|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rak Boonliang (ranked 347 p4p, 710 weight class) and Davante Dunbar (ranked 47 p4p, 101 weight class). Boonliang comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the bone. Dunbar has chosen Ghost - Cirice as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
22
155
7 - 0 - 0 |
|
179 cm
21
168
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Rak Boonliang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boonliang throws a looping overhand right but Dunbar ducks down to avoid it.
Boonliang connects with the punch.
Dunbar throws a right hand that Boonliang ducks under and follows up with a left that Boonliang also avoids with ease.
Boonliang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boonliang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dunbar throws a shot from downtown. Boonliang moves away and avoids it.
Dunbar slips a jab from Boonliang.
Dunbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunbar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunbar lands with a shot to the body.
Boonliang scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunbar slips under a jab.
Boonliang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dunbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunbar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boonliang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boonliang looks to throw the jab but Dunbar is out of range.
Dunbar swings for the body but Boonliang moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonliang connects with a right hand. Dunbar shakes it off.
It looks like Davante Dunbar has been cut.
Boonliang fails to land with a series of punches.
Dunbar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boonliang misses with an uppercut. Dunbar saw that one coming.
Boonliang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boonliang is looking to counter punch.
Boonliang sizes up Dunbar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boonliang throws an off balance right hand
and Dunbar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boonliang misses with an uppercut
and Dunbar counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Dunbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boonliang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunbar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boonliang lands with a nice combination. Dunbar backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boonliang tests Dunbar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunbar drives through and clinches with Boonliang against the cage.
Dunbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar staying out of range there.
Dunbar throws a body shot but no joy.
Boonliang looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunbar is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Dunbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Dunbar.
Boonliang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunbar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick lands from Boonliang.
Boonliang throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunbar counters with a left to the body.
Boonliang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunbar digs a good hook to Boonliang's body.
Boonliang loads up on a big right hand but Dunbar slips the punch.
Boonliang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boonliang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dunbar staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Boonliang misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Boonliang. That snapped Dunbar's head back.
Boonliang misses the shot to the body.
Rak Boonliang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunbar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Boonliang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dunbar.
Boonliang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boonliang ducks under a wild hook from Dunbar.
Boonliang is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boonliang dips to his left and cracks Dunbar with an uppercut!
Dunbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boonliang moves away.
Boonliang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Boonliang moves out of range.
Dunbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boonliang manages to avoid it.
Dunbar scores with a punch to the head.
Boonliang looks to land a right hand but Dunbar moved out of range.
Dunbar defending well as Boonliang loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Boonliang misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunbar!
It looks like Rak Boonliang has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunbar throws a hook to the side of Boonliang's head but Boonliang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boonliang moves away from the strike by Dunbar.
Boonliang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dunbar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunbar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boonliang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boonliang scores with a decent looking hook.
Boonliang connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunbar closes the distance and clinches.
Boonliang swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boonliang lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boonliang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunbar blocks a jab.
Boonliang looks to land a left hand but Dunbar moved out of range nicely.
Dunbar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boonliang.
Boonliang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boonliang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dunbars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boonliang lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunbar off the cage and back into range.
Boonliang with the inside leg kick.
Dunbar swings for the body but Boonliang moves out of range.
Boonliang swings widly with a right hand
and Dunbar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boonliang connects with a high kick.
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!
Boonliang scores with a sloppy right hand. Dunbar should have avoided that one.
Boonliang looks to land a left hand but Dunbar moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Boonliang misses.
Boonliang throws a right hand that misses
and Dunbar counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunbar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boonliang misses with a straight right.
Boonliang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dunbar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boonliang lands a jab.
Boonliang tries to keep at a distance but Dunbar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boonliang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunbar digs a good hook to Boonliang's body.
Dunbar avoids the body shot from Boonliang.
Dunbar throws a lazy right hand but Boonliang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunbar lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunbar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boonliang misses with an uppercut
and Dunbar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boonliang thinking.
Dunbar fails to land with a series of punches.
Boonliang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Dunbar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boonliang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunbar.
Dunbar scores with a nice strike.
Dunbar looks to land a right hand but Boonliang moved out of range.
A jab from Boonliang finds it's way through Dunbar's defenses.
Boonliang connects with the punch.
Dunbar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boonliang misses the shot to the body.
Dunbar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunbar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boonliang doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunbar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dunbar slips a jab from Boonliang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dunbar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boonliang thuds his right hand into Dunbar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Boonliang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boonliang was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunbar.
Rak Boonliang is winning the standup battle so far.
Boonliang looks to throw the jab but Dunbar is out of range.
Boonliang moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunbar throws a jab when Boonliang was well out of range.
Boonliang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dunbar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boonliang to score with a decent uppercut.
Boonliang misses with a few strikes there.
Boonliang throws a series of punches but Dunbar avoids them all with ease.
Boonliang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunbar can do to turn this around?
Dunbar with a hook.
Boonliang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunbar.
Dunbar misses with a left hand
and Boonliang counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunbar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boonliang. Boonliang obviously looking to wear him down.
Boonliang feints and then cracks Dunbar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunbar down.
Boonliang throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunbar.
Dunbar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boonliang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunbar.
