PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Krestner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krestner's entrance music is Remember the Name. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Krestner
vs
Dean

165 cm
22
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 New York, Shane Krestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Dean!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Krestner lands a couple of digs.
Krestner scoring with some ground and pound.
Krestner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krestner trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean wants to sweep but no luck.
Krestner wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Krestner throws a big right hand that misses.
Krestner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Krestner preventing the sweep.
Dean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Krestner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dean looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dean looks gassed!
Dean tries to bench press Krestner off him but Krestner keeps the position.
Krestner working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krestner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dean to see if he's OK.
Dean taking a bit of punishment here - Krestner scoring with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dean can do anything to dispel that myth.

Krestner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dean knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krestner landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean tries to improve position but can't.
Krestner is chipping away with strikes.
Krestner cracks Dean with a big right hand but Dean just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Krestner is chipping away with strikes.
Dean tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Krestner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dean some visible discomfort.
Krestner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Krestner taking a breather here.
Dean sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Krestner 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.
Krestner lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krestner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dean flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dean flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Dean looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dean has hold of Krestner's hands but Krestner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Krestner working over Dean with some ground and pound. Dean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Krestner is looking for a kimura here.
Dean taking some punishment here, with Krestner in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krestner slips a nice elbow through Dean's hands, connecting with Dean's forehead.
Krestner is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Krestner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Krestner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dean is just riding it out for now. Krestner eventually gives up the hold.
Dean lands with a few short shots to the body.
Krestner lands strikes from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Krestner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dean is striking but Krestner is not phased and passes to half guard.

Krestner is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Dean has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Krestner is keen to just control but Dean is a slippery customer.
Krestner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krestner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dean scores with a few weak punches.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dean swinging wilding here.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.

Krestner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dean!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krestner landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Krestner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shane Krestner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Krestner with a nice head shot there.
Krestner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dean's head.
Dean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krestner is one step ahead there.
Dean throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Krestner from controlling successfully.
Krestner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krestner trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krestner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krestner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dean, who protects the arm well.
Dean manages to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Krestner there.
Dean throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dean is pressing down on Krestner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dean throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Krestner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Krestner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krestner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krestner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dean swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two 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 trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Krestner works over Dean with some ground and pound from guard.
Dean thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Krestner slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Dean looks to land a combination but Krestner avoids it well.

Krestner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krestner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krestner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dean's guard.
Dean lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

Dean looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Krestner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dean throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dean is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Krestner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krestner.

Dean escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krestner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dean tries to strike from the bottom.
Krestner trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dean lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Krestner!
Krestner tries to hold on but Dean pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krestner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krestner throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dean. What's that going to do exactly?
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dean cracks Krestner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Krestner is trying to escape the mount.
Krestner throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dean. What's that going to do exactly?
Dean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dean landing punches.
Krestner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Krestner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Krestner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Dean does no damage.

Krestner gets the takedown into side control.
Dean is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krestner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dean tries to improve position but can't.
Krestner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.

Krestner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krestner circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krestner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krestner working over Dean with some ground and pound. Dean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dean is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krestner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krestner's back!
Dean lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Krestner hold on?!
Krestner tries to break free.
Shane Krestner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krestner is covering up but some of the strikes from Dean are getting through and doing damage.
Krestner trying to control the position but Dean manages to sink in the hooks.
Dean scores with strikes from the back.
Dean is trying to stick to Krestner's back but Krestner is turning into Dean. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dean's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Krestner.
Dean trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Krestner wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Krestner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Krestner is working Dean over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Krestner drops back looking for a leg! Dean is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dean manages to kick Krestner off! Krestner jumps back into Dean's guard.
Krestner is in close to Dean's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dean tries to strike from the bottom.
Dean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krestner is one step ahead there.
Krestner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Krestner drops back looking for a leg! Dean is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dean manages to kick Krestner off! Krestner jumps back into Dean's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dean throws a series of punches but Krestner avoids them all with ease.
Krestner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Krestner scores with a takedown into Dean's guard.
Krestner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krestner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krestner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dean works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krestner throwing strikes but missing.
Dean keeping full guard, as Krestner tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dean has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krestner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krestner's guard.
Krestner wants to sweep but no luck.
Krestner controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Dean working some strikes from top position.
Krestner looking for a sweep. Not yet Krestner, not yet.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Krestner is retaining full guard.
Krestner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dean!
Dean throwing hammer fists to the chest of Krestner. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Krestner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krestner, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Krestner!