PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Aetius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Way - Frank Sanatra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aetius
vs
Dunn

178 cm
23
161 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

178 cm
22
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Flavius Aetius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Dunn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aetius throws a wild body kick that Dunn sees coming a mile off.
Aetius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunn punishes Aetius's body with a nice straight punch.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Aetius avoids nicely.
Good exchange - Dunn coming out on top.
Aetius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Dunn misses its intended target.
Aetius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunn.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Aetius moves out of range.
Dunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aetius dodges the punch combination from Dunn.
Aetius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dunn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aetius. Dunn shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn throws out a loose jab but Aetius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aetius slips a straight right by Dunn.
Dunn slaps away a takedown attempt from Aetius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dunn works Aetius's body with a nice hook.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aetius moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aetius.
Dunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Aetius scores a takedown into full mount!
Dunn is desperately trying to improve his position but Aetius has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius dominating with strikes here.
Dunn is squirming around, avoiding Aetius's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aetius with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dunn can't escape the position.
Aetius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dunn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dunn blocking the ground and pound.
Dunn regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is refusing to be controlled, as Aetius sits in half guard.
Aetius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dunn wants to control but Aetius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aetius is controlling the pace.
Dunn is doing well to control the position and prevent Aetius from advancing to side control.

That's four 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.
Aetius is thwarting Dunn's attempts to control the position.
Dunn won't allow Aetius to pass to mount.
Dunn wants to control but Aetius is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dunn slaps away a takedown attempt from Aetius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flavius Aetius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aetius staying out of range there.
Dunn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aetius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aetius scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Dunn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aetius.
Dunn throws out a loose jab but Aetius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunn misses with a wild body shot.
Dunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aetius manages to avoid it.
Aetius lands with a kick to the temple. Dunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aetius moves away from the strike by Dunn.
Dunn lands a high kick!

It looks like Flavius Aetius has been cut.
Aetius thumps Dunn with a low kick.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Aetius ducks down to avoid it.
Dunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aetius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Dunn swings for the body but Aetius moves out of range.
Dunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Aetius throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dunn is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aetius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aetius cracks the inside of Dunn's front leg.
Aetius pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Aetius shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Aetius was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aetius breaks from Dunn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aetius has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dunn's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aetius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aetius controlling the position easily from mount.
Aetius prevents Dunn from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius controlling the pace for now.

Aetius jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dunn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dunn and Aetius has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dunn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aetius.
Aetius trying to control the position but Dunn is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Aetius is trying to get an arm triangle but Dunn is defending well.
Dunn wants to control but Aetius postures up.
Dunn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aetius wants to control but Dunn is keeping him busy.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aetius.
Alexander Dunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunn misses with the body kick
and Aetius counters with a leg kick.
Flavius Aetius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aetius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dunn tries to avoid it but Aetius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dunn to the ground. Dunn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dunn thows a leg kick but Aetius checks it
and Aetius counters with a good low kick that Dunn was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aetius.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aetius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flavius Aetius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Flavius Aetius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dunn connects with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Aetius or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunn which made him look bad.
Dunn misses with a hook. Aetius ducked under it nicely.
Dunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Aetius moves away and avoids it.
Aetius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Aetius takes one on the button.
Aetius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunn.
Dunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aetius. Aetius obviously looking to wear him down.
Aetius throws a nice head kick!
Aetius throws a head kick that Dunn semi-blocks.

Aetius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dunn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is squirming around, avoiding Aetius's attempts to control the action.
Aetius lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aetius cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aetius controlling his opponent.
Aetius with a couple of short strikes.
Aetius tries to control but Dunn wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius 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.

Aetius has hold of Dunn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dunn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aetius tries to control but Dunn wriggling away.
Dunn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aetius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dunn can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius looking to control but Dunn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dunn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aetius controlling the pace for now.
Dunn regains half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Flavius Aetius.
Aetius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aetius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunn loads up on a big right hand but Aetius slips the punch.
Dunn misses with a straight left.
Dunn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dunn clobbers Aetius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunn misses the target.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aetius.
Aetius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aetius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dunn.
Alexander Dunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aetius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flavius Aetius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aetius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavius Aetius!