PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Garcia
vs
Dunn

178 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

HARDCORE Fighting Brand

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Dunn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Dunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Dunn sprawls well.
Dunn swinging wilding here.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Dunn postures up.
Dunn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand but Dunn is controlling the position.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garcia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Garcia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dunn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dunn not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garcia trying to hold on to Dunn's head to control him but Dunn postures up.
Dunn prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia wants to stand back up but Dunn manages to pass into side control.
Garcia is trying to control Dunn's posture but Dunn avoids it.
Dunn controlling the position.
Dunn wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garcia tries to buck Dunn off but Dunn is having none of it.
Dunn staying calm.
Dunn wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.

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.
Garcia sneaks back into half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Dunn seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dunn is working away from the top position though.
Dunn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Dunn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Garcia looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dunn misses with a low kick.
Garcia misses with a head kick.

Garcia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dunn's guard.
Garcia trying to control but Dunn is working from the bottom.
Dunn trying to control the position here.
Dunn keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dunn is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Dunn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Dunn is proving a slippery customer.
Dunn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garcia is trying to keep Dunn in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dunn is stalling in the full guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Dunn just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia tries to clinch up
and Dunn counters with a nice uppercut.

Dunn clinches.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed

and Dunn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Dunn is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Dunn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Dunn slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia wants to control but Dunn passes into side.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Dunn keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Garcia has managed to clinch.

Garcia has picked Dunn up - he's going for a ride! Garcia dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dunn works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Dunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Garcia fails with the takedown.

Dunn clinches.
Dunn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dunn fails with the takedown

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown. Dunn fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dunn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunn prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Dunn controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dunn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dunn avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Dunn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
Garcia tries to hold on but Dunn postures up.
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dunn blocks Garcia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dunn blocks Garcia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Dunn isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Dunn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Garcia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Still in half guard, Dunn seems content to control.

Dunn is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

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