PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and costo kroshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dunne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kaija Koo - Tinakenkätyttö. costo kroshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dunne
vs
kroshi

172 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Dunne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, costo kroshi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kroshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunne avoids the head kick by kroshi.

Dunne clinches up against the cage.

Dunne has kroshi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dunne pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending kroshi tumbling to the mat - Dunne dives into kroshi's guard.
kroshi wants to stand and escape but Dunne is having none of it.
Dunne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
kroshi keeping moving, preventing Dunne from controlling successfully.
Dunne sitting in guard here, content to control.

kroshi is working an open guard so Dunne takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kroshi darts in trying to clinch

and Dunne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
kroshi trying to control but Dunne postures up.
kroshi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dunne kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dunne controlling the pace.
kroshi wants to control but Dunne is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kroshi works his way to full guard. Good work.
kroshi tries to strike from the bottom.
Dunne scoring with some ground and pound.
Dunne postures up.
Dunne trying to control but kroshi is working from the bottom.
Dunne sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dunne got a little sloppy there for a moment and kroshi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dunne has managed to get both his arms back between kroshi's legs - danger averted.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dunne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dunne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dunne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish kroshi?
Dunne looking to control and managing it successfully.
kroshi tries to hold on but Dunne postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunne landing shots from mount.
Dunne landing strikes from the mount.
kroshi wants to control but Dunne is having none of it.
Dunne controlling the position easily from mount.
Dunne prevents kroshi from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Dunne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

kroshi staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
kroshi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dunne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming kroshi to the mat! kroshi manages to get full guard.

Dunne gets to his feet - kroshi follows without any prompting.

Dunne gets the takedown into side control.

Dunne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but kroshi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
kroshi is looking to reverse the position.
kroshi struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne is working kroshi over with some ground and pound from side control.
kroshi is trying to control Dunne's posture but Dunne avoids it.
kroshi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dunne just content to control the position.

Dunne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. kroshi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunne lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dunne has control of an arm but kroshi manages to advance to Dunne's back!
Dunne surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Dunne manages to reverse the position and now he's in kroshi's guard. Nice work there by Dunne.
kroshi trying to keep a closed guard but Dunne is proving a slippery customer.
Dunne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunneis looking to pass into half guard but kroshi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now kroshi is in guard.
kroshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunne is keeping the position for now.
kroshi wants to stand and escape but instead Dunne has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
kroshi wants to stand but Dunne is controlling the position.
Dunne wants to control from the top but kroshi keeps moving.
kroshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dunne trying to control the position from guard on top but kroshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kroshi wants to sweep but no luck.
kroshi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
kroshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David Dunne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kroshi clinches but Dunne breaks the clinch

and Dunne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
kroshi throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dunne manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Dunne dominated that second round.
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!

Dunne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dunne seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
kroshi wants to control but Dunne passes into side.
Dunne gets to mount! kroshi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dunne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of kroshi's face.
Dunne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dunne tries to control but kroshi wriggling away.
Dunne looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dunne looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dunne looking to finish kroshi with some ground and pound. This is bad for kroshi!
kroshi tries to hold on but Dunne postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dunne wants to control the pace but kroshi is squirming around nicely.
kroshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
kroshi tries to control Dunne's body but Dunne pushes him off. kroshi squirms to his side and now Dunne has his back!
Good control from Dunne.
Dunne is looking to control kroshi but kroshi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dunne is trying to control but kroshi is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kroshi is trying to escape the mount.
Dunne punishing his opponent with strikes.
kroshi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

kroshi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dunne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunne is trying to control but kroshi is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
kroshi tries to hold on but Dunne postures up.

kroshi bucks Dunne off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kroshi lands a head shot.

kroshi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dunne is trying to defend but kroshi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dunne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dunne looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunne, not yet.
costo kroshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Dunne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
kroshi works over Dunne with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Dunne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dunne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

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