PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bunson Burner (ranked 4029 p4p, 24691 weight class) and Jake Dunn (ranked 265 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bunson Burner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Burner
vs
Dunn

180 cm
25
158
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
165
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bunson Burner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dunn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burner to the mat! Burner manages to get full guard.

Burner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dunn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Burner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dunn controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burner is trying desperately to improve position.
Burner is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn lands a big shot there that rocks Burner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dunn prevents Burner from getting the reversal.
Dunn controlling from the full mount.
Burner is looking to get to half guard.
Burner wants to hold on but Dunn pushes him away.
Dunn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burner?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burner working to try and regain half guard.
Dunn looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burner tries to improve his position but instead Dunn has taken his back!
Burner trying to control the position but Dunn manages to sink in the hooks.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Dunn has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Burner is really stuck here.
Dunn gets his hands free as Burner looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burner trying to get back to his feet but Dunn is in full control for now.
Burner trying to control the action but Dunn just sinks the hooks in.
Dunn slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Dunn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Dunn controls the action.
Burner is really stuck here.
Burner takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dunn keeps control of the position as Burner tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn biding his time, looking for the opening.

Dunn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Burner has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Burner is trying to break free.
Dunn is trying to stick to Burner's back but Burner is turning into Dunn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dunn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Burner.
Burner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dunn holds on and takes a little breather.
Burner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dunn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dunn wants it to stay on the feet.
Dunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dunn wants it to stay on the feet.

Burner gets a clinch.
Burner tries to stall but Dunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dunn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dunn tries to circle away but Burner has him pinned against the cage.
Burner misses with a knee strike.
Dunn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burner taking a breather.
Dunn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burner walks away with a smile on his face. Dunn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bunson Burner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Dunn.
Burner is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunson Burner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner looks to clinch

and Dunn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunn.

Burner working for a triangle but Dunn defends it easily.

Dunn stands up from Burner's guard - Dunn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bunson Burner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dunn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dunn showed some decent athleticism there.
Burner is looking to get back to is feet but Dunn passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dunn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burner tries to escape but Dunn is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A control attempt from Burner but he's now mounted!
Burner is trying to stand up.
Dunn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dunn working Burner over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burner has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Dunn scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Burner is trying to break free.
Dunn is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Dunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunn connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Burner to escape the position.
Burner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dunn is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Burner up.

Burner defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dunn is breathing heavily.
Burner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burner wants to control but Dunn is keeping busy.
Burner wants to get back to his feet.

Burner looking for submissions off his back.
Dunn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jake Dunn has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dunn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Burner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dunn is in Burner's guard.
Dunn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Burner working for submissions but it's allowed Dunn to get to half guard.
Dunn works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dunn won't let Burner get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dunn controlling his opponent.

Dunn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Burner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Burner is desperately trying to improve his position but Dunn has a good base and remains in mount.
Burner tries to hold on but Dunn pushes him away.
Burner is desperately trying to improve his position but Dunn has a good base and remains in mount.
Burner tries to lock up and control but Dunn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dunn lands a big elbow.
Burner tries to hold on but Dunn pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dunn content just to control the position here.

Dunn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dunn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burner is trying to stand up.
Burner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burner wants to hold on but Dunn pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burner tries to reverse the position but Dunn maintains control.
Dunn controlling from the full mount.
Dunn unloading with bombs!
Burner has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Burner rolls, trying to escape but Dunn keeps control of the position.
Dunn controls the action.
Dunn is punishing Burner with some ground and pound.
Burner wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burner just trying to survive but Dunn is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dunn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Well, with Dunn on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Burner is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dunn lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Burner tries to break free.
Dunn lands with a hammerfist to the side of Burner's head.
Dunn controlling the position well here. Burner rolled but Dunn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dunn is looking for the choke from the back position but Burner is controlling his hands well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dunn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Dunn!
A very excited looking Jake Dunn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.