PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Lewis (ranked 5372 p4p, 24797 weight class) and Jake Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lewis
vs
Dunn

180 cm
18
172
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
165
2 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lewis misses.
Dunn wants to counter the offense by Lewis and move into the clinch position.
Dunn shoots in looking for a takedown but Lewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dunn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Dunn lands a high kick!

Dunn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lewis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lewis controls Dunn momentarily but Dunn frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dunn advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control but Dunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lewis is trying to stand back up but Dunn is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dunn in particular looking to stall.
Dunn looks winded!
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Dunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis trying to control but Dunn postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Lewis is looking for a triangle but Dunn pushes his legs off easily.
Dunn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lewis is proving hard to escape from.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Dunn stays in close to Lewis's body and controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Lewis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dunn's guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lewis passes into half guard.
Dunn wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
Dunn trying to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dunn is not content to let Lewis control the position.

Lewis is looking for a kimura but Dunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lewis to get the leverage.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lewis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lewis.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Damien Lewis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lewis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lewis wants to control but Dunn is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis misses with a head shot. Dunn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dunn pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dunn is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is trying to control but Lewis manages to pass to mount!

Lewis working for a submission but Dunn is keeping him at bay.
Lewis wants to stand but Dunn is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Dunn blocking the ground and pound.
Lewis tries to control but Dunn wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Damien Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunn is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
Lewis is really struggling to control Dunn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lewis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lewis wants to control but Dunn has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Dunn defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis wants to stand up but Dunn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lewis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dunn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dunn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dunn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewis.

Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lewis jumps into guard, dragging Dunn to the mat.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Lewis dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damien Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dunn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lewis.
Lewis wants to control but Dunn is keeping him busy.
Lewis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dunn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dunn is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to stand but Dunn is controlling his arm.
Dunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lewis is trying to get an arm triangle but Dunn is defending well.
Lewis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lewis trying to control the position but Dunn is working away.
Lewis misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dunn dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis trying to control the position but Dunn is working away.
Lewis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Lewis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lewis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lewis.
Dunn is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lewis is stalling here. Dunn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lewis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dunn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lewis looking for a sweep but Dunn has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lewis wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Dunn scores with strikes from the back.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn biding his time, controlling Lewis.
Lewis tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis wants to control his opponent's hands but Dunn gets his hands free.
Lewis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dunn's guard. Nice work there by Lewis.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damien Lewis.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Lewis!
Damien Lewis 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.