PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Kauha (ranked 2819 p4p, 2610 weight class) and Niall Dunne (ranked 350 p4p, 327 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kauha
vs
Dunne

184 cm
25
209
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
200
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Kauha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niall Dunne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kauha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunne's hands.

It looks like Niall Dunne has been cut.
Dunne misses with a body shot.
Kauha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kauha looks to land a combination but Dunne avoids it well.
A nice side step and Dunne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dunne misses with a wild combination.
Niall Dunne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunne misses with a lunging right hand
and Dunne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kauha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kauha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dunne lands with a straight right. Kauha didn't see that one coming.
Dunne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dunne misses with a straight right.
Dunne slips a straight right by Kauha.
Dunne throws a looping overhand right but Kauha ducks down to avoid it.
Kauha misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunne throws out a counter right but Kauha avoids it with no problem.
Kauha blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunne connects with a crisp jab.
Kauha works over Dunne's head and body with a nice combination.
Dunne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kauha sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauha lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunne. That snapped Kauha's head back.
Kauha lands a jab to the nose.
Dunne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kauha momentarily.

Kauha is rocked!
Dunne throws an overhand right that drops Kauha like a sack of potatoes! Dunne dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niall Dunne!