PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dunk (ranked 3313 p4p, 24430 weight class) and Edin Tanovic (ranked 430 p4p, 654 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dunk
vs
Tanovic

182 cm
18
182
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
179
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Dunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edin Tanovic!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanovic blocks a head kick by Dunk.
Tanovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dunk in his tracks.
Tanovic scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Tanovic.
Tanovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dunk throws a body kick that misses
and Tanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanovic cracks Dunk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tanovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunk. Dunk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dunk walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dunk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tanovic fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunk. That's going to slow Tanovic down.
Dunk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dunk misses with a body kick.
Tanovic cracks Dunk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanovic lands a jab.
Tanovic misses with a double jab.
Tanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanovic misses with an uppercut. Dunk saw that one coming.
Tanovic misses with the combination.
Tanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Dunk.
Dunk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tanovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunk backs up against the cage.

It looks like Jason Dunk has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunk thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Tanovic catches Dunk right on the button with a cross.
Dunk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanovic moves out of range as Dunk throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Tanovic.
Dunk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Edin Tanovic has been cut.
Whack! Dunk lands a heavy head kick that drops Tanovic. The ref tackles Dunk to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Tanovic was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jason Dunk!