PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between dic cheddars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and don dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

cheddars
vs
dunn

200 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

225 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, dic cheddars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, don dunn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cheddars takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
cheddars misses with a head kick.

cheddars shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
dunn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
cheddars thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

cheddars is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
dunn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
dunn is pulling down on cheddars's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cheddars working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
cheddars trying to control but dunn is working from the bottom.
cheddars wants to stand but dunn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
dunn is trying to keep cheddars in close.
cheddars pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dunn is keeping the position for now.
cheddars is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
dunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dunn moves out of range of the body kick from cheddars.

cheddars tries to keep at a distance but dunn has taken the fight into the clinch.
cheddars keeps control of dunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cheddars looking to throw knees to the head but dunn is blocking nicely.
cheddars with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
dunn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
dunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

dunn jumps guard and drags cheddars to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
dunn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
dunn wants to take a breather but cheddars is having none of it.
dunn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

dunn has hold of cheddars's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and cheddars manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dunn swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and cheddars is now in dunn's guard. A big mistake from dunn there, giving up the dominant position!
cheddars wants to control from the top but dunn keeps moving.
cheddars wants to stand but dunn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
cheddars wants to control from the top but dunn keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as cheddars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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.
dunn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
cheddars tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
cheddars has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. dunn is working away from the top position though.
dunn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
cheddars is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of dunn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take dunn's back!
cheddars tries to get the hooks in deep but dunn pushed the leg off.
cheddars somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dunn just trying to survive but cheddars is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

don dunn dominated that round.
That's time! cheddars's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

cheddars fails to land the takedown.
cheddars shoots in but no luck this time.
dunn is looking to clinch.
dunn misses with a takedown

and cheddars counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in dunn's guard now.
dunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
cheddars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
dunn working a defensive guard here.
cheddars not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

cheddars stands up from guard. Let's bang!
dunn swats away the attempt to clinch by cheddars.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from cheddars.

cheddars gets caught flat footed, as dunn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
dunn is breathing heavily.
dunn stopping the sweep attempt from cheddars.

cheddars is working an open guard so dunn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

cheddars shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cheddars not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
dunn trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dunn tries to kick cheddars off but cheddars keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
cheddars not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
dunn wants to control but cheddars is keeping busy and won't allow it.
dunn regains full guard. Nicely done.
cheddars postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
cheddars passes dunn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
dunn is looking to control cheddars's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can dunn avoid being mounted?
cheddars wants to lay and pray for a moment but dunn keeps working.
cheddars thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dunn tries to get to full guard but cheddars has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. cheddars lands a nice short elbow.
cheddars working the head and body with strikes.
cheddars sitting and controlling from the half guard.
dunn is in trouble now - cheddars has advanced to mount!
The referee warns dunn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
dunn gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

dunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but cheddars pulls his head out easily.
dunn wants to improve his position but cheddars is controlling well.

cheddars is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. dunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time cheddars.
cheddars looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks dunn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
cheddars seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
dunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for dunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dic cheddars 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!

cheddars pulls out of a head kick attempt.
cheddars fails with the takedown.
dunn throws a series of punches but cheddars avoids them all with ease.
dunn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as cheddars sprawls well. cheddars wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dunn gets slowly back to his feet.
cheddars swinging wildly here.
cheddars wants to clinch up but dunn keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

cheddars closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
dunn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
cheddars swings away with an uppercut that misses.

dunn has hold of one of cheddars's legs. cheddars is fighting the takedown attempt but dunn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
dunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
cheddars looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cheddars trying to control the position.
cheddars keeping moving, preventing dunn from controlling successfully.
cheddars working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from dunn.
cheddars might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
cheddars tries to strike from the bottom.
cheddars trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but cheddars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dunn postures up in cheddars's guard and throws a big left but cheddars blocks it.
cheddars has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
dunn closes the distance looking to clinch

and cheddars counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cheddars drops an elbow to the side of dunn's head.
cheddars takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
cheddars prevents dunn from standing back up.
cheddars is nestled in close to dunn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
cheddars thows a huge punch but dunn dodges it nicely.
dunn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. cheddars is working away from the top position though.
cheddars drops an elbow to the side of dunn's head.
cheddars not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dunn is looking for a sweep. cheddars is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
cheddars throws a nice head kick!
cheddars throws a head kick that misses.
cheddars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
cheddars misses with a two punch combination.

cheddars feints and as dunn raises his hands in defense, cheddars changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
dunn wants to stand but cheddars is controlling the position.
cheddars scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
cheddars lands a couple of decent looking shots.
dunn wants to sweep here but cheddars controlling him for the moment.
cheddars scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dunn keeping moving, preventing cheddars from controlling successfully.
cheddars with a flurry of punches that miss.
cheddars throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dunn tries to clinch but cheddars moves away
and cheddars counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
cheddars throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
cheddars shoots for a double leg takedown but dunn sprawls well. He's pushed cheddars's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
dunn is looking to land body kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from dunn.
cheddars closes the distance but dunn moves to the side

and dunn counters by clinching up.

cheddars jumps into guard, dragging dunn to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
dic cheddars showed his dominance in that final round.
I think cheddars has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dic cheddars!