PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tymon Gorski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Diary of a Madman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gorski
vs
Dunn

166 cm
25
147 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

167 cm
23
135 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tymon Gorski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorski throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunn counters with a straight right hand.
Dunn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gorski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dunn under the eye.
Gorski moves to clinch but Dunn breaks away
and Dunn counters with a straight right hand.
Dunn wants to slow Gorski down by chopping away at his legs.
Gorski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gorski swinging wildly here.
Gorski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunn misses with a takedown attempt
and Gorski counters with a big head kick but Dunn shrugs it off.
Gorski blocks a head kick by Dunn.
Dunn throws a head kick that half lands.
Dunn swinging wildly here.
Dunn tries for a takedown but Gorski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dunn doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gorski counters with a takedown into side control.
Tymon Gorski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
Dunn being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gorski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dunn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dunn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gorski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dunn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gorski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dunn won't allow Gorski to pass to mount.
Gorski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gorski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dunn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dunn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dunn wants to sweep here but Gorski controlling him for the moment.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Gorski from controlling successfully.
Dunn looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dunn holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Dunn.
Gorski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn tries to bum rush Gorski with a series of wild strikes but Gorski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gorski tries to clinch but Dunn moves out of range.
Gorski scores with a leg kick.
Dunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Gorski should have avoided that one.
Gorski moves to clinch but Dunn breaks away

and Dunn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunn.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gorski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gorski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunn manages to get himself to full guard.
Gorski postures up.
Gorski looking to sit in guard and control but Dunn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn postures up and lands a big shot to Gorski's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Dunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gorski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dunn postures up in Gorski's guard and throws a big left but Gorski blocks it.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gorski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Dunn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dunn with a poor takedown

and Gorski counters by clinching up.
Gorski misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dunn has Gorski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gorski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tymon Gorski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
Dunn tries to score a body lock takedown but Gorski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dunn tries for a takedown but Gorski manages to get underhooks.
Gorski misses with a knee strike.
Dunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gorski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dunn misses with a few strikes there.
Dunn blocks the body kick.
Gorski throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn looks for the body kick but Gorski saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn stalks Gorski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gorski's face. Gorski staggers backwards, shaken.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gorski sprawls well. Gorski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunn blocks a leg kick.
Gorski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dunn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gorski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.

Gorski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunn lands a couple of digs.
Dunn passes Gorski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dunn throwing shots but Gorski is blocking nicely.
Gorski trying to control but Dunn postures up.
Dunn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gorski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gorski trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dunn.
Gorski tries to roll over but Dunn keeps him under control.
Gorski is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Dunn is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gorski reverses the position - he's now on top in Dunn's guard.
Gorski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gorski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gorski won't allow Dunn to sweep him here.
Gorski postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dunn lands with some strikes.
Dunn landing strikes from the mount and Gorski is in trouble!
Gorski wants to hold on but Dunn pushes him away.
Gorski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Dunn is looking for a triangle but Gorski pushes his legs off easily.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Gorski from controlling successfully.
Dunn trying to keep a closed guard but Gorski is proving a slippery customer.
Gorski wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking to control.
Gorski stands up over Dunn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Gorski from controlling successfully.
Dunn has his hands on Gorski's head, controlling the position.
Gorski won't allow Dunn to sweep him here.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Gorski from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dunn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gorski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dunn won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Dunn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dunn misses with a double jab.
Dunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunn falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gorski moves into the clinch.
Dunn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gorski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gorski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Gorski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gorski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dunn avoiding damage as Gorski throws knees to the body.
Gorski prevents the takedown attempt.
Tymon Gorski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
Dunn avoiding damage as Gorski throws knees to the body.
Gorski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gorski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gorski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Dunn lands a takedown into guard.
Dunn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunn thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dunn tries to advance to mount but Gorski denies him.

Dunn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gorski is looking to regain half guard here but Dunn keeps moving and retains side control.
Gorski wants to control but Dunn postures up.
Dunn working the ground and pound but Gorski is defending the strikes.
Gorski is trying to control Dunn's posture but Dunn avoids it.
Gorski being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gorski tries to improve position but can't.
Dunn landing strikes.
Gorski is trying to get back to half guard.
Dunn scores with punches from side control.

Dunn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tymon Gorski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunn trying to control the action but Gorski is working from the bottom.
Gorski regains half guard, as Dunn was trying to land strikes.
Mark Dunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dunn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dunn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dunn is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gorski reverses the position - he's now on top in Dunn's guard.
Gorski wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
Dunn working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Gorski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dunn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gorski, into his guard.
Dunn 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.
Dunn trying to control but Gorski is working from the bottom.
Dunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Gorski has wrist control.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gorski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dunn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dunn!