PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. YOU´RE THE BEST AROUND kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dunham
vs
Gracie

180 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Behold The Beast - SALE!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogerio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Dunham gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Dunham is controlling well.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Dunham is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dunham not doing much here.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to control Dunham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dunham gets a takedown into half guard.
Dunham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Dunham is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie trying to control but Dunham postures up.
Dunham is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Dunham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dunham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dunham from controlling successfully.
Dunham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunham trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Dunham with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dunham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunham trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunham won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Dunham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Dunham is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dunham from controlling successfully.
Dunham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four 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.
Dunham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunham scores with a leg kick.

Dunham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dunham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie tries to roll over but Dunham keeps him under control.
Gracie gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dunham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Dunham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie taking shots to the head.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Dunham is keeping busy.
Dunham slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Dunham in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dunham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie wants to control but Dunham is keeping busy.
Dunham wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Dunham takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dunham trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Dunham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie wants to control but Dunham is keeping busy.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Dunham in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Dunham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dunham is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Still in half guard, Dunham seems content to control.
Dunham prevents Gracie from improving his position.

Dunham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Dunham eventually gives up the hold.
Dunham working Gracie over with strikes.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dunham shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dunham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Dunham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dunham looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dunham smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Dunham wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Dunham lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Dunham is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dylan Dunham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dunham's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dunham's back!

Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Dunham is controlling his hands well.
Gracie gets his hands free as Dunham looks to control.

Gracie is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Dunham has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Gracie has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Dunham taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Gracie doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rogerio Gracie!