PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 868 p4p, 1102 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 126 p4p, 155 weight class). Shaun Brownie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Ralph Dean's chin.

Brownie
vs
Dean

179 cm
34
194
16 - 16 - 0

188 cm
35
198
30 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
Dean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brownie moves out of range of the body kick.
Brownie cracks Dean with an open hand slap.
Dean drops his hands momentarily and Brownie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Brownie avoids the head kick by Dean.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brownie moves away.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean throws a good cross that connects.

Brownie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dean has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie working the ground and pound but Dean is defending the strikes.
Brownie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dean pushes Brownie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brownie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dean avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brownie.
Dean tries to buck Brownie off but Brownie is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Dean regains half guard.
Brownie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dean gets back to full guard.
Brownie postures up in Dean's guard and throws a big left but Dean blocks it.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brownie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.
Dean has Brownie pulled in close to control his posture.
Brownie landing some decent shots from guard.
Brownie forces his way into half guard.
Brownie thows a huge punch but Dean dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dean taking some punishment here, with Brownie in his half guard.
Brownie trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brownie working over Dean with some ground and pound. Dean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brownie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brownie in particular looking to stall.
Dean is trying to maintain the position but Brownie is very close to passing his half guard.
Brownie is pressing down on Dean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dean is holding on for now.
Dean is trying to maintain the position but Brownie is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie content to control rather than advance.
Brownie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dean does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brownie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dean defending well though.
Brownie slips a nice elbow through Dean's hands, connecting with Dean's forehead.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brownie.
Brownie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brownie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dean for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brownie tries to pass to full mount but Dean defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brownie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Brownie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
William Ralph Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean slips a straight right by Brownie.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Brownie counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dean sprawls well. Dean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brownie gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brownie manages to avoid it.
Brownie avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean wants to slow Brownie down by chopping away at his legs.
Dean throws a body punch but Brownie moves out of range.
Brownie attempts a counter takedown but Dean avoids it well and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brownie, as that shot connected.
Brownie throws the left hand but Dean avoids the punch easily.
Brownie lands with a cross.
Dean connects with a body shot.
Brownie misses with a few strikes there.
Brownie checks a leg kick nicely.
Brownie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brownie loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Brownie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Brownie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Brownie misses with a right hand
and Dean counters with a good low kick that Brownie was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a hook but Brownie blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brownie rather than just go for the knockout.

Brownie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brownie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dean tries to escape but Brownie is in control.
Brownie wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Dean is being controlled here.
Brownie tries to move to mount but Dean blocks the move with his legs.
Brownie lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie looks up at the clock and then as Dean takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brownie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet.
Brownie cracks Dean with a big elbow.
Dean is looking for a sweep.
Brownie cracks Dean with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brownie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dean manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brownie sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brownie 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.
Brownie controlling the pace.
Brownie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
Brownie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brownie throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Brownie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Brownie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Brownie has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dean throws a head punch that misses.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Brownie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dean is defending well.
Dean stalling against the cage.
Dean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dean lands with a short shot to the head.
Brownie blocks an uppercut.
Brownie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean tries to work over Brownie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brownie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brownie can't get the takedown.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brownie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Dean content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brownie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shaun Brownie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie prevents a body shot from Dean.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Brownie controls the action.
Dean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shaun Brownie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Ralph Dean.
Dean is looking to control Brownie's arms but Brownie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dean has his back to the cage.
Brownie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean gets underhooks to prevent Brownie's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dean.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brownie or not.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brownie throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brownie misses with a knee to the head.
Dean stalling.
William Ralph Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dean slowing the pace effectively.
Dean controlling the action here for a moment.
Dean wants to break free but Brownie has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brownie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brownie avoids the elbow strike from Dean, against the cage.
Brownie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Ralph Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brownie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.