PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bean (ranked 2266 p4p, 2172 weight class) and Boubacar Dembele (ranked 293 p4p, 281 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bean
vs
Dembele

189 cm
27
195
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
185
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Brooklyn Apothecary
Distinct Label

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boubacar Dembele!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean lands a head shot.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dembele.

Dembele clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dembele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dembele.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bean.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Dembele tries a body shot but Bean blocks it.
Dembele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Bean has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dembele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dembele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean takes a shot to the head.
Dembele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dembele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Dembele throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bean.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Dembele.
Bean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dembele lands an uppercut.
Bean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Dembele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dembele misses with an uppercut
and Bean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Dembele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean misses with a hook.
Dembele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tommy Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Dembele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dembele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bean jabs Dembele right on the nose. Dembele blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bean dodges the punch combination from Dembele.

Dembele lands a left and a right that send Bean crashing to the mat, dazed. Dembele thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bean is rocked!

It looks like Tommy Bean has been cut.
Dembele moves away from the strike by Bean.
Bean misses with an uppercut
enabling Dembele to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Bean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dembele looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Dembele throws a pinpoint strike between Bean's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Bean crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Dembele scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boubacar Dembele!
Boubacar Dembele made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.