PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dungey (ranked 1517 p4p, 1252 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 204 p4p, 169 weight class). Eric Dungey looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dungey
vs
Bautista

196 cm
33
216
16 - 12 - 0

190 cm
28
209
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Offseason nutrition & LAUNDRY (115$-160Q)

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dungey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista lands a lovely overhand right.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Dungey slips a jab from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dungey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dungey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Bautista connects with a leg kick.
Dungey walks into a stiff left hand from Bautista.
Bautista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dungey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bautista's knee momentarily.
Dungey delivers a nice body kick.
Dungey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bautista's head.
Bautista looks to land a combination. Dungey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bautista avoids the body shot from Dungey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dungey takes one on the button.
Bautista looks for the body kick but Dungey saw that one coming.
Bautista scores with a sloppy right hand. Dungey should have avoided that one.
Dungey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bautista 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bautista checks a leg kick.
Bautista swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dungey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crunch! Bautista slams his shin into Dungey's torso.
Dungey walks into a straight right hand from Bautista.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista lands with a straight right. Dungey didn't see that one coming.
Bautista digs a good hook to Dungey's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bautista.
Dungey is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bautista scores with a punch to the head.
Dungey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bautista scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dungey slips a jab from Bautista.
Dungey throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Bautista replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dungey blocks it well.
Bautista throws a hook but Dungey avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dungey misses the target.
Dungey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bautista finds it's way round the side to connect with Dungey's head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drax Bautista!
Drax Bautista decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.