PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davante Dunbar (ranked 864 p4p, 916 weight class) and Raimundo Forza (ranked 122 p4p, 129 weight class). Dunbar comes into the arena with Mastodon - More Than I Could Chew blaring out of the sound system. Forza has chosen Preciso me Encontrar as his entrance music. 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?

Dunbar
vs
Forza

179 cm
26
168
12 - 6 - 0

174 cm
25
163
5 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Raimundo Forza!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunbar lands with a hook. Forza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Forza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dunbar moves out of range as Forza throws a body kick.
Dunbar fails to land with a series of punches.
Forza digs a good hook to Dunbar's body.
Dunbar misses with a body shot.
Forza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forza throws a leg kick which misses Dunbar's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunbar tries to avoid it.
Dunbar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Forza throws a body punch but Dunbar moves out of range.
Forza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Forza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raimundo Forza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunbar looks to land a right hand but Forza moved out of range.
Forza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Forza scores with a nice strike.
Dunbar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dunbar avoids a kick to the body.
Forza digs a good body shot into Dunbar's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar misses with an uppercut
and Forza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Forza throws a lazy right hand but Dunbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunbar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Forza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Forza.
As Forza tries to get set, Dunbar tries to push him back and clinch up but Forza manages to avoid the attempt.
Dunbar moves to clinch but Forza breaks away
and Forza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Forza throws out a loose jab but Dunbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunbar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dunbar tries to bum rush Forza with a series of wild strikes but Forza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forza lands a lovely overhand right.
Forza staying out of range there.
Forza throws a shot to the body.
Dunbar swings for the body but Forza moves out of range.
Dunbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Forza is just out of range.
Forza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forza lands with a good body shot.
Forza misses with a right hand
and Dunbar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good work by Dunbar as he checks the leg kick.

Dunbar closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forza.
Forza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunbar.
Forza has Dunbar pressed against the cage, preventing Dunbar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Forza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Forza.
Forza lands a body shot.
Dunbar is breathing heavily.
Forza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunbar or not.
Forza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunbar backwards.
Dunbar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dunbar backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar jumps guard but Forza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dunbar throws a head punch that misses.
Forza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Forza lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunbar backwards.
A hook to the body from Forza.
Dunbar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Forza tries to work over Dunbar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Forza breaks the clinch.
Forza scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunbar takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Davante Dunbar has been cut.
Forza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Forza lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunbar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Forza there.
Forza scores with a nice right hand.

Dunbar is rocked!
Forza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oh Dunbar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunbar walks straight into a right hand from Forza - that's dropped him! Forza jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dunbar from any more punishment! Dunbar complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raimundo Forza!
Raimundo Forza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.