PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Dunne (ranked 3002 p4p, 2592 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 400 p4p, 349 weight class). Tony Stark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dunne
vs
Stark

183 cm
27
200
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
215
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 2 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a hook. Dunne ducked under it nicely.
Dunne lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunne stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dunne eats them both and turns towards Stark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Niall Dunne has been cut.
Dunne misses with a body shot.
Stark has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dunne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dunne throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunne.
Stark staying out of range there.
A big left from Dunne misses.
Stark slips a jab from Dunne.
Stark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dunne swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Dunne throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Dunne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Dunne.
Dunne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dunne is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stark's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark swings for the body but Dunne moves out of range.
Dunne throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dunne.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Dunne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Dunne's shoulder, as Dunne tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Dunne.
Dunne missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunne lands an overhand right.
Dunne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunne throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stark backs up against the cage.
Niall Dunne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunne throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Dunne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Stark has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Dunne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunne pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunne working aggressively here.
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.
Dunne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Dunne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark misses with some punches.
Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunne.
Dunne lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Dunne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunne misses with some punches.
Dunne lands with a right to the head.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Dunne.
Dunne lands with a left to the head.
Dunne misses with a punch to the body.
Stark working aggressively here.
Dunne tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Dunne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stark scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Dunne on the inside.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Dunne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Dunne digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunne tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Dunne back against the cage.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dunne blocking some punches.
Dunne lands a body shot.
Dunne lands a shoulder strike.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Dunne swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunne lands a shoulder strike.
Dunne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark tries to throw a body punch but Dunne avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage.
Dunne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark tries to work over Dunne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall Dunne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niall Dunne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dunne throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Dunne throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Stark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stark avoids the body shot from Dunne.
Dunne ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Dunne throws a big counter combination but Stark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dunne misses with an uppercut
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunne throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Stark throws a body punch but Dunne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Dunne ducks down to avoid it.
Dunne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dunne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne misses with a right hand
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stark slips a jab from Dunne.
A little jabbing left from Stark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stark avoids the body shot from Dunne.
Dunne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Niall Dunne is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunne cracks Stark with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Dunne.
Dunne thuds his right hand into Stark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunne lands with an uppercut that bounces Stark off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark moves out of range as Dunne strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
Dunne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Stark misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Dunne misses with a body shot.
Dunne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Stark misses with a hook. Dunne ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dunne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stark scrambles back to his feet.
Dunne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dunne throws a good cross that connects.
Dunne tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Stark misses.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dunne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Stark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stark needs to keep his hands up - Dunne had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dunne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dunne takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Dunne uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Dunne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Dunne's shoulder, as Dunne tries to avoid the shot.
Dunne defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Dunne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dunne missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunne looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Stark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stark walks into a stiff left hand from Dunne.
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
A swing and a miss from Dunne.
Dunne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunne throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark misses with a left hand
and Dunne counters with a straight right hand.
Dunne with a hook.
Stark misses the jab.
Dunne looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Stark throws out a counter right but Dunne avoids it with no problem.
Stark scores with the left hand. Dunne knows he should have avoided that one.
Dunne misses the jab.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark avoids the body shot from Dunne.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niall Dunne dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Stark connects with a right hand. Dunne shakes it off.
Stark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dunne scores with a nice right hand.
Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunne.
Dunne moves away from the strike by Stark.
Dunne cracks Stark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dunne throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dunne on the side of the head.
Dunne slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunne. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunne scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Dunne is out of range.
Stark punishes Dunne's body with a nice straight punch.
Dunne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunne thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunne.
A counter left hand to the body from Dunne misses its target.
Dunne just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Dunne misses.
A shot to the liver by Dunne. Beautiful body shot.
Dunne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab by Dunne.
Stark moves away from the strike by Dunne.
Stark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stark.
Stark throws a combination. Dunne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tony Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunne throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark misses with a looping left.
It looked like Dunne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stark.
Dunne takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Dunne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stark blocks a jab.
Dunne moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dunne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stark on the side of the head.
Stark walks into a stiff left hand from Dunne.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dunne misses with a straight right.
Dunne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunne tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunne throws out the jab.
Dunne tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark misses with a left hand
and Dunne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Dunne.
A big right from Stark misses.
Dunne tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunne.
Dunne ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Stark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stark, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
Dunne throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stark finds it's way round the side to connect with Dunne's head.
Stark throws a hook but Dunne blocks it.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dunne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Dunne misses the target.
Dunne throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunne.
Dunne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dunne with a jab.
Dunne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Niall Dunne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dunne jabs at Stark's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niall Dunne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunne 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall Dunne!