PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trip Dunham (ranked 5901 p4p, 185 weight class) and Marcus Behnder (ranked 4457 p4p, 149 weight class). Trip Dunham had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dunham
vs
Behnder

187 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trip Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Behnder!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Behnder.
Behnder's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dunham under the eye.
Nice takedown defense from Behnder. No joy for Dunham on that attempt.
Behnder let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dunham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behnder.
Dunham is looking to counter the offense by Behnder and move into the clinch.
Behnder swings for the body but Dunham moves out of range.
Dunham tries to counter with a takedown but Behnder is quick to defend against it.
Dunham has his takedown stuffed
and Behnder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Behnder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Behnder.
Behnder looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Behnder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Behnder throws a low kick but Dunham moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Behnder misses.
Behnder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Behnder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Behnder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunham on the side of the head.
Dunham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dunham doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Behnder counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Behnder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Behnder. Dunham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunham fails with the takedown.
Behnder connects with a right hand. Dunham shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Behnder looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Behnder.
Dunham drops down looking for a counter takedown but Behnder sprawls and moves away.
Dunham tries to clinch but Behnder moves out of range.
Behnder is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dunham had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Dunham feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Behnder working a defensive guard here.

Dunham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dunham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham trying to control but Behnder is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Behnder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Dunham decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dunham throws a sloppy body shot
and Behnder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Behnder misses with an uppercut. Dunham saw that one coming.
Marcus Behnder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Behnder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunham shoots in but no luck this time.
Behnder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunham moves away.
We've been informed that Behnder has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick by Dunham misses
and Behnder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Behnder lands with a right hand.
Dunham darts in trying to clinch

and Behnder counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dunham! Behnder lets Dunham back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Behnder dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Behnder throws a shot from downtown. Dunham moves away and avoids it.
Behnder cracks Dunham with an open hand slap.
Behnder lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunham slips a jab from Behnder.
Dunham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunham throws a lazy body kick
and Behnder counters with a nice uppercut.
Behnder lands with a straight right. Dunham didn't see that one coming.
Behnder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Behnder avoids it really well and circles away.
Trip Dunham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham tries for a takedown but Behnder circles away easily

and Behnder counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dunham! Behnder lets Dunham back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Dunham is rocked!
Trip Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham tries to clinch
and Behnder counters with a nice body shot.
Dunham wants to clinch

and Behnder counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dunham! Behnder lets Dunham back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Dunham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Behnder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunham manages to avoid it.
Dunham seems to have got his legs back now.
Dunham shoots and misses

and Behnder counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dunham! Behnder lets Dunham back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham is holding his hands too far apart here. Behnder throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Dunham is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Behnder!
After winning the bout, Marcus Behnder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.