PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dean
vs
Marx

186 cm
22
198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
203 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

[B2F] Born 2 Fight

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herb Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
Marx has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marx there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Dean misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Dean digs a good hook to Marx's body.
Dean throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Dean does no damage.
Dean cracks Marx with an open hand slap.
Dean throws a leg kick
and Marx counters with a big head kick but Dean shrugs it off.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Dean checks a leg kick.
Marx moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut
and Marx makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
A low kick from Dean is predictable there
and Marx counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dean's knee momentarily.
Dean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean misses with the body kick
and Marx counters with a big head kick but Dean shrugs it off.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Marx makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Dean throws a lazy body kick
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Dean misses
and Marx counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marx throws a leg kick which misses Dean's front leg but catches the back leg as Dean tries to avoid it.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dean. Marx shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean throws a sloppy head kick
and Marx counters with an inside leg kick.
Herb Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean throws a sloppy head kick
and Marx counters with an inside leg kick.
Dean cracks Marx with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dean lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marx throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a jab to the body
and Marx counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Dean.
Dean looks to throw a body kick
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
Dean throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marx counters with an inside leg kick.
Marx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marx tries to work over Dean's front leg with a kick but Dean checks it.
Nice defenses there by Marx.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Dean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Carl Marx has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dean!
Marx looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean throws a lazy head kick
and Marx counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
Dean cracks Marx with a good jab.
Dean thows a body shot but no joy.
Marx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Dean misses
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Dean 's knee.
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 Carl Marx's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dean misses with a combination
and Marx counters with an outside leg kick.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Marx counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dean's knee momentarily.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Marx counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
Dean throws a leg kick
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Dean avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Dean
and Marx counters with a thumping low kick.
Dean throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marx counters with a leg kick.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Marx counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.

Marx rushes Dean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Dean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dean as the two fighters clinch.
Dean presses Marx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
Dean pushes Marx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dean.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Dean as the two fighters clinch.
Dean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dean works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
Dean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Dean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marx.
Dean misses with a knee strike.
Marx throws an elbow but it misses.
Marx tries a knee to the head but Dean blocks it.
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Marx avoids the damage to the body.
Dean lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Dean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Dean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marx avoids it.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Marx takes a shot to the head.
Marx connects with a knee to the head.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Dean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marx.
Dean lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dean - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Dean presses Marx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dean pushes Marx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Marx tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Marx lands an elbow inside.
Dean digs a right hand into Marx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marx's gas tank.
Dean lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dean.
Dean gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean looking to throw knees to the head but Marx is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marxs head.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
Marx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Marx.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dean gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Dean.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Dean.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
A shot in the inside from Dean.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
Marx avoids a wild elbow strike from Dean.
Marx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dean scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Dean.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
Dean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dean pushes Marx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
Marx blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Dean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Marx's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Marx is looking to clinch.
Dean tries to land a body kick
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Dean 's knee.
Dean lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dean, as that shot connected.
Dean tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marx is able to avoid easily.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marx counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Dean is predictable there
and Marx counters with a nice leg kick.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Marx counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean works the jab nicely.
Dean misses with a leg kick
and Marx cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a leg kick
and Marx counters with a head kick. That will keep Dean thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dean gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marx counters with a good low kick that Dean was not able to check.
Dean throws a leg kick

and Marx counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marx.
Nice elbow from Marx.
Dean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marx throws an elbow but it misses.
Dean tries a knee to the head but Marx blocks it.
Marx blocks the elbow strike.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Marx landing knees to the body.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marx pushes off an throws an elbow but Dean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dean's brow.
Marx lands a knee to the body.
Dean lands a nice elbow.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dean.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carl Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dean throws an elbow that misses.
Marx landing knees to the head.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Marx managing to block the knees to the body from Dean.
Dean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
Dean avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
Dean cracks Marx with a nice body shot.
Dean gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dean works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dean dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
Dean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dean lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
Marx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Marx is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marx's face.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.
Marx misses with a knee strike.
Dean digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Dean.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
Dean takes an elbow to the temple.
Herb Dean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Dean.
Dean lands a shot to the body.
Dean lands a left hand.
Marx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean cracks Marx with a nice body shot.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dean is working Marx over against the cage.
Dean avoids the elbow strike from Marx, against the cage.
Dean lands a hook that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dean lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dean.
Nice elbow from Marx.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Dean lands an elbow that stopped Marx in his tracks for a moment.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
Dean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean lands a body punch.
Dean is working Marx over against the cage.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx landing knees to the body.
Dean lands a body punch.
Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dean is working Marx over against the cage.
Marx lands an elbow that stopped Dean in his tracks for a moment.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Dean gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marx takes a shot to the head.
Dean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marx lands an elbow that stopped Dean in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Dean.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Marx lands a good knee to the midsection. Dean won't want to take too many of those.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dean - that landed with a thud.
Marx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Herb Dean.
Well Dean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

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