PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lund (ranked 942 p4p, 943 weight class) and Slugger Dunes (ranked 140 p4p, 141 weight class). Dunes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The World's Greatest kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lund
vs
Dunes

188 cm
27
190
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
190
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Brooklyn Threads

Aspire Clothing
Conviction

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lund swings for the body but Dunes moves out of range.
Lund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunes.
We've been told by Lund's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Lund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lund throws a lazy right hand but Dunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunes throws out a counter right but Lund avoids it with no problem.
Dunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lund.
Lund moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunes. Dunes obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunes.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lund misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Dunes as he connects with a hook.
Lund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunes.
Dunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dunes checks the leg kick.
Lund takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Dunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund throws a hook to the side of Dunes's head but Dunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lund throws a right and a left that Dunes avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Lund.
Dunes throws the left hand but Lund avoids the punch easily.
Dunes cracks Lund with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lund throws a body punch but Dunes moves out of range.
Lund backing away here, and Dunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lund throws a lazy right hand but Dunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lund attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lund misses with a body shot.
A jab from Lund misses.
Dunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lund half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunes.
Lund moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dunes misses with a body kick.
Lund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunes looks to throw the jab but Lund is out of range.
Dunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lund misses the target.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dunes misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
Dunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunes misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
Lund thuds his shin into the meat of Dunes's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunes has time to react.
Dunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lund.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Dunes.
Lund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dunes blocks a jab.
Lund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund ducks under a wild hook from Dunes.
Lund connects with a looping right hand.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Dunes moved out of range nicely.
Lund throws a wild body kick that Dunes sees coming a mile off.
Dunes digs a good body shot into Lund's ribs.
Dunes throws an overhand right that lands on Lund's shoulder, as Lund tries to avoid the shot.
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lund tries to move into range but Dunes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dunes throws a shot from downtown. Lund moves away and avoids it.
Lund lands with an overhand left.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Dunes moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Dunes misses.
Dunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Lund lands but Dunes takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lund.
Dunes blocks the body kick.
Lund scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lund appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lund slips under a jab.
Dunes misses with a low kick.
Dunes avoids the body shot from Lund.
Dunes misses with a leg kick.
Dunes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lund had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dunes.
Lund throws a leg kick but Dunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dunes throws a solid leg kick but Lund takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunes.
Lund missing with a left hand there. Dunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lund lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunes is able to avoid easily.
Dunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunes throws a shot from downtown. Lund moves away and avoids it.
Lund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunes.
Lund takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lund throws a body punch but Dunes moves out of range.
Lund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
A jab from Dunes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lund was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunes throws a looping overhand right but Lund ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Dunes throws a leg kick but Lund moved away.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunes slips a straight right by Lund.
Dunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lund on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Lund blocks the low kick.
Dunes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lund steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dunes. That one must have hurt.
Dunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Lund.
Dunes scores with a punch to the head.
Lund looks to throw the jab but Dunes is out of range.
It seemed like Dunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lund staying out of range there.
Dunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lund.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Slugger Dunes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dunes throws a big shot that misses.
Dunes throws a head kick that Lund semi-blocks.
Dunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Lund just misses with a punch to the body.
Lund slips under a jab.
Lund wants to slow Dunes down by chopping away at his legs.
Lund backing away here, and Dunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good leg kick by Lund.
Dunes avoids the head kick by Lund.
Slugger Dunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lund takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lund attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lund rushes Dunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Dunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunes misses with an uppercut. Lund saw that one coming.
Lund moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Lund was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lund connects with a jab.
Lund avoids a kick to the body.
Dunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunes misses the jab.
Lund just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunes is just out of range.
Dunes throws a front kick aimed at Lund's knee but Lund avoids it well.
Dunes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lund slips under a jab.
Lund is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Lund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lund.
Dunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunes at a distance.
Dunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lund throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Lund throws a low kick but Dunes avoids it.
Lund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Dunes misses.
Dunes delivers a nice body kick.
Dunes slips under a jab from Lund.
Lund checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunes misses the shot to the body.
Lund throwing a counter right hand but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Lund scores with a jab. Dunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lund feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund throws a hook but Dunes avoids it easily.
Dunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lund throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lund on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dunes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dunes doesn't seem phased though.
Dunes jabs at Lund's body.
Lund moves out of range as Dunes strikes.
Lund loads up on a big right hand but Dunes slips the punch.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunes.
Lund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lund checks it well.
That kick from Lund tenderised Dunes's leg. Dunes is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunes is able to avoid easily.
Lund misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Lund blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lund misses the target.
Lund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunes.
Dunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lund.
Dunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lund.
Dunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lund.
Lund checks a low kick from Dunes.
Lund misses with a hook. Dunes ducked under it nicely.
Dunes ducks under a wild hook from Lund.
Lund staying out of range there.
Jab by Dunes.
Lund checks a leg kick nicely.
Lund fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dunes just manages to avoid it.
Dunes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunes walks into a straight right hand from Lund.
Dunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund slips a straight right by Dunes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lund staying out of range there.
Dunes throws a right and a left that Lund avoids nicely.
Dunes scores with a hook.
Lund misses with a low kick.
Dunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lund connects with a leg kick.
Lund tries a low kick but Dunes avoids it.
Dunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lund feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lund wants to slow Dunes down by chopping away at his legs.
Lund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunes.
Dunes punishes Lund's body with a nice straight punch.
Lund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunes throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lund takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lund swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Lund will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!

Dunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunes staying out of range there.
Lund slips under a jab from Dunes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunes.
Dunes checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunes.
Dunes misses with an uppercut.
Lund misses with a low kick.
Lund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunes scrambles back to his feet.
Lund punishes Dunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Dunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunes tries a low kick but Lund avoids it.
Lund moves away from the strike by Dunes.
Dunes throws out a loose jab but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lund slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lund.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Lund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lund misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lund does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lund throws a leg kick but Dunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dunes lunges at Lund with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lund's hand.
Lund lunges at Dunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunes's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunes.
Lund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Lund throwing a counter right hand but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Dunes scores with a jab to the head.
Dunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund scores with a nice strike.
Lund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lund shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund scores with a leg kick.
Dunes feints and then cracks Lund's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lund down.
Lund scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dunes throws a chopping leg kick but Lund manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lund. Dunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lund takes one to the side of the head.
Dunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lund. Dunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunes throws a leg kick that misses.
Lund misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Lund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Dunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lund with a nice cross.
Dunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lund slips a straight right by Dunes.
Lund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunes's sensitive parts.
Dunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lund throws out the jab.
Lund blocks a leg kick.
Lund throws a leg kick
and Dunes counters with a left to the body.
Lund has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes scores with a hook to the body. Lund takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lund tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Lund blocks the leg kick.
Dunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lund moves away from the strike by Dunes.
Lund lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lund lands a right hook to the body.
Dunes walks into a left hand.
Dunes throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Lund does no damage.
Dunes moves away from the strike by Lund.
Nice cross by Dunes.
Dunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Lund.
Lund swings for the body but Dunes moves out of range.
Dunes tests Lund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Lund, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Dunes.
Lund connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunes's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunes manages to avoid it.
Dunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lund.
Lund misses with a hook.
Lund dips to his left and cracks Dunes with an uppercut!
Dunes slips under a jab.
Lund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunes.
Dunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lund was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunes.
Dunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lund connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lund looks to land a right hand but Dunes moved out of range.
Dunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunes feints and then cracks Lund's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lund down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunes throws the left hand but Lund avoids the punch easily.
Dunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lund is out of range and Dunes settles back down.
Lund is looking to counter the offense by Dunes and move into the clinch.
Dunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slugger Dunes.
I think Dunes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!