PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez comes to the cage accompanied by Renegades of Funk. Dunn has chosen Diary of a Madman as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dominguez
vs
Dunn

167 cm
29
146 lbs
20 - 10 - 3

167 cm
34
135 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dunn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dunn misses with a head kick.
Dunn throws a low kick but Dominguez avoids it.
Dunn tries to bum rush Dominguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunn throws a leg kick but Dominguez moved away.
Dunn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dominguez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunn at a distance.

Dunn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dominguez quickly recovers to half guard.
Dominguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunn.
Dominguez's coaches at Alpha Elite Training Low Cap! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dominguez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dunn tries to pass to full mount but Dominguez defends it.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dominguez tries to get to full guard but Dunn has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to maintain the position but Dunn is very close to passing his half guard.
Dominguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominguez moves into full guard.
Dominguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.

Dunn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dominguez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dunn has Dominguez in his guard.
Dominguez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dunn is adopting a defensive guard.
Dominguez sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn controlling Dominguez's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rico Dominguez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Dominguez avoids nicely.
Dunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominguez lands an overhand right.
Dunn moves away from the strike by Dominguez.
Dunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dominguez's waist but Dominguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunn off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn misses with an uppercut.

Dominguez rushes Dunn and presses him up against the cage.
Dunn works on Dominguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dunn's defenses.
Dunn throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn misses with a knee strike.
Dunn wants a takedown.
Dominguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunn trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dunn has Dominguez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dominguez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rico Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
Dunn lands a knee to the body.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Dunn is blocking nicely.
Dominguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Dunn blocks it.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the head.

Dunn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dominguez regains guard.
Dunn lands a couple of digs.
Dunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunn throws an elbow that misses. Dominguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by Dominguez!
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dominguez stays in close to Dunn's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dominguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Dominguez misses with a looping right.
Dunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dominguez pinned against the cage. Dominguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dunn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dunn duly obliges.
That kick from Dominguez tenderised Dunn's leg. Dunn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dunn needs to keep his hands up - Dominguez had a free shot at his head there.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Dunn scores with a body shot.
A jab from Dominguez does it's job there.
Dunn thumps Dominguez with a low kick.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Dominguez lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Dunn is avoiding it.
Dominguez connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Dominguez is predictable there
letting Dunn counter with a right hand.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.

Dunn clinches up with Dominguez and pushes him back against the cage.
Dominguez leaning against his opponent.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside.
Dunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunn stalling in the clinch but Dominguez improves position.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunn.
Dunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dominguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Dominguez.
Dunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dominguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Dunn breaks the clinch.
Dominguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dominguez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dominguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dunn moves into the clinch.
Dunn blocks an uppercut.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dominguez avoids the damage to the body.
Dunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dominguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dunn missing with knees to the body.
Dunn can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Dominguez scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dominguez throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a light punch inside.

Dunn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Dominguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him?
Dunn is trying to force a seperation but Dominguez has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dominguez.
Dunn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Dominguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dunn's defenses.
Dunn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominguez creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dunn's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dunn drops to his knees and Dominguez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Dominguez!
An out of breath Rico Dominguez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.