PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 1484 p4p, 1612 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 220 p4p, 234 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benn Jr
vs
Dean

185 cm
40
203
33 - 26 - 0

188 cm
35
198
29 - 19 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Goblin Fight Wear
HARDCORE Threads

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 33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Dean ducks under and follows up with a left that Dean also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benn Jr duly obliges.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Dean goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dean.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Dean misses with a body kick.
Dean lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Dean connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Dean.
Dean throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean looks to land a combination but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Dean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dean swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Dean misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean throws a counter combo.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Dean follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dean misses.
Dean throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Dean only half commits.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Dean walks into a jab.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Ralph Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Dean counters with a one-two to the body.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dean.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Dean misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Benn Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benn Jr.
Dean throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
It looked like Benn Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dean.
Dean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean lands with an overhand left.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Dean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr avoids them all with ease.
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!
Dean cracks Benn Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dean tries a low kick but Benn Jr avoids it.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Benn Jr slips the punch.
Dean takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benn Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.
Dean has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benn Jr works the jab nicely.
Dean turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
William Ralph Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dean delivers a nice body kick.
Dean connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean is looking to land body kicks.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William Ralph Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dean throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benn Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Dean avoided it.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Dean.
Dean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks.
Benn Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dean!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benn Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dean - the referee stops the clock and Benn Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dean. Benn Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean misses with a hook.
Dean throws the kick towards the body but Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Benn Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dean throws a big counter head kick but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Dean scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dean throws a chopping leg kick but Benn Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dean with the inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean throws a combination. Benn Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benn Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean scores with a punch to the head.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Dean tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dean throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dean lands a leg kick that knocks Benn Jr off balance momentarily.
Dean fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benn Jr has time to react.
Benn Jr defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Ralph Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dean has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Ralph Dean!
After the big win, William Ralph Dean made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Goblin Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.