PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan manual (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dean
vs
manual

160 cm
22
140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

160 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan manual!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean scores with a nice right hand.
manual tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
manual checks a low kick from Dean.

Dean moves into range and clinches up with manual.

Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Dean catches manual right on the button with a cross.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean throws the left hand but manual avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Dean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. manual does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but manual sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
manual throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from manual.
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. manual sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dean connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Dean misses.
Jimmy Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - manual looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dean missing with a left hand there. manual was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
manual wants to slow Dean down by chopping away at his legs.
Dean misses the jab.
manual is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dean lands a jab.
Dean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
manual misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
manual throws a body punch but Dean moves out of range.
Dean throws a right hand that manual ducks under and follows up with a left that manual also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from manual misses the target.
Dean misses with a straight left.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and manual counters with a left and a right that stings Dean.
manual cracks Dean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Dean misses.
Nice shot by Dean.
manual connects with a nice looking jab.
manual lands with a nice body punch.
Dean on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up but manual swats him away and circles back towards the center.
manual throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but manual is just out of range.
manual tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
manual scores with a nice right hand.
manual tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from manual.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
manual tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
manual avoids the body shot from Dean.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
manual slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
manual throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.

manual gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
manual lands a jab to Dean's midsection.

manual instigates a clinch.

Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but manual moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and manual cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
manual slips under a jab.
manual pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by manual.
manual scores with a jab.
manual scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dean in his tracks.
Dean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
manual will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
manual lands an overhand right.
Dean dodges the punch combination from manual.
manual swats away the attempt to clinch by Dean.
Dean throws a combination. manual tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
manual uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Dean lands a jab.
manual pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dean, right into the meat.
manual tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean misses with a combination

and manual moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
manual throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
manual throws a knee to the head but misses.
manual tries to land a knee to the head but Dean blocks with his arms.
manual tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
manual tries to land a knee to the head but Dean blocks with his arms.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
manual looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
manual goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dean throws out a loose jab but manual uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dean closes the distance and clinches.
Dean lands a body shot.
manual misses with an elbow over the top.
manual tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of manuals head.

Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
manual wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but manual sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
manual throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
manual takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Dean will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

manual showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Dean connects with a crisp jab.
Dean blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - manual looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dean moves into range and connects with a jab.
manual misses with a looping left.
Dean missing with a left hand there. manual was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from manual.
Dean misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - manual looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
manual tries to score with a low kick but Dean moves his leg out of the way.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but manual moves away.
manual rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
manual lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dean rushes manual and presses him up against the cage.

Dean manages to break the clinch.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before manual can pounce on him.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Dean tries to work over manual's front leg with a kick but manual checks it.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract manual.
manual swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
A jab from manual does it's job there.
manual tries to clinch but Dean moves out of range.
manual misses with a straight right.
Jimmy Dean is winning the standup battle so far.
Dean tries to bum rush manual with a series of wild strikes but manual uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Dean clinches up with manual and pushes him back against the cage.
Dean blocking some punches.
manual tries to land a knee to the head but Dean blocks with his arms.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dean lands a hook that snaps the head of manual backwards.
manual tries a knee to the head but Dean blocks it.

Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
manual swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed manual momentarily.
manual takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimmy Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean tries to clinch but manual moves out of range.
manual uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
manual swats away the attempt to clinch by Dean.
manual wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.

Dean has managed to clinch.

Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean throws a series of punches but manual avoids them all with ease.
manual loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Dean slips under a jab from manual.

manual closes the distance and clinches.
manual throws an elbow that misses.
manual's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of manual backwards.
manual misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.

Dean breaks from the clinch.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from manual.
Dean's corner calls for a 1-2. Dean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Dean has manual up against the cage in a clinch.
manual 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 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
manual tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean connects with a single shot there.

manual is rocked!

Dean closes the distance and clinches.

Dean breaks from the clinch.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean throws a jab when manual was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Dean.
Dean drops his hands momentarily and manual takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dean tries to clinch but manual is having none of it.
manual tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
manual scores with the left hand. Dean knows he should have avoided that one.
manual slips a straight right by Dean.

Dean pushes manual up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
manual drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dean throws the left hand but manual avoids the punch easily.
manual throws a good cross that connects.
manual closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dean stalks manual and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into manual's face. manual staggers backwards, shaken.
manual is still on wobbly legs! Can Dean finish him?
Dean slips a straight right by manual.
Dean throws a monster overhand right that drops manual! Dean follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Dean!