PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aktiv Vajag (ranked 3108 p4p, 2599 weight class) and Davante Dunbar (ranked 345 p4p, 294 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dunbar's choice of entrance music: Ghost - Cirice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vajag
vs
Dunbar

178 cm
27
155
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
168
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aktiv Vajag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunbar lands a slapping body shot.
Vajag ducks right into an uppercut from Dunbar.
Vajag misses with a right hand
and Dunbar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vajag misses with a double jab
and Dunbar counters with a nice uppercut.
Dunbar throws an overhand right that lands on Vajag's shoulder, as Vajag tries to avoid the shot.
Dunbar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vajag takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vajag takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vajag misses with a straight left.
Davante Dunbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vajag is trying to break free.
Dunbar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vajag backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunbar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vajag walks away with a smile on his face. Dunbar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dunbar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vajag.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vajag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunbar.
Vajag pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vajag lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunbar backs up against the cage.

It looks like Davante Dunbar has been cut.
Vajag digs a good body shot into Dunbar's ribs.
Vajag lands a nice shot to the body.
Vajag throws a series of punches but Dunbar avoids them all with ease.
Dunbar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vajag sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vajag throws a big shot that misses.
Vajag is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vajag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Vajag.
Dunbar punishes Vajag's body with a nice straight punch.
Vajag misses the jab.
Vajag throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunbar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vajag pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vajag lands with a hook. Dunbar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vajag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Vajag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vajag takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunbar misses with a lunging right hand
and Vajag cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vajag takes a swing at Dunbar's ribcage but misses.
Dunbar tests Vajag's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunbar lands with a nice body punch.
Vajag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunbar manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Dunbar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vajag throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunbar.
Dunbar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dunbar connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Dunbar.
Dunbar scores with a hook to the body. Vajag takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Vajag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunbar tries to clinch but Vajag moves away
and Vajag counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vajag throws a one two combo.
Vajag misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dunbar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunbar misses with a right hand
and Vajag counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Dunbar has Vajag up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunbar misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar jumps guard but Vajag turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vajag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vajag's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunbar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vajag's efforts to push away.
Vajag is trying to break the clinch but Dunbar has him pressed against the cage.
Vajag blocking some punches.
Dunbar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vajag wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vajag tries a body shot but Dunbar blocks it.
Vajag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dunbar jumps guard but Vajag stands there with Dunbar around his waist. Dunbar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aktiv Vajag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davante Dunbar.
Dunbar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vajag walks away with a smile on his face. Dunbar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A cross from Dunbar lands.
Dunbar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dunbar dodges the punch combination from Vajag.
Dunbar takes one on the button.
Dunbar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vajag.
Vajag lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dunbar misses with a straight right.
Vajag appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dunbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunbar misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunbar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dunbar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dunbar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunbar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Vajag.
Vajag dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunbar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dunbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aktiv Vajag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunbar missing with a left hand there. Vajag was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Dunbar does no damage.
Dunbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vajag throws out the jab.
Vajag throws a right and a left that Dunbar avoids nicely.
Dunbar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dunbar throws an overhand right that lands on Vajag's shoulder, as Vajag tries to avoid the shot.
Vajag scores with a decent looking hook.
Dunbar moves out of range of the strikes.
Vajag swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vajag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunbar.
Vajag digs a good hook to Dunbar's body.
Dunbar dodges the punch combination from Vajag.
Dunbar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vajag.
Vajag appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aktiv Vajag is winning the standup battle so far.

Dunbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vajag working hard to break the clinch.
Dunbar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vajag to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunbar.
Dunbar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vajag wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dunbar misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunbar tries a body shot but Vajag blocks it.

Vajag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vajag misses with an uppercut
and Dunbar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vajag takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Vajag does it's job there.
Vajag throws out a powerful jab.
Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar tests Vajag's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vajag bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunbar just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar throws a lazy right hand but Vajag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vajag was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vajag will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Dunbar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vajag shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dunbar eats them both and turns towards Vajag to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vajag takes a swing at Dunbar's ribcage but misses.
Dunbar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vajag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunbar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vajag to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Dunbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vajag on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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 Aktiv Vajag will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davante Dunbar'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. This is the final round!

Dunbar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vajag takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunbar wants to clinch up but Vajag keeps it at a distance.
Dunbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vajag was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunbar.
Vajag looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunbar is just out of range.
Dunbar lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunbar tries to clinch but Vajag is having none of it.
Dunbar throws out a loose jab but Vajag uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunbar throws a lazy right hand but Vajag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vajag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunbar throws a lazy uppercut
and Vajag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunbar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vajag throws a right hand that Dunbar ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunbar also avoids with ease.
Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar throws a body shot but no joy.
Vajag throws a lazy right hand but Dunbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vajag doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vajag keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vajag misses with a combination
letting Dunbar counter with a right hand.
Vajag misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Dunbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunbar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vajag connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunbar scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vajag does no damage.
Vajag throws a hook but Dunbar blocks it.
Vajag keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunbar.
Dunbar swings widly with a right hand
and Dunbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunbar sizes up Vajag with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dunbar misses with a double jab
and Vajag counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vajag misses with a straight right.
Dunbar misses with a straight left.
Dunbar slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dunbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vajag swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunbar.
Vajag misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunbar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunbar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vajag throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunbar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunbar scores with the left hand. Vajag knows he should have avoided that one.
Dunbar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vajag paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunbar's corner calls for a 1-2. Dunbar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vajag throws a right and a left that Dunbar avoids nicely.
Vajag throws a series of punches but Dunbar moves out of range.
Vajag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vajag went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vajag throws a big shot that misses.
Vajag misses with a hook
and Dunbar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vajag thinking.
Dunbar with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vajag.
It looked like Vajag was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dunbar just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunbar looks to land a combination. Vajag sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vajag looks to land a combination but Dunbar avoids it well.
Vajag throws a big shot that misses.
Dunbar scores with a jab to the body.
Dunbar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vajag.
Vajag thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Davante Dunbar.
Well Dunbar 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davante Dunbar!
After winning the bout, Davante Dunbar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.