PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosse Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne's entrance music is Two Steps from Hell - Heat of Courage. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dunne
vs
Grepp

172 cm
24
157 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

174 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Dunne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bosse Grepp!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp misses with a combination
and Dunne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grepp shoots and misses
and Grepp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grepp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grepp with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Dunne counter with a right hand.
Grepp with a poor takedown
and Grepp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David Dunne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosse Grepp.
Grepp fails with the takedown
and Dunne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunne swings widly with a right hand
and Grepp counters with a left to the body.
Dunne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bosse Grepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grepp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dunne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grepp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dunne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grepp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunne throws a hook but Grepp avoids it easily.
Grepp with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dunne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dunne takes a swing at Grepp's ribcage but misses.
Dunne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grepp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp fails with the takedown
and Dunne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grepp throws an off balance right hand
and Dunne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grepp throws a combination that misses
and Dunne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunne misses with a wild body shot.
Grepp fails with the takedown
and Dunne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dunne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grepp misses with the combination.
Grepp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dunne to counter with a crisp jab.
David Dunne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dunne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dunne misses with a body punch.
Dunne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dunne lands a body shot.
Dunne stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Grepp is struggling to control the position.
Dunne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunne stops a takedown attempt from Grepp.
Grepp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dunne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dunne just leaning against Grepp, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Dunne.
Dunne catches Grepp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dunne misses with a straight right.
Grepp with a poor takedown
and Dunne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grepp shoots and misses
and Dunne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunne misses with a body shot.
Grepp misses with a series of wild punches.
Grepp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dunne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Dunne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grepp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grepp looks gassed!
Dunne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grepp being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp wants to pass the guard but Dunne is keeping the position.
Grepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Grepp drops back looking for a leg! Dunne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dunne manages to kick Grepp off! Grepp jumps back into Dunne's guard.
Grepp controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Dunne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grepp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunne manages to avoid it.

Grepp scores a takedown into full mount!
Grepp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dunne wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grepp.
Grepp tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grepp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grepp breaks from Dunne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dunne wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grepp.
Grepp with good strikes from the mount here!
Dunne is desperately trying to improve his position but Grepp has a good base and remains in mount.
Dunne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grepp swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dunne is now in Grepp's guard. A big mistake from Grepp there, giving up the dominant position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grepp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dunne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grepp swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Grepp looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dunne passes into side control.
Dunne scoring with punches from side control.
Grepp gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grepp is staying active underneath Dunne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Dunne is looking for a kimura but Grepp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dunne to get the leverage.
Grepp manages to get to full guard.
Dunne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunne tries to free his leg and advance position but Grepp is retaining full guard.
Grepp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dunne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunne wants to control from the top but Grepp keeps moving.

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.

Dunne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dunne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grepp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunne is one step ahead there.
Dunne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dunne cracks Grepp with a solid left hand.
Dunne chips away with some ground and pound.
Grepp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grepp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bosse Grepp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dunne throws a right hand that misses

and Grepp counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dunne's guard now.
Dunne keeping moving, preventing Grepp from controlling successfully.
Grepp being controlled here momentarily.
Dunne trying to control the position.
Grepp trying to control but Dunne is working from the bottom.
Grepp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grepp fails with the takedown
and Dunne counters with a left and a right that stings Grepp.
Grepp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dunne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grepp misses with a series of wild punches.
Grepp misses with a takedown attempt
and Dunne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
David Dunne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosse Grepp.
Grepp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grepp with a poor takedown
and Dunne counters with a nice body shot.
Dunne tries to clinch but Grepp is having none of it.
Dunne misses the shot to the body.
Dunne looks to score with a jab to the body but Grepp is just out of range.
Grepp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dunne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grepp thinking.
Dunne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grepp feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Dunne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grepp is aware though and is defending well.
Grepp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grepp wants to control from the top but Dunne keeps moving.
Dunne keeping full guard, as Grepp tries to pass.
Grepp wants to control from the top but Dunne keeps moving.
Dunne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bosse Grepp.
Grepp with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dunne counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Grepp shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dunne is looking to get to half guard.
Dunne slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dunne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dunne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne has Grepp pulled in close to control his posture.
Dunne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grepp controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dunne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grepp tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunne is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bosse Grepp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grepp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bosse Grepp!