PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dunsmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Magellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunsmore comes to the cage accompanied by It's Amazing by Kanye West. Kobe Magellan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dunsmore
vs
Magellan

170 cm
27
155 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

169 cm
22
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dunsmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Magellan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunsmore misses with a leg kick
and Magellan counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Dunsmore misses
and Magellan counters with a head kick.
Dunsmore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dunsmore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magellan's waist but Magellan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunsmore off to one side.
Dunsmore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magellan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Magellan. No joy for Dunsmore on that attempt.
Dunsmore misses with a hook
and Magellan counters with a left to the body.
Dunsmore scores with a nice head shot.
Dunsmore misses with a hook
and Magellan counters with a thumping low kick.
Dunsmore lands with a shot to the body.
Magellan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dunsmore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dunsmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Dunsmore is predictable there
and Magellan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunsmore misses with a jab to the body
and Magellan counters with a big head kick but Dunsmore shrugs it off.
Magellan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magellan throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunsmore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magellan's head backwards.
Dunsmore