PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Shabazz (ranked 536 p4p, 77 weight class) and Eric Dungey (ranked 1167 p4p, 166 weight class). Eric Dungey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shabazz
vs
Dungey

187 cm
22
221 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

196 cm
24
216 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Dungey!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dungey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shabazz.
Dungey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shabazz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dungey counters with a nice leg kick.
Dungey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shabazz eats them both and turns towards Dungey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shabazz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dungey with a nice cross.
Shabazz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Shabazz drives through with a takedown into Dungey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shabazz wants to control from the top but Dungey keeps moving.
Dungey wants to stand but Shabazz is controlling the position.
Dungey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shabazz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dungey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shabazz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dungey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dungey has escaped and now he's on top!

Dungey preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dungey gets to his feet - Shabazz follows without any prompting.
Nice straight punches there by Dungey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dungey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dungey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dungey looks to throw the jab but Shabazz is out of range.
Shabazz scores with a shot to the body.
Shabazz misses with a hook.
Dungey feints and then cracks Shabazz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shabazz down.
A jab lands there for Dungey.
Shabazz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dungey connects with a leg kick. Shabazz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shabazz scores with a leg kick.
Shabazz misses with a hook to the body
and Shabazz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shabazz, as that shot connected.

It looks like Eric Dungey has been cut.

Shabazz moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Shabazz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shabazz blocks the elbow strike.
Shabazz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shabazz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Shabazz.

Dungey breaks the clinch.
Shabazz scores with a nice head shot.
Shabazz throws a head kick that misses
and Dungey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dungey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Shabazz gets a double leg takedown into Dungey's guard.
Shabazz stays in close to Dungey's body and controls the position.
Dungey keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
Shabazz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Shabazz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dungey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dungey has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz wants to sweep but no luck.
Shabazz controlling Dungey's posture.
Shabazz wants to improve his position but instead Dungey has moved into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabazz is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Dungey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Dungey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dungey was well out of range. Poor timing from Shabazz.
Dungey thumps Shabazz with a low kick.
Dungey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shabazz misses with a hook.
Dungey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shabazz. Shabazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Dungey tries to move into range but Shabazz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shabazz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dungey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shabazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dungey throws a series of punches but Shabazz moves out of range.
Dungey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dungey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dungey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Shabazz misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Shabazz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shabazz.

Shabazz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shabazz lands in his opponent's guard.

Dungey is rocked!
Rahim Shabazz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dungey has momentary wrist control but Shabazz slips an elbow through the middle.
Dungey is still in real trouble! Can Shabazz finish him?
Shabazz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dungey's head.
Shabazz wants to control from the top but Dungey keeps moving.

Shabazz 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.
Shabazz throws a big elbow that misses.
Shabazz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shabazz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shabazz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dungey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shabazz.
Shabazz throwing strikes from guard but Dungey blocks nicely.

Shabazz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dungey is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shabazz, into his guard.

Shabazz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shabazz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Shabazz 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.
Shabazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dungey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dungey seems to have recovered his senses.
Shabazz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dungey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz is really struggling to control Dungey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shabazz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dungey keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.

Shabazz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dungey dives on top into guard.

Shabazz is looking for a triangle but Dungey pushes his legs off easily.
Dungey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shabazz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dungey postures up.
Shabazz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dungey is one step ahead there.
Shabazz is controlling Dungey's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Shabazz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dungey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dungey stopping the sweep attempt from Shabazz.

Shabazz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dungey has passed into half guard!
Shabazz is looking for a sweep. Dungey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shabazz wants to get back to full guard but Dungey has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rahim Shabazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Dungey's cut.
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.

Shabazz shoots in and gets a takedown into Dungey's guard.
Shabazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dungey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dungey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shabazz.
Shabazz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shabazz trying to control but Dungey is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabazz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dungey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shabazz has gone for a leg lock! Dungey slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shabazz's guard.

Shabazz wants to sweep here but Dungey controlling him for the moment.
Shabazz is working hard here to advance position.

Shabazz looking for subs off his back but Dungey has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shabazz is looking to control Dungey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shabazz avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shabazz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Dungey pushes past his half guard into mount!
Shabazz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shabazz looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Dungey keeps control of the position as Shabazz tries to break free.
Dungey not allowing Shabazz to control his hands.
Shabazz can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz just trying to survive but Dungey is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Shabazz prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
Shabazz is trying to break free.
Dungey biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shabazz wants to escape the position.
Dungey just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Shabazz rolls, trying to escape but Dungey keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shabazz trying to control the hands but Dungey breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Dungey really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Dungey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice inside leg kick there by Dungey. That's going to slow Shabazz down.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut
and Dungey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shabazz tries to clinch
and Dungey counters with a stiff right hand.
Dungey scoring well with a low kick there.
Shabazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dungey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shabazz throws a lazy uppercut
and Dungey counters with an outside leg kick.

Shabazz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dungey is trying to stand up here but Shabazz is controlling him well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz passes to side control.

Shabazz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shabazz is trying to ground and pound but Dungey uses the momentary lack of control by Shabazz to regain half guard.

Shabazz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dungey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shabazz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Shabazz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dungey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shabazz.

Shabazz seems to be working for a kimura but Dungey defends the submission attempt.

Shabazz wants to work for an arm triangle but Dungey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz trying to control the action but Dungey is working from the bottom.
Dungey felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Shabazz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Shabazz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dungey defends it well.

Shabazz is looking for a kimura here.
Dungey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shabazz wants to pass to mount but Dungey is defending the position.

Shabazz is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dungey still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dungey has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Shabazz is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Dungey dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Eric Dungey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shabazz misses with a looping left.
Shabazz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Shabazz gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dungey.
Shabazz misses with some punches.
Dungey stalling.
A short right from Dungey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shabazz.
Dungey lands a damaging elbow.
Dungey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shabazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dungey controls his hands.
Shabazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shabazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dungey misses with the head strike.
Dungey has a couple of punches blocked by Shabazz.
Dungey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Dungey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shabazz can't find room to land a body shot as Dungey controls the action.
Shabazz misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz has a couple of punches blocked by Dungey.
Shabazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shabazz tries to work over Dungey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shabazz blocking some punches.
Dungey lands a hook that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Shabazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shabazz misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dungey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Shabazz clinches up against the cage.
Dungey tries to break free but Shabazz pushes him back against the cage.
Shabazz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Shabazz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Shabazz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Dungey is staying active underneath Shabazz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Shabazz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dungey defends it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Shabazz wants to work for an arm triangle but Dungey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Eric Dungey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dungey is trying to stand back up but Shabazz is controlling him
Shabazz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rahim Shabazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Shabazz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz is looking to advance position but Dungey won't allow it.
Shabazz trying to control from half guard but Dungey is working away.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dungey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shabazz walks into a jab.
Dungey cracks Shabazz with an open hand slap.
Shabazz cracks Dungey with an open hand slap.
Shabazz is looking to clinch.

Shabazz drops Dungey with a nice combination! Shabazz dives into Dungey's guard, looking to finish!
Shabazz trying to control but Dungey is working from the bottom.
Dungey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a big elbow that misses.
Shabazz throws a strike but Dungey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rahim Shabazz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dungey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Dungey!
Eric Dungey is the new light heavyweight champion!