PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Diary of a Madman. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dunn
vs
Hurt

167 cm
27
135 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

175 cm
28
139 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt looks to land a body kick but Dunn moved away.
Dunn throws a body punch but Hurt moves out of range.
Hurt scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Hurt moves out of range.
Dunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hurt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hurt throws a head kick that Dunn semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Hurt.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurt.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.
Hurt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Dunn moves into the clinch.
Dunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Hurt.
Hurt is trying to break the clinch but Dunn is controlling him.

Dunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dunn clinches.

Dunn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hurt regains guard immediately.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Hurt keeps moving.
Hurt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunn is controlling him.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Hurt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dunn trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Dunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hurt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Hurt keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurt wants to stand up but Dunn is controlling him.
Dunn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Hurt keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn postures up in Hurt's guard and throws a big left but Hurt blocks it.
Dunnis looking to pass into half guard but Hurt pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hurt is in guard.
Hurt wants to get up but he can't break Dunn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dunn trying to control the position here.
Dunn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dunn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Hurt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hurt blocking the ground and pound.
Dunn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hurt is looking to get to half guard.
Hurt wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dunn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dunn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dunn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hurt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Dunn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
Dunn wants to take the fight to the mat but Hurt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hurt is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Dunn's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hurt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.

Dunn has managed to clinch.
Hurt is trying to force a seperation but Dunn has the dominant position.

Dunn breaks the clinch.
Dunn swings for the body but Hurt moves out of range.

Dunn gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunn is stalling here. Hurt is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dunn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hurt has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dunn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hurt is keen to just control but Dunn is a slippery customer.
Dunn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dunn has his hands on Hurt's head, controlling the position.
Hurt preventing the sweep.
Dunn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dunn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurt is one step ahead there.
Hurt wanted to stand there but Dunn had control of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dunn has a takedown stuffed.
Hurt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mark Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mark Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn avoids the head kick by Hurt.

Dunn has managed to clinch.

Hurt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurt ducks under a wild hook from Dunn.
Hurt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dunn blocks a head kick by Hurt.
Dunn defending well as Hurt loads up on a big left hand.
Dunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Dunn scores a takedown into full mount!
Dunn misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dunn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dunn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Dunn swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hurt is now in Dunn's guard. A big mistake from Dunn there, giving up the dominant position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dunn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dunn has a closed guard, preventing Hurt from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hurt won't allow Dunn to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dunn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hurt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Hurt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunn. Hurt does a little dance to reset his feet.

Dunn moves into the clinch.

Dunn has hold of one of Hurt's legs. Hurt is fighting the takedown attempt but Dunn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Hurt keeps moving.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Hurt keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Mark Dunn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice defenses there by Dunn.
Hurt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn tries to clinch but Hurt moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hurt blocks the leg kick.
Dunn wants to clinch up but Hurt keeps it at a distance.
Dunn throws a leg kick which misses Hurt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurt tries to avoid it.
Hurt tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunn lands a lovely overhand right.
Hurt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dunn.
Hurt throws a nice head kick!
Hurt checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurt moves away.
Mark Dunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hurt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hurt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hurt.
Hurt misses with a few strikes there.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.
Dunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn wants to clinch.
Dunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn is looking to slow Hurt down with leg kicks.
Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurt misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hurt.
Hurt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Dunn.
A head kick misses from Hurt.
Dunn feints and then cracks Hurt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurt down.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hurt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunn shoots in looking for a takedown. Hurt tries to sprawl out of it but Dunn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hurt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurt at a distance.
Big Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hurt gets tackled into the cage by Dunn. Dunn maintains the clinch.
Hurt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunn wants to clinch but Hurt slips to the side
and Hurt counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick from Dunn lands but Hurt takes it in his stride.
Dunn blocks a head kick by Hurt.

Dunn gets a clinch.

Dunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Dunn. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hurt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hurt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunn feints and then cracks Hurt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurt down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Big Hurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunn is defended easily by Hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunn 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dunn!
After winning the bout, Mark Dunn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.