape.
Writer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dean controlling from mount.
Dean landing strikes from the mount and Writer is in trouble!
Dean won't let Writer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dean is landing with some decent strikes but Writer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Writer'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.
Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Writer hang on?
Writer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Writer hang on?
JR Writer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dean, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Dean!