PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 743 p4p, 1314 weight class) and Brian Dean (ranked 99 p4p, 174 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Anderson
vs
Dean

180 cm
25
187
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
27
181
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Voodoo Nutrition

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Dean digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Dean.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dean misses with a hook
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.

Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson tries to move to mount but Dean blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here as Anderson stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet.
Dean being controlled for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dean's waist but Dean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dean scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Dean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson slips under a jab from Dean.
Dean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Dean sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brownie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Dean circles away easily
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dean's waist but Dean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
It seemed like Dean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dean misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Anderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dean manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dean is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dean swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson won't allow Dean to get back to his feet.
Dean wants to get back to his feet but Anderson passes into half guard.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.

Dean kicks Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Dean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dean throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Dean will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Dean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brian Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brownie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Dean scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Anderson is rocked!

It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dean avoids it really well and circles away.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Dean lands a big uppercut and Anderson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Anderson looks OK. Dean waves Anderson back to his feet!
A slow jab from Dean misses its intended target.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dean swivels and escapes.
Dean misses the jab.
Anderson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dean swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Dean!
A victorious Brian Dean thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.