PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Taylor
vs
Ray Dunkin

180 cm
31
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunkin.
Alvin Ray Dunkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunkin misses with a body kick.
Taylor thumps Dunkin with a low kick.
Dunkin misses the shot to the body.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dunkin cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dunkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dunkin. Taylor shrugs it off though.
Dunkin takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Dunkin counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dunkin.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunkin throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Dunkin lands with a right hand.
Dunkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dunkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Dunkin swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin misses with a right hand
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dunkin throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Dunkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been told by Taylor's head coaches at Rape Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taylor moves out of range of the leg kick from Dunkin.
Dunkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
Dunkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Dunkin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunkin lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dunkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunkin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunkin throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
Dunkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunkin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunkin throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin thumps Taylor with a low kick.
Dunkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taylor is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunkin misses the target.
Dunkin scores with a head kick. Taylor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dunkin.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Dunkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunkin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Dunkin keeps it at a distance.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Dunkin tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dunkin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Ray Dunkin dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dunkin's head.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunkin.
Dunkin lands a front kick.
Dunkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by Dunkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dunkin tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dunkin - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dunkin. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dunkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Dunkin only half commits.
Dunkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Dunkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor checks a low kick from Dunkin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunkin. That's going to slow Taylor down.
Dunkin throws a low kick but Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
Dunkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Dunkin.
Dunkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Dunkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Taylor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dunkin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taylor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunkin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Dunkin cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunkin. Dunkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunkin.
Dunkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dunkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Dunkin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor moves out of range as Dunkin strikes.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Dunkin throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ryan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunkin thumps Taylor with a low kick.
Alvin Ray Dunkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunkin ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunkin.
Dunkin scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Ray Dunkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Dunkin instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dunkin.
Dunkin is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dunkin throws a head punch that misses.
Dunkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Dunkin.
Dunkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Dunkin has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunkin.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Dunkin didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Dunkin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taylor if he has to take too many more of those.
Taylor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Dunkin digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunkin, right into the meat.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Dunkin.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Dunkin moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin looks for the body kick but Taylor saw that one coming.
Dunkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Dunkin tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunkin throws out the jab.
Dunkin looks to land a body kick but Taylor moved away.
Dunkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunkin thumps Taylor with a low kick.
Taylor throws a hook but Dunkin avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Dunkin shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Dunkin looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvin Ray Dunkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Dunkin moves away and avoids it.
Dunkin throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Dunkin moves away and avoids it.
Ryan Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunkin misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunkin.
Crunch! Dunkin slams his shin into Taylor's torso.
A head kick misses from Dunkin.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Dunkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor dives in for a single leg takedown but Dunkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunkin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taylor up against the cage.
Dunkin misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Ray Dunkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunkin 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Ray Dunkin!