PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Dunne (ranked 2192 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Dick Army Jr (ranked 288 p4p, 462 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dunne
vs
Army Jr

183 cm
26
200
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
204
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niall Dunne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Army Jr clinches.

Army Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunne looks to throw the jab but Army Jr is out of range.
Army Jr is looking to clinch.
Dunne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Army Jr. Army Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Army Jr clinches up with Dunne and pushes him back against the cage.
Army Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Dunne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Army Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Army Jr cracks Dunne with a nice body shot.
Dunne dodges an elbow strike from Army Jr.
Dunne lands a body punch.
Dunne is trying to break free.
Dunne wants to get back to striking at distance but Army Jr won't allow it.
Dunne working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dunne manages to break the clinch.
Dunne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dunne misses with an uppercut.
Army Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunne moves away.
Army Jr moves in looking to clinch but Dunne pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr cracks Dunne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Army Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Army Jr keeps control of Dunne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Army Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Dunne.

Dunne breaks from the clinch.
Dunne scores with a jab. Army Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dunne misses with a looping right.
Dunne slips under a jab from Army Jr.
Army Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Army Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dunne fails to land with a series of punches.
Army Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Army Jr throws out a counter right but Dunne avoids it with no problem.
Army Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Dunne counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Army Jr misses.
Army Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Army Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dunne throws out a loose jab but Army Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Dunne.
Dunne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Army Jr throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Army Jr there.
Army Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Army Jr.
Army Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dunne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunne misses with a straight left.
Army Jr lands with a good body shot.
Dunne slips under a jab.
Niall Dunne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Army Jr misses.
Dunne lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunne throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Army Jr to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Army Jr - just one landing.

Dunne is rocked!

It looks like Niall Dunne has been cut.
Army Jr misses with an uppercut
letting Dunne counter with a right hand.
Army Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunne.

Army Jr drives through and clinches with Dunne against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Army Jr.

Dunne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Dunne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Army Jr lands the left hand.
Oh Dunne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunne seems to have got his legs back now.
Army Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Army Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Army Jr slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunne sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Army Jr moves into range and clinches up with Dunne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunne is trying to force a seperation but Army Jr has the dominant position.
Army Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Army Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Army Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Army Jr tries to throw a body punch but Dunne avoids it by throwing Army Jr back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Army Jr.
Good body shot from Army Jr.
Army Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dunne is trying to push Army Jr away but Army Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Army Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Army Jr misses with a body punch.
Army Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dunne has had enough of the clinch but Army Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Army Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunne wants to break free but Army Jr has control.
Army Jr tries a body shot but Dunne blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Army Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niall Dunne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dunne throws a hook but Army Jr avoids it easily.
Dunne throws out a loose jab but Army Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army Jr moves out of range as Dunne strikes.
Army Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dunne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Army Jr slips under a jab.
Army Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dunne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Army Jr slips under a jab from Dunne.
Army Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunne.
Army Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Dunne misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Army Jr! But no joy.
Dunne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dunne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Army Jr. That snapped Dunne's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dunne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Army Jr throws out a loose jab but Dunne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dunne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunne missing with a left hand there. Army Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Army Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunne.
Dunne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Army Jr.
Army Jr 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.
Dunne misses with a jab to the body
and Army Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Niall Dunne's cut is getting worse.
Army Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army Jr slips under a jab.
Dunne misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Army Jr misses its intended target.
Dunne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Dunne misses.
Army Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Army Jr slips under a jab from Dunne.
Army Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dunne throws a hook but Army Jr blocks it.
Army Jr misses with an uppercut.
Dunne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Army Jr throws a body punch but Dunne moves out of range.
Dunne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Army Jr manages to avoid it.
Dunne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Army Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Army Jr misses with a hook
and Dunne counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne looks to land a left hand but Army Jr moved out of range nicely.
Army Jr slips a straight right by Dunne.
Dunne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Army Jr.
Army Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Army Jr, as that shot connected.

Army Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Army Jr fails to land.
Good body shot from Army Jr.
Dunne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Army Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Dunne is trying to break the clinch but Army Jr is controlling him.
Army Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Army Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunne.
Army Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Niall Dunne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dunne wants to break free but Army Jr has control.
Dunne avoids the elbow strike from Army Jr, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Army Jr has him pressed against the cage.

Dunne breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Army Jr has managed to clinch.
Army Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunne backwards.
Dunne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Army Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunne blocks a body shot from Army Jr.
Army Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Army Jr.
Dunne is looking to break free of the clinch but Army Jr has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Army Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Army Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dunne's efforts to push away.
Army Jr tries a body shot but Dunne blocks it.

Dunne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Army Jr clinches up with Dunne and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Army Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niall Dunne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dunne lands a body shot.
Army Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Army Jr as he connects with a hook.
Army Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunne.
and Army Jr counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dunne! He's just covering up as Army Jr starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Army Jr!
A victorious Dick Army Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.