PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trip Dunham (ranked 25074 p4p, 216 weight class) and Scotty Gonzalez (ranked 4286 p4p, 161 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Summer On Lock by Royce Da 5'9 as his entrance music. Dunham has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dunham
vs
Gonzalez

187 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

209 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 5 - 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scotty Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Trip Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes. Dunham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dunham misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gonzalez!
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Dunham misses with a double jab.
Dunham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Dunham is breathing heavily.
Dunham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dunham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunham misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Dunham backing up. Dunham nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dunham takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez is looking for the big counter here.
Dunham throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez scores with a three punch combo!
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Dunham avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Dunham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunham is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gonzalez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gonzalez scores with a one two! Dunham had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunham.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dunham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Dunham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Dunham misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez unleashes a big counter combination but Dunham bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzalez.
Dunham jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dunham missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunham on the side of the head.
Gonzalez 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunham scores with a jab.
Dunham throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez works over Dunham's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Dunham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dunham misses with a wild body shot.
Dunham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
It looked like Dunham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dunham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dunham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes. Dunham will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunham throws out a powerful jab.
Dunham misses with a jab to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunham.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Dunham avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Dunham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scotty Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Dunham throws a combination that misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Dunham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Dunham looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gonzalez duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunham.
Dunham misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
A quick step to the side and Dunham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham misses with a wild body shot.
As Dunham backs off Gonzalez throws a huge counter combo but Dunham manages to avoid it all.
Dunham looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Scotty Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez stalks Dunham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dunham's face. Dunham staggers backwards, shaken.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Dunham.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunham.
Dunham throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunham throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Dunham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Dunham misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunham.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Dunham.
As Dunham backs off Gonzalez throws a huge counter combo but Dunham manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dunham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzalez scores with a four punch combination!
Dunham misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Dunham moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dunham might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Gonzalez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dunham throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunham.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez works over Dunham's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Dunham.
Gonzalez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dunham throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dunham with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham cracks Gonzalez with a good jab.
Dunham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Dunham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Dunham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunham throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Dunham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez unleashes a big counter combination but Dunham bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dunham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
As Dunham backs off Gonzalez throws a huge counter combo but Dunham manages to avoid it all.
Dunham misses the jab.
Dunham throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunham.
A jab from Dunham misses.
A nice combination there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dunham jabs at Gonzalez's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunham. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trip Dunham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Gonzalez!
Scotty Gonzalez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.