PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 1259 p4p, 153 weight class) and Alastair Dunn (ranked 938 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Misterioso Damballah
vs
Dunn

179 cm
32
180 lbs
22 - 27 - 0

188 cm
31
183 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

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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 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alastair Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damballah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damballah duly obliges.

Dunn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Damballah's guard.
Dunn passes Damballah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dunn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Damballah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Damballah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Damballah defending well though.
Dunn is keen to just control but Damballah is a slippery customer.
Dunn prevents Damballah from standing back up.
Damballah won't allow Dunn to pass to mount.
Dunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah is trying to stand up here but Dunn is controlling him well.
Dunn trying to control from half guard but Damballah is working away.
Damballah is trying to stand back up but Dunn is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dunn in particular looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dunn connects with a right hand. Damballah shakes it off.
A left and a right from Damballah both land. Nice combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Damballah enables Dunn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Damballah manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dunn trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Dunn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dunn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn stops Damballah from standing up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Damballah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunn on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damballah stalks Dunn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dunn's face. Dunn staggers backwards, shaken.
Damballah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dunn blocks a head kick by Damballah.
Damballah digs a good hook to Dunn's body.
Dunn misses with a looping right.
Damballah looks to land a left hand but Dunn moved out of range nicely.
Dunn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Dunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Dunn both land. Nice combination.
Damballah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damballah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Dunn throws an overhand right that lands on Damballah's shoulder, as Damballah tries to avoid the shot.
Damballah throws a big counter combination but Dunn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Dunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dunn trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily.

Dunn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dunn is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dunn throws out a loose jab but Damballah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damballah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Dunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damballah throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Damballah.
Damballah scores with a one two! Dunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damballah throws a nice head kick!
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damballah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunn.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunn. That snapped Damballah's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dunn duly obliges.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah leaves Dunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damballah wants it to stay on the feet.
Dunn looks to land a combination but Damballah avoids it well.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Dunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Damballah.
Damballah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunn 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.
Dunn misses with a hook.
Damballah with a nice cross.
Damballah throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Dunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damballah throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.

Dunn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Damballah!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Dunn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Dunn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Damballah to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damballah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn with a jab.
Dunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damballah pinned against the cage. Damballah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
El Misterioso Damballah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alastair Dunn.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damballah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunn can do to turn this around?
Damballah throws an off balance right hand
and Dunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damballah looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Dunn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunn looks for a takedown but Damballah sprawls well.
Dunn thuds his right hand into Damballah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunn cracks Damballah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damballah misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Misterioso Damballah is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah defending well as Dunn loads up on a big left hand.
Damballah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damballah scores with a one two! Dunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
As Dunn looks to move away, Damballah throws a big counter combo but Dunn just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Damballah throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Damballah.
Dunn dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Dunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Dunn slips a jab from Damballah.
Dunn misses with a looping right.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Dunn avoids them all with ease.
Dunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damballah.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Dunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunn dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Dunn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damballah under the eye.
Dunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
A big left from Damballah misses.
Damballah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Dunn throws a jab when Damballah was well out of range.
Damballah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oooh a lovely combination from Dunn sends Damballah down but not out. Dunn dives into side control looking to finish.

Damballah is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn cracks Damballah with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dunn immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Damballah is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dunn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alastair Dunn!
A relieved looking Alastair Dunn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.