PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sensational Sensation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes into the arena with Diary of a Madman blaring out of the sound system. Sensational Sensation has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dunn
vs
Sensation

167 cm
35
135 lbs
26 - 19 - 0

170 cm
27
149 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

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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 26 - 19 - 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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sensational Sensation!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensation throws a big shot that misses.
Sensation lunges at Dunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunn's hand.
Dunn lands a body shot.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Sensation avoids nicely.
A jab from Dunn misses.
Sensation's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dunn under the eye.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensation throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunn just misses with a punch to the body.

Dunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Dunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sensation had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dunn defends it easily.
Sensation looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Sensation has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dunn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sensation utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sensation working for a triangle but Dunn defends it easily.
Dunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn cracks Sensation with a solid left hand.
Sensation controlling Dunn's posture.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunn landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation pulls Dunn in close to his closed guard and prevents Dunn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dunn postures up in Sensation's guard and throws a big left but Sensation blocks it.
Sensation not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sensation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Dunn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sensation stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunn. Dunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensation is just out of range.
Dunn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sensation eats them both and turns towards Dunn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sensation avoids the head kick by Dunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.
Sensation takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sensational Sensation is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sensation at a distance.
Sensation connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dunn momentarily.
Sensation misses with a body kick.
Sensation misses with a low kick.
Dunn walks into a left hand.

Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Sensation.
Sensation misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sensation lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dunn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sensation's brow.
Sensation takes an elbow to the temple.
Sensation working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensation presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn lands a knee to the head.
Dunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sensation softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sensation scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sensation lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dunn is rocked!
Sensation gets through Dunn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Dunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunn takes a shot to the head.
Dunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sensation is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sensation throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
Sensation stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sensation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensation works on Dunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Sensation trying to stall but Dunn improves his position.
Sensation lands a nice uppercut.
Sensation being controlled against the cage.
Dunn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sensation gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sensational Sensation will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Sensation looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sensation delivers a nice body kick.
Sensation throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Dunn moves into the clinch.

Sensation drags the fight down to the ground.

Sensation looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sensation working a defensive guard here.
Dunn works over Sensation with some ground and pound from guard.

Sensation throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sensation is controlling Dunn's posture.
Sensational Sensation has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensation controls Dunn momentarily but Dunn frees himself.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.

Dunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dunn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sensation keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Dunn cracks Sensation with a solid left hand.

Sensation has his foot on Dunn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunn works his way back into a safe position though.
Dunn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sensation managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sensation looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sensation is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dunn passes into half guard.

Dunn seems to be working for a kimura but Sensation defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Dunn.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation trying to control from the bottom.
Sensation has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dunn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sensation is trying to control but can't.
Dunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sensation's head.
Sensation desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sensation moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sensation preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Sensation is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunn defends well.

Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Sensation keeps moving.
Dunn postures up in Sensation's guard and throws a big left but Sensation blocks it.
Sensation is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sensation has his foot on Dunn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunn works his way back into a safe position though.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Sensation is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sensation has momentary wrist control but Dunn slips an elbow through the middle.
Sensation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sensation trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn throwing strikes but missing.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sensational Sensation will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Sensation as Dunn shoots in.
Dunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sensation swivels and escapes.
Sensation is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Dunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sensation can pounce on him.
Sensational Sensation seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunn scores with a spinning back kick!
Dunn misses with a straight left.

Dunn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sensation's guard.

Sensation is looking for a triangle but Dunn pushes his legs off easily.

Sensation had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dunn defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sensation working for a triangle but Dunn defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn cracks Sensation with a solid left hand.

Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dunn is working Sensation over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Sensation looking for a guillotine here but Dunn defends easily.
Sensation trying to keep a closed guard but Dunn is proving a slippery customer.
Sensation keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sensation is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mark Dunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sensation is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sensation is looking for a triangle but Dunn pushes his legs off easily.
Sensation takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Sensation blocks nicely.
Sensation trying to control the position.
Sensation is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dunn scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sensation controls Dunn momentarily but Dunn frees himself.
Sensation utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sensation is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.

Sensation escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dunn postures up in Sensation's guard and throws a big left but Sensation blocks it.
Sensation is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
Dunn chips away with some ground and pound.
Dunn landing some decent shots from guard.
Dunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sensation's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sensation is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunn is aware though and is defending well.
Dunn advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sensation slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Dunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sensational Sensation is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sensation trying to control the position here.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensation pulls Dunn in close to prevent any damage.
Sensation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Dunn.
I think Sensation has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sensational Sensation!
Sensational Sensation made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I know things has not gone my way lately but I promise you this. I WILL GET THAT BELT! '.