PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dunlap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Howad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dunlap
vs
Howad

185 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dunlap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Preston Howad!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlap misses with a few strikes there.

Dunlap forces Howad back against the cage and clinches.
Dunlap wants to break free but Howad has control.
Dunlap could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Howad stalling against the cage.
Dunlap goes for a takedown in the clinch but Howad prevents it.

Howad gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dunlap regains guard.
Howad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Howad won't allow Dunlap to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Howad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Howad preventing the sweep.

Dunlap is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Howad thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howad thows a big elbow that misses.
Dunlap bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Howad's guard.
Dunlap with a nice head shot there.
Howad wants to stand and escape but Dunlap is having none of it.
Dunlap lands a couple of digs.

Howad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Howad controls Dunlap momentarily but Dunlap frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlap passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dunlap trying to pass the guard but Howad defending well.
Dunlap is breathing heavily.
Howad on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Howad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Howad trying to hold on to Dunlap's head to control him but Dunlap postures up.
Howad is looking to improve his position.
Howad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dunlap's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dunlap's back!
Howad lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Dunlap is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Howad trying to control.
Dunlap breaks Howad's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howad is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunlap lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dunlap wants to pass the guard but Howad is keeping the position.
Dunlap lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dunlap pushing down on Howad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dunlap perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dunlap lands a nice short elbow.
Dunlap is thwarting Howad's attempts to control the position.
Dunlap wants to control but Howad is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dunlap lands a nice short elbow.
Dunlap passes into side control, despite Howad's attempt to control the position.
Dunlap scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Howad to see if he's OK.

Howad is rocked!
Dunlap lands an elbow.
Howad is still in real trouble! Can Dunlap finish him?
Dunlap landing a few strikes.
Dunlap lands some shots froms side control.
Dunlap scoring with punches and elbows.
Howad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howad taking a bit of punishment here - Dunlap scoring with strikes.
Dunlap working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Howad taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dunlap is putting a hurting on Howad here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dunlap working the ground and pound.
Howad tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Dunlap tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dunlap has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Howad struggling a bit here.
Howad tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dunlap presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dunlap landing shots from mount.

It looks like Preston Howad has been cut.
Dunlap unloading with bombs!
Dunlap lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunlap postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Howad looks a forlorn figure.

That has opened up Preston Howad's cut even more.
Dunlap is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlap lands with some strikes.
Dunlap working away from the top, dropping strikes.

The cut above Preston Howad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Preston Howad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Dunlap!