PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Dunachy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunachy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fortunate Son. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Zhandunka
vs
Dunachy

220 cm
28
275 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
245 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Moses Dunachy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunachy connects with a solid leg kick.
Dunachy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Dunachy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dunachy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunachy scoring with some ground and pound.
Dunachy wants to control from the top but Zhandunka keeps moving.
Dunachy is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhandunka has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunachy passes Zhandunka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zhandunka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunachy.
Zhandunka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunachy on the ground.
Zhandunka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dunachy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhandunka defending well though.
Dunachy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zhandunka wants to improve his position but Dunachy is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunachy throwing shots but Zhandunka is blocking nicely.
Dunachy controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dunachy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dunachy connects with a nice short shot to Zhandunka's temple.
Dunachy is looking to advance position but Zhandunka won't allow it.
Well, if Dunachy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ales Zhandunka just wasn't active enough.
Dunachy closes the distance and clinches up with Zhandunka, looking for a takedown. Dunachy pushes Zhandunka against the cage but Zhandunka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Moses Dunachy has been cut.
Zhandunka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zhandunka misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhandunka blocks a head kick by Dunachy.
Dunachy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunachy tries to work over Zhandunka's front leg with a kick but Zhandunka checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhandunka lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunachy thuds his shin into the meat of Zhandunka's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Dunachy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Dunachy's cut.
That's time! Zhandunka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zhandunka missing with a left hand there. Dunachy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dunachy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Zhandunka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunachy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhandunka throws a right hand that Dunachy ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunachy also avoids with ease.
Donk. Zhandunka catches Dunachy right on the button with a cross.
Dunachy tries to clinch up
and Zhandunka counters with a left to the body.
Dunachy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ales Zhandunka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dunachy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zhandunka.
Dunachy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhandunka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhandunka throws a series of strikes that have Dunachy backpedaling.

That has opened up Moses Dunachy's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunachy tries to clinch there but Zhandunka circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zhandunka.

The cut above Moses Dunachy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dunachy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zhandunka sprawls well. Zhandunka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dunachy gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunachy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zhandunka counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Dunachy misses
enabling Zhandunka to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhandunka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Moses Dunachy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zhandunka throws a hook but Dunachy blocks it.
Dunachy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good standup being displayed there by Zhandunka as he connects with a hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Moses Dunachy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ales Zhandunka!