PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pankration Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mark Dunn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dunn
vs
Master

167 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pankration Master!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Master scores a takedown into full mount!

Master with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Master can't control as he wanted to and Dunn manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

Master looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Master is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn trying to control here.
Master throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Master is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Master is thwarting Dunn's attempts to control the position.
Master looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Dunn.
Dunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Dunn throws a right hand that Master ducks under and follows up with a left that Master also avoids with ease.
Dunn misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dunn lands with an uppercut that bounces Master off the cage and back into rage.
Mark Dunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn stuns Master with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunn!
Dunn cracks Master with a good jab.

Master is rocked!
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Master is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunn finish him?
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Dunn misses with the combination.
Master seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunn slaps away a takedown attempt from Master, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Master takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Master takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Dunn throws a left that rocks Master and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dunn dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Master regain composure!
Master is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dunn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Master takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Dunn is trying to get an arm triangle but Master is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Master's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Master can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dunn tries for a kimura but Master is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to score with some ground and pound. Master controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dunn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dunn has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Master is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dunn yanks on the arm and Master is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dunn.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Dunn!