PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Dunham had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dunham
vs
Fujiwara

170 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
157 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takeshi Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunham.
Fujiwara cracks Dunham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fujiwara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fujiwara throws a push kick but Dunham slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Dunham misses its target.
Fujiwara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dunham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fujiwara circles away.
Fujiwara lands a body shot.
Fujiwara lands a leg kick that knocks Dunham off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fujiwara. That's going to slow Dunham down.
Dunham throws out a loose jab but Fujiwara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunham checks a leg kick.
Fujiwara looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Dunham throwing a counter right hand but Fujiwara manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dunham.
Fujiwara wants to counter the offense by Dunham and move into the clinch position.
Takeshi Fujiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Fujiwara does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dunham has been working on his balance at Last Dragon MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara lands a leg kick that knocks Dunham off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Fujiwara. No joy for Dunham on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara tried to score with a low kick but Dunham checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Dunham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunham throws a hook to the side of Fujiwara's head but Fujiwara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Dunham.
Fujiwara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunham's sensitive parts.
Fujiwara slips under a jab from Dunham.
Fujiwara looks to land a body kick but Dunham moved away.
Fujiwara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunham throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujiwara.
Dunham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fujiwara can pounce on him.
Dunham takes a swing at Fujiwara's ribcage but misses.
Fujiwara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunham's calf.
Fujiwara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Dunham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takeshi Fujiwara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujiwara lands with a straight right. Dunham didn't see that one coming.
Dunham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujiwara avoids the body shot from Dunham.
Dunham throws a big shot that misses.
Fujiwara wants to counter the offense by Dunham and move into the clinch position.
Fujiwara is looking to slow Dunham down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Fujiwara slams his shin into Dunham's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujiwara was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunham.
Dunham throws a jab when Fujiwara was well out of range.
Dunham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dunham throwing a counter right hand but Fujiwara manages to avoid it.
Fujiwara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fujiwara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunham moves out of range as Fujiwara throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fujiwara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujiwara scoring well with a low kick there.
Fujiwara scores with a hook to the body. Dunham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dunham looks to land a right hand but Fujiwara moved out of range.
Fujiwara staying out of range there.
Dunham has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dunham blocks the leg kick.
Dunham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dunham just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara avoids the body shot from Dunham.
Dunham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunham throws a jab when Fujiwara was well out of range.
A jab from Dunham misses.
Fujiwara wants to counter with a clinch but Dunham pushes him away.
Dunham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujiwara.
Dunham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunham misses with a straight right.
Fujiwara tries to score with a low kick but Dunham moves his leg out of the way.
Dunham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fujiwara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunham's sensitive parts.
Fujiwara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dunham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fujiwara was covering up waiting for the punch and Dunham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fujiwara is on top in guard.

Dunham has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fujiwara should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dunham has tightened it up now! Fujiwara should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Walter Dunham!
Walter Dunham very nearly forgot to thank Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.