PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and waka flaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). flaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. still breathing by gucci mane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Dunham
vs
waka flaka

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, waka flaka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
flaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.

flaka gets a clinch.

flaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

flaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Dunham wants to get back to striking at distance but flaka won't allow it.

flaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

flaka clinches.

flaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from flaka. No joy for Dunham on that attempt.

flaka has Dunham up against the cage in a clinch.

flaka breaks the clinch.

flaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

flaka breaks the clinch.
flaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has flaka pinned against the cage. flaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dunham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

flaka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
flaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunham.

That's one minute gone in the round.

flaka has closed the distance and engaged Dunham in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

flaka has clasped his hands together around Dunham's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
flaka misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

flaka decides to stand back up. flaka steps back and let's Dunham get back to his feet.
flaka tries to clinch up but Dunham circles away and keeps his distance.
flaka is looking to clinch but Dunham is avoiding it.

flaka gets caught flat footed, as Dunham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dunham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

flaka wriggles free and stands up.
Dunham is breathing heavily.
Dunham tries to clinch up.
waka flaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
flaka wants to clinch.
flaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
flaka tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.
flaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

flaka moves into the clinch.

flaka breaks the clinch.
flaka tries to clinch up but Dunham circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
flaka tries to clinch there but Dunham circles away.
Dunham shoots in and drives through. flaka sprawls well.
flaka tries to clinch there but Dunham circles away.

flaka drives through and clinches with Dunham against the cage.
Dunham is trying to break the clinch but flaka has him pressed against the cage.

flaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
flaka throws a right and a left that Dunham avoids nicely.
flaka is looking to clinch.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunham tries to clinch there but flaka circles away.
flaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
flaka is looking to clinch but Dunham is avoiding it.

Dunham rushes flaka and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham tries to break the clinch but flaka is controlling the position.

flaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
flaka blocks a head kick by Dunham.
flaka wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
Dunham shoots in looking for a takedown. flaka tries to sprawl out of it but Dunham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. flaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

flaka has taken the fight to the clinch.

flaka manages to break the clinch.
flaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunham shoots in for a double leg but flaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Dunham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
flaka scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dunham manages to mount him!
Dunham content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
flaka wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
flaka throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Dunham cracks flaka with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing flaka from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
flaka trying to get back to his feet but Dunham is in full control for now.
Dunham throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting flaka!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dunham is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but flaka has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
flaka trying to control the position but Dunham manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

waka flaka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dunham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
flaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
flaka tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.
flaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunham. Dunham gets slowly back to his feet.
flaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with flaka but flaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jeff Dunham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

flaka has closed the distance and engaged Dunham in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
flaka lands a knee to the body.

flaka gets a trip takedown into half guard.

flaka decides to return to a standing position.
waka flaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
flaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
flaka tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham has a takedown stuffed.
flaka misses with the combination.
flaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Dunham.
flaka tries to clinch up

and Dunham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

flaka kicks off Dunham and gets to his feet.
flaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts flaka as he jumps to the side.
flaka tries to clinch but Dunham is having none of it.
flaka circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from flaka.
Dunham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
flaka tries to clinch but Dunham is having none of it.
Dunham closes the distance and clinches up with flaka, looking for a takedown. Dunham pushes flaka against the cage but flaka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

flaka closes the distance and clinches.
Dunham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. flaka smiles and moves away.
flaka wants to clinch.
Dunham shoots in and drives through. flaka sprawls well.
flaka is looking to clinch but Dunham is avoiding it.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with flaka but flaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
flaka wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
Dunham shoots in looking for a takedown. flaka tries to sprawl out of it but Dunham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. flaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
flaka misses with a combination
and Dunham counters with a left and a right that stings flaka.
flaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by flaka.
Dunham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around flaka's waist but flaka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunham off to one side.
flaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
flaka swinging wilding here.
flaka misses with a combination

and Dunham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in flaka's guard.
flaka keeping full guard, as Dunham tries to pass.

flaka has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dunham off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
flaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dunham counters with a left to the body.

flaka rushes Dunham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
flaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

flaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
flaka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunham.
flaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
flaka keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dunham.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
flaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunham tries to close the distance and clinch but flaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeff Dunham will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

flaka is looking to clinch but Dunham is avoiding it.
flaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
flaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
Dunham fails in his attempt to clinch.
flaka tries to clinch up but Dunham circles away and keeps his distance.
flaka wants to clinch.

flaka has Dunham up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunham fails to pull guard.

flaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham fails to land the takedown.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from flaka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dunham shoots in but flaka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
flaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
flaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
flaka tries to clinch
and Dunham counters with a straight right hand.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunham throws a right and a left that flaka avoids nicely.
flaka throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dunham counters with a takedown into side control.
flaka lands an elbow from the bottom.
flaka is trying to get back to his feet.
flaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Dunham are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

flaka bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dunham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but flaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
flaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
flaka wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
flaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunham closes the distance and clinches up with flaka, looking for a takedown. Dunham pushes flaka against the cage but flaka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

flaka clinches up against the cage.
flaka can't get the takedown.
Dunham has had enough of the clinch but flaka keeps him there for the moment.

flaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
flaka tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

flaka breaks the clinch.
Dunham tries to clinch up but flaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but flaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
flaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but flaka swivels and escapes.
Dunham shoots in and drives through. flaka sprawls well.
flaka tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham wants to clinch up but flaka keeps it at a distance.
flaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

flaka moves into the clinch.

flaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt - flaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
flaka is looking to clinch.
flaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
Dunham tries to clinch up.
flaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

flaka forces Dunham back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, flaka scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham wants to get back to striking at distance but flaka won't allow it.
flaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

flaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
flaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunham.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunham tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
flaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
flaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
flaka fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
waka flaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think flaka 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... waka flaka!