PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herb Dean has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henry
vs
Dean

188 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

186 cm
25
198 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Henry avoids the body shot from Dean.
Dean connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dean. That's going to slow Henry down.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Good shot there by Dean.
Dean scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Dean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry 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.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Dean throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry scores with a jab. Dean acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Herb Dean has been cut.
Herb Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry checks a leg kick.
Dean blocks a jab.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Dean counters with a straight right hand.
Dean lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henry misses with an uppercut
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean with a hook.
Dean chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Dean.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Dean dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!
Dean throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Henry is rocked!
Henry misses with an uppercut
and Dean counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dean slips a jab from Henry.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Dean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry walks into a jab.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
A big left from Dean misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Dean is out of range.
Dean looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dean connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean misses with a looping left.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
Dean misses with a double jab.
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 Herb Dean's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Henry.

Dean lands a big head kick that sends Henry tumbling to the mat! Dean takes a step backwards and waves Henry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Dean misses.
Dean circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Henry drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dean follows Henry to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herb Dean!
Our winner, Herb Dean, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.