PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dunham
vs
Puppy

170 cm
24
165 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

173 cm
37
166 lbs
27 - 22 - 2

Brawler
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy avoids the body shot from Dunham.
Dunham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Puppy lands.
Dunham moves out of range as Puppy strikes.
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puppy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dunham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puppy looks to land a combination but Dunham avoids it well.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
Puppy throws a hook but Dunham avoids it easily.
Puppy scores with a jab to the body.
Dunham throws a looping overhand right but Puppy ducks down to avoid it.
Puppy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunham.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puppy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Puppy closes the distance and clinches.
Puppy lands a left hand.
Dunham blocking some punches.
Puppy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dunham swings wildly with an uppercut but Puppy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy works on Dunham's body with a couple of short punches.
Puppy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puppy lands with a short shot to the head.
Puppy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Walter Dunham has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Puppy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puppy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Puppy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puppy cracks a nice hook into Dunham's ribs.
Puppy ducks under a wild hook from Dunham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunham throws an off balance right hand
and Puppy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puppy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunham.
Puppy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puppy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Puppy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunham's calf.
Puppy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Dunham.
Dunham throws a hook to the side of Puppy's head but Puppy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puppy lands with a good body shot.
Dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Puppy has taken the fight to the clinch.

Puppy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sick Puppy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Dunham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dunham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puppy lands a lovely overhand right.
Walter Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy lands with a nice body punch.
Puppy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunham throws out the jab.
Dunham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puppy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunham.
Dunham throws a looping overhand right but Puppy ducks down to avoid it.

Puppy rushes Dunham and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Puppy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Puppy obliges.
Puppy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dunham backwards.
Puppy lands a right hand.

Dunham is rocked!
A short right from Puppy.
Oh Dunham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Puppy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puppy lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puppy.
Puppy lands an elbow just above Dunham 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Puppy.

Puppy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunham seems to have got his legs back now.
Puppy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunham throws out the jab.
Dunham misses with a hook.
Dunham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puppy can pounce on him.
Dunham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunham avoids the body shot from Puppy.
Dunham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puppy blocks a jab.
Puppy lands a leg kick that knocks Dunham off balance momentarily.
Puppy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puppy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puppy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puppy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunham's head.

Puppy catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Dunham stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Dunham walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunham just misses with a punch to the body.
Puppy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puppy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puppy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puppy.
Puppy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puppy connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunham misses the target.
Puppy misses with a wild body shot.
Puppy cracks Dunham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Puppy darts in and clinches Dunham up against the ropes.
Puppy lands a nice uppercut.

Puppy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puppy slips under a jab from Dunham.

Puppy darts in and clinches Dunham up against the ropes.
Dunham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puppy gets through Dunham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Puppy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sick Puppy takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Walter Dunham's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Puppy has closed the distance and engaged Dunham in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Puppy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puppy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunham backwards.
Puppy misses with a punch on the inside.
Puppy tries to land a knee to the head but Dunham blocks with his arms.
Dunham tries to work over Puppy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puppy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puppy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunham backwards.
Puppy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puppy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Puppy misses with a punch on the inside.
Puppy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puppy swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunham backwards.
Puppy misses with the head strike.
Sick Puppy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puppy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dunham up against the ropes.
Puppy stalls.
Sick Puppy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunham misses with a punch on the inside.
Puppy prevents a body shot from Dunham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Puppy lands a nice uppercut.
Walter Dunham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puppy has a couple of punches blocked by Dunham.
Dunham has a couple of punches blocked by Puppy.
Puppy misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puppy misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunham can't find room to land a body shot as Puppy controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sick Puppy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puppy 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sick Puppy!
Sick Puppy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.