Dunbar misses with a hook. Boonliang ducked under it nicely.
Dunbar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boonliang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boonliang connects with the punch.
Boonliang sizes up Dunbar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Boonliang misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Boonliang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boonliang walks into a left hand.
Dunbar slips under a jab.
Boonliang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunbar cracks Boonliang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Boonliang.
Good leg kick by Boonliang.
Dunbar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boonliang throws an overhand right that lands on Dunbar's shoulder, as Dunbar tries to avoid the shot.
Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick
and Dunbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boonliang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunbar.
Dunbar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boonliang misses with a head kick.
Boonliang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dunbar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunbar lunges at Boonliang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boonliang's hand.
Boonliang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boonliang is rocked!
Dunbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boonliang, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Boonliang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boonliang blocking some punches.
Boonliang swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunbar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Boonliang misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunbar! But no joy.
Boonliang seems to have got his legs back now.
Boonliang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunbar walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Boonliang.
Boonliang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Dunbar does no damage.
Dunbar slips under a jab from Boonliang.
Boonliang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dunbar cracks Boonliang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boonliang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunbar lands a nice looking body shot.
Boonliang cracks Dunbar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar wants to clinch
and Boonliang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boonliang with the inside leg kick.
Dunbar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boonliang.
Boonliang throws a head kick but Dunbar moves out of range.
Dunbar steps into range and cracks Boonliang with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Boonliang flops backwards and Dunbar dives into his guard looking to finish!
Dunbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Boonliang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boonliang is controlling Dunbar's posture.
Dunbar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boonliang is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar trying to control but Boonliang is working from the bottom.
Dunbar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boonliang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boonliang has escaped and now he's on top!
Boonliang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dunbar is trying to control the position but Boonliang postures up.
Dunbar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dunbar is looking for a triangle but Boonliang pushes his legs off easily.
Dunbar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boonliang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davante Dunbar really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boonliang with a nice cross.
Nice cross by Dunbar.
Dunbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boonliang was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunbar.
Dunbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunbar missing with a left hand there. Boonliang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boonliang thinks about countering with a head kick.
Boonliang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boonliang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunbar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBoonliang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boonliang ducks under a wild hook from Dunbar.
Dunbar throws a looping overhand right but Boonliang ducks down to avoid it.
Dunbar connects with a body shot.
Boonliang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boonliang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunbar throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boonliang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Boonliang.
A big right from Dunbar misses.
Boonliang moves away from the strike by Dunbar.
Boonliang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dunbar moves into the clinch.
Boonliang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunbar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boonliang misses with a straight right.
Boonliang ducks under a wild hook from Dunbar.
Dunbar swings widly with a right hand
and Boonliang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boonliang moves out of range of the strikes.
Boonliang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar slips a jab and a cross from Boonliang.
A little jabbing left from Dunbar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Boonliang.
Dunbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boonliang throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Dunbar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boonliang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunbar.
Boonliang loads up on a big right hand but Dunbar slips the punch.
Dunbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Boonliang is just out of range.
Boonliang throws a hook to the side of Dunbar's head but Dunbar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Dunbar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dunbar lands a jab to Boonliang's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Boonliang.
Boonliang throws a hook to the side of Dunbar's head but Dunbar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunbar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunbar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Boonliang misses.
Dunbar dodges the punch combination from Boonliang.
Boonliang thows a leg kick but Dunbar checks it
and Boonliang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunbar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boonliang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boonliang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boonliang with a nice cross.
Boonliang is looking to slow Dunbar down with leg kicks.
Dunbar misses with a hook
and Boonliang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boonliang throws an overhand right that lands on Dunbar's shoulder, as Dunbar tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang throws the left hand but Dunbar avoids the punch easily.
Dunbar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boonliang.
Boonliang avoids the body shot from Dunbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunbar lands a right hook to the body.
Boonliang throws a one two combo.
Boonliang misses with a straight right.
Dunbar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Boonliang moves out of range.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Boonliang moves out of range.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Boonliang moves out of range.
Boonliang scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rak Boonliang had his way with Davante Dunbar in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dunbar throws a big shot that misses.
Dunbar throws a jab but it's blocked by Boonliang.
Dunbar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boonliang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dunbar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boonliang.
A big left from Dunbar misses.
Boonliang connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunbar. Boonliang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boonliang tests Dunbar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boonliang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boonliang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dunbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boonliang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dunbar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boonliang to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar throws a hook but Boonliang avoids it easily.
Boonliang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dunbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boonliang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boonliang feints a jab promting Dunbar to slip. Boonliang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dunbar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boonliang throws a jab when Dunbar was well out of range.
Dunbar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dunbar connects with a crisp jab.
Boonliang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunbar misses with a straight left.
Dunbar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boonliang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boonliang. Dunbar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boonliang lands a jab to the nose.
Dunbar is rocked!
Dunbar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boonliang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunbar.
Dunbar is still on wobbly legs! Can Boonliang finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Boonliang. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boonliang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dunbar momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang drops Dunbar with a straight right hand, right on the button! Boonliang follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rak Boonliang!
Rak Boonliang retains his lightweight title!
Rak Boonliang bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
88% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
