PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james pimentel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). james pimentel looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Dunne
vs
pimentel

175 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

165 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Dunne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, james pimentel!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pimentel fails to land the takedown.
pimentel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunne swats him away and circles back towards the center.

pimentel tries to keep at a distance but Dunne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
pimentel is pressed up against the cage. Dunne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag pimentel down to the mat. pimentel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
pimentel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dunne but Dunne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
pimentel looks gassed!
A combination from Dunne does no damage.
pimentel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunne slaps away a takedown attempt from pimentel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adam Dunne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james pimentel.
Dunne stalks pimentel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into pimentel's face. pimentel staggers backwards, shaken.
Dunne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dunne.

Dunne clinches with his opponent.
Dunne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Dunne is trying to trip pimentel. He has hold of a leg but pimentel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dunne persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
pimentel keeping moving, preventing Dunne from controlling successfully.
Dunne postures up in pimentel's guard and throws a big left but pimentel blocks it.
Dunne with a nice head shot there.
Dunne landing with the ground and pound.
Dunne throwing strikes but missing.
Dunne throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is looking to work some ground and pound but pimentel has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dunne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dunne scoring with some ground and pound.
Dunne throwing strikes from guard but pimentel blocks nicely.
pimentel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dunne throwing strikes but missing.
Dunne working some strikes from top position.
Dunne seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne connects with a couple of short punches.

pimentel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunne defends well.
Dunne stands up over pimentel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dunne passes into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
pimentel trying to control from the bottom.
Dunne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks pimentel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pimentel tries to roll over but Dunne keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dunne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dunne is nestled in close to pimentel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
pimentel is refusing to be controlled, as Dunne sits in half guard.
pimentel is looking to escape.
Dunne prevents pimentel from improving his position.
Dunne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed pimentel's head.
Dunne trying to control the action but pimentel is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
pimentel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Dunne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

pimentel looks to clinch

and Dunne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in pimentel's guard now.
pimentel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
pimentel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dunne wants to control from the top but pimentel keeps moving.
Dunne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dunne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
pimentel looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dunne connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but pimentel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
pimentel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Dunne.
pimentel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dunne counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like james pimentel has been cut.
pimentel avoids the head kick by Dunne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
pimentel has his takedown stuffed
and Dunne counters with a head kick.
james pimentel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
pimentel has his takedown stuffed
and Dunne counters with a two punch combo.
Adam Dunne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james pimentel.
Dunne misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunne!
Dunne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pimentel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
pimentel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Dunne instigates a clinch.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but pimentel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
pimentel stops a takedown attempt from Dunne.
pimentel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dunne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dunne throws a head kick but pimentel moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
pimentel shoots and misses

and Dunne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for pimentel!
pimentel working to try and regain half guard.
Dunne is landing with some decent strikes but pimentel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
pimentel tries to hold on but Dunne pushes him away.
Dunne misses with a head shot.
pimentel tries to hold on but Dunne pushes him away.
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 pimentel's face.
pimentel wants to control but Dunne is having none of it.
Dunne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Dunne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on james pimentel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Some wild striking there from Dunne.
Dunne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
pimentel misses with a double jab

and Dunne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
pimentel has momentary wrist control but Dunne slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pimentel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
pimentel is trying to control the position but Dunne postures up.
Dunne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of pimentel's head.
Dunne is pushing down on pimentel's leg trying to pass to half guard. pimentel is fighting to maintain full guard but Dunne has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pimentel is staying active underneath Dunne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
pimentel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dunne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dunne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adam Dunne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. pimentel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
pimentel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dunne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
pimentel looking to control and managing it successfully.
pimentel tries to control but Dunne wriggling away.

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 in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dunne is looking to get to half guard.
Dunne is squirming around, avoiding pimentel's attempts to control the action.
Dunne regains half guard.
Dunne moves into full guard.

Dunne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. pimentel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pimentel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
pimentel tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunne is retaining full guard.
pimentel is looking to work some ground and pound but Dunne has wrist control.
Dunne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
pimentel controls from within his opponent's guard.
pimentel lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

pimentel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dunne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, pimentel has managed to get both his arms back between Dunne's legs - danger averted.
pimentel prevents Dunne from getting back to his feet.
Dunne throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Dunne looking to control.

Dunne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. pimentel is aware though and is defending well.

Dunne has his foot on pimentel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. pimentel works his way back into a safe position though.

Dunne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Dunne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dunne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
james pimentel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Dunne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
pimentel thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Dunne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

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