PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 2382 p4p, 2107 weight class) and Ricardo Rebenta (ranked 313 p4p, 278 weight class). William Ralph Dean has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dean
vs
Rebenta

188 cm
31
198
22 - 15 - 1

175 cm
27
185
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Rebenta!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rebenta feints and as Dean raises his hands in defense, Rebenta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dean wants to stand but Rebenta is controlling the position.
Rebenta working some strikes from top position.
Rebenta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rebenta passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dean!
Dean is squirming around, avoiding Rebenta's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rebenta lands with some strikes.
Rebenta landing strikes from the mount.
Dean taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rebenta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dean tries to buck Rebenta off but he can't manage it.
Rebenta with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Dean that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Dean is rocked!
Dean is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Rebenta with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Rebenta working for a guillotine from mount but Dean is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Rebenta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dean is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Rebenta has hold of Dean's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dean manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dean is trying to stand up.
Rebenta landing strikes from the mount.
Dean tries to buck Rebenta off but he can't manage it.

Rebenta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dean can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dean squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rebenta working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Rebenta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Rebenta looking to secure an arm triangle but Dean defends it well.

Rebenta jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dean manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Rebenta scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rebenta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rebenta prevents Dean from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rebenta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rebenta scores with punches from side control.
Dean is trying to buck Rebenta off.

Rebenta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rebenta landing a few strikes.
Rebenta prevents Dean from escaping the position.
Rebenta trying to control the position but Dean is working away.

Dean bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dean misses.
Ricardo Rebenta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Rebenta moved out of range.
Rebenta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dean connects with the punch.

Rebenta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rebenta showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean is looking to escape.
Rebenta is trying to control. Dean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rebenta moves nicely into side control.
Dean is trying to buck Rebenta off.
Rebenta is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dean is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rebenta wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Rebenta dominated that 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.

Rebenta shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dean manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dean wants to stand and escape but Rebenta is having none of it.
Dean trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Rebenta from controlling successfully.
Rebenta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebenta passes Dean's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dean pushes Rebenta off looking to stand but Rebenta dives back in and keeps control.

Rebenta is trying to work for a kimura but Dean is defending well.
Dean tries to kick Rebenta off but Rebenta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rebenta lands a nice short elbow.
Dean is looking to escape.
Rebenta trying to control from half guard but Dean is working away.

Rebenta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rebenta stops Dean from getting back to his feet.
Dean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Rebenta 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. Rebenta eventually gives up the hold.
Rebenta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ricardo Rebenta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dean is staying active underneath Rebenta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to kick Rebenta off but Rebenta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rebenta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rebenta lands a nice short elbow.
Dean is trying to stand.
Rebenta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dean is looking to escape.
Rebenta 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.

Dean kicks Rebenta off and gets back to his feet.
Dean dips to his left and cracks Rebenta with an uppercut!
William Ralph Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rebenta moves out of range of the body kick from Dean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dean counters with a left and a right that stings Rebenta.
Rebenta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dean as he jumps to the side.
Rebenta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rebenta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dean counters with a straight right hand.
William Ralph Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rebenta.

Rebenta scores with a takedown into Dean's guard.
Rebenta distracts Dean with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rebenta landing some decent shots from guard.
Rebenta won't allow Dean to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta landing some decent shots from guard.
Rebenta is in close to Dean's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rebenta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Rebenta from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rebenta is working Dean over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rebenta won't allow Dean to get back to his feet.
Rebenta passes into half guard.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.

Rebenta wants to work for an arm triangle but Dean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dean looks like he's trying to stand up.

Rebenta is looking for a kimura but Dean is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rebenta to get the leverage.

Rebenta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Rebenta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rebenta looks for a takedown but Dean sprawls well.
Rebenta shoots in for a double leg but Dean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Rebenta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
William Ralph Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rebenta.
Rebenta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dean circles away.
Dean misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rebenta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rebenta sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Rebenta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rebenta trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is trying to stand back up but Rebenta is controlling him

Rebenta is working for a submission of some sort.
Dean is staying active underneath Rebenta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rebenta prevents Dean from standing back up.

Rebenta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
William Ralph Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rebenta trying to mount his opponent but Dean defends it.
Rebenta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
Dean is looking to escape.
Rebenta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rebenta keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dean is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Rebenta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dean sees it coming and defends easily.
Dean looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rebenta passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rebenta controlling from the full mount.
Rebenta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Dean that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Dean really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rebenta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rebenta is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dean has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dean really wants to buck Rebenta off and get back to his feet.
Rebenta unloading with bombs!
Oh Dean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rebenta lands with some strikes.
Dean wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Rebenta looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Rebenta is working for a guillotine from mount but Dean frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rebenta blocks Dean's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rebenta unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dean wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rebenta celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Rebenta!