PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Rayner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn has chosen My Way - Frank Sanatra as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rayner
vs
Dunn

179 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
165 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jethro Rayner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Dunn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rayner missing with a left hand there. Dunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Dunn misses.
Dunn slips a straight right by Rayner.
Rayner ducks right into an uppercut from Dunn.
Rayner tries to clinch up but Dunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Rayner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Rayner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rayner.
Jethro Rayner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayner motions for Dunn to come forward. Rayner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rayner throws a right and a left that Dunn avoids nicely.
Dunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rayner.
Rayner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayner.
Dunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rayner can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn tests Rayner's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Rayner takes the fight into the clinch.
Rayner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dunn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dunn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rayner effectively controlling the action here.
Dunn is working Rayner over against the cage.
Dunn wants to break free but Rayner has control.
Dunn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rayner misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunn.
Rayner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Dunn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunn.
Rayner trying to control the position but instead, Dunn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rayner into the cage.
Dunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rayner leaning against his opponent.

Dunn breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Dunn.
Dunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rayner throws the kick towards the body but Dunn avoids it.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rayner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donk. Dunn catches Rayner right on the button with a cross.
Dunn throws a hook but Rayner avoids it easily.
Dunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rayner.
Rayner scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn scores with a decent looking hook.
Dunn cracks Rayner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rayner is breathing heavily.

Rayner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dunn tries to roll over but Rayner keeps him under control.
Dunn is trying to control but can't.
Rayner wants to advance to full mount but Dunn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dunn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rayner is one step ahead there.
Rayner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunn is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayner is working hard here to advance position.
Dunn is trying to control the position but Rayner postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rayner throws a lazy body kick
and Dunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rayner thinking.
Alexander Dunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rayner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rayner misses with a hook to the body
and Dunn counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dunn.
Rayner throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dunn counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rayner staying out of range there.
Dunn moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Rayner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rayner.
Nice shot by Dunn.
Dunn tries to move into range but Rayner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rayner looks to land a combination but Dunn avoids it well.
Dunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Rayner is just out of range.
Jethro Rayner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Dunn moves out of range of the body kick from Rayner.
Rayner thows a leg kick but Dunn checks it
and Dunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rayner throws a lazy head kick
and Dunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rayner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rayner ducks right into an uppercut from Dunn.
Dunn lands a jab to the nose.
Dunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rayner.
Rayner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rayner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rayner misses the body punch
and Dunn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rayner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Dunn scores with a shot to the body.
Rayner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rayner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunn's head.
Rayner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunn is out of range.
Dunn digs a good hook to Rayner's body.
Rayner drops his hands momentarily and Dunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dunn clobbers Rayner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunn!
Dunn lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rayner fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayner throws a lazy right hand but Dunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rayner throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rayner misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Rayner is predictable there
and Dunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rayner wants to slow Dunn down by chopping away at his legs.
Rayner throws a series of punches but Dunn moves out of range.
Rayner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rayner.
Rayner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rayner with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rayner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunn.
Rayner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rayner doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunn scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dunn. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunn lands a lovely overhand right.
Dunn stuns Rayner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rayner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dunn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn lands a slapping body shot.
Dunn misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Dunn. Beautiful body shot.
Rayner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands a jab to Rayner's midsection.
Dunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rayner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rayner is looking to wear down Dunn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch lands to the side of Rayner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dunn feints and then cracks Rayner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rayner down.
Rayner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rayner drops his hands momentarily and Dunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dunn throws out a powerful jab.

Rayner is rocked!
Dunn cracks the inside of Rayner's front leg.
Oh Rayner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunn rushes Rayner with punches - Rayner moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Rayner goes down! Dunn follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Dunn!