PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Dunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blomsten
vs
Dunas

182 cm
24
178 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Conquer

GREEN!160
HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Dunas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunas lands with a straight right. Blomsten didn't see that one coming.
Dunas throws an off balance right hand

and Blomsten counters with a single leg into guard. Dunas didn't expect that.
Dunas is trying to keep Blomsten in close.
Dunas pulls Blomsten in to control the position.
Blomsten landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blomsten controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dunas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blomsten thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dunas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blomsten is one step ahead there.
Blomsten passes into half guard.
Dunas is trying to get back to full guard.
Dunas looks like he's trying to stand up.

Blomsten is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dunas defends it well.

That's two 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.
Dunas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blomsten is working away from the top position though.
Dunas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blomsten works over Dunas with some ground and pound from guard.
Blomsten cracks Dunas with a solid left hand.
Dunas looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunas, not yet.
Blomsten passes Dunas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blomsten is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunas is looking to improve his position.
Blomsten has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blomsten winds up and cracks Dunas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blomsten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Dunas is defending against the submission attempts here by Blomsten.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blomsten connects with a nice short shot to Dunas's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunas trying to hold on to Blomsten's head to control him but Blomsten postures up.

Blomsten is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blomsten is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blomsten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunas defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Blomsten dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dunas tries to land a front kick but Blomsten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dunas misses with a hook.
Dunas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dunas thows a leg kick but Blomsten checks it

and Blomsten counters with a takedown into side control.
Dunas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blomsten wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blomsten postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dunas is not content to let Blomsten control the position.
Blomsten gets to mount! Dunas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunas manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas is doing well to control the position and prevent Blomsten from advancing to side control.
Blomsten drops an elbow to the side of Dunas's head.
Dunas wants to control but Blomsten is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blomsten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blomsten takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blomsten lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dunas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dunas controls Blomsten momentarily but Blomsten frees himself.
Dunas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dunas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten looking to pass the guard.
Dunas keeping moving, preventing Blomsten from controlling successfully.
Dunas controls Blomsten momentarily but Blomsten frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dunas lands with a cross.

Blomsten scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Blomsten is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dunas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dunas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten lands a decent elbow from side control.
Arto Blomsten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blomsten working the ground and pound from side control.

Blomsten is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dunas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dunas is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Blomsten dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dunas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blomsten under the eye.
Blomsten scores with a nice right hand.
Dunas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blomsten.
Dunas throws a big counter head kick but Blomsten avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dunas.
Blomsten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dunas scores with a body shot.
Blomsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten looks to land a body kick but Dunas moved away.
Dunas throws a head kick that misses.
Blomsten feinted with a counter takedown.
Blomsten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arto Blomsten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blomsten lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Blomsten.
Dunas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Blomsten gets the takedown into side control.
Blomsten in side control, throwing shots but Dunas defends.
The ground and pound from Blomsten seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blomsten cracks Dunas with a big right hand but Dunas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dunas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blomsten creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dunas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blomsten is looking to take a break and control but Dunas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunas wants to control but Blomsten postures up.
Andrei Dunas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arto Blomsten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dunas's face as Blomsten controls the position.
Dunas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blomsten controlling the position from side mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blomsten trying to control the action but Dunas is working from the bottom.
Blomsten taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunas is trying to get back to his feet.
Blomsten in side control, just content to control the action for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blomsten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blomsten lands a nice hook to Dunas's body. Dunas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blomsten cracks the inside of Dunas's front leg.
Dunas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Blomsten gets the takedown into side control.
Dunas wants to get back to his feet but Blomsten is dominant here and he's now got Dunas's back!
Dunas is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Blomsten.
Dunas can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Blomsten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blomsten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Blomsten!
A relieved looking Arto Blomsten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.