PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gale
vs
Dean

190 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean looks to land a combination. Gale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Chris Gale has been cut.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Gale slips the punch.
Gale tries to clinch but Dean moves out of range.
Gale throws a nice head kick!
Gale is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dean pinned against the cage. Dean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dean throws a right and a left that Gale avoids nicely.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Gale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Dean lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gale sprawling to the canvas. Dean follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gale hang on?

Gale is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gale tries to kick Dean off but Dean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Oh Gale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gale seems to have got his legs back now.
Gale has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dean is working away from the top position though.
Dean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gale defending well though.
Dean is thwarting Gale's attempts to control the position.

Dean decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A combination from Dean does no damage.
Gale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dean defends it nicely.
Dean lands a jab to Gale's midsection.
Gale is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands a head shot.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean blocks a head kick by Gale.
Dean lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dean with a jab.

Chris Gale's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Dean does it's job there.

Gale is rocked!
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gale.
A lazy left from Gale finds it's target.
Gale scores with a leg kick.
Dean throws the left hand but Gale avoids the punch easily.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Dean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Dean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dean tries to land a front kick but Gale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
Dean misses the body punch
and Gale counters with a low kick, right behind Dean 's knee.
Dean throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gale counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dean's guard now.
Dean keeping full guard, as Gale tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dean is proving hard to escape from.
Gale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gale prevents Dean from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean wants to control the position but Gale says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dean works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dean wants to stand and escape but Gale is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Gale's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dean.
Gale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Gale doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.
Gale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Dean jabs at Gale's body.
Dean throws a jab when Gale was well out of range.
Gale is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.

Dean has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Gale drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gale wants to sweep here but Dean controlling him for the moment.
Dean trying to control but Gale is working from the bottom.
Dean 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.
Dean wants to stand but Gale has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dean postures up.

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.
Dean looking to pass the guard.
Dean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gale counters with a head kick.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Dean. That snapped Gale's head back.
Herb Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gale shoots for a takedown but Dean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gale 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 Gale off to one side.
Dean is looking to clinch but Gale is avoiding it.

Dean lands a left and a right that sends Gale crashing to the canvas! Dean dives into mount looking to finish!
Oh Gale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Gale seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gale can't escape the position.
Dean controlling the pace for now.

That's four 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.
Gale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dean controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Gale's cut.
That's time! Gale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dean throws a right hand that Gale ducks under and follows up with a left that Gale also avoids with ease.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gale shoots in for a double leg but Dean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Gale dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gale circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gale rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean slaps away a takedown attempt from Gale, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Herb Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dean stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Gale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean tries to bum rush Gale with a series of wild strikes but Gale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dean throws a right and a left that Gale avoids nicely.
Dean throws a right hand that Gale ducks under and follows up with a left that Gale also avoids with ease.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gale scores with a head kick.
Gale dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Gale's head and hops out.
Chris Gale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gale slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Gale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dean throws a hook but Gale blocks it.
Dean lands with a shot to the body.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Dean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gale's hands.
Dean lands with a nice combination. Gale backs away looking to recover.

Chris Gale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dean thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dean but Dean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gale avoids the body shot from Dean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dean pinned against the cage. Dean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Dean clinches.
Gale tries for a takedown but Dean manages to get underhooks.
Dean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.
Dean is pushing Gale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dean is looking to break free of the clinch but Gale has double underhooks.
Dean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Dean.
Stalling in the clinch from Dean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Dean to work.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Dean to work.

Gale jumps guard and drags Dean to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dean wants to stand and escape but instead Gale has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chris Gale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herb Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Dean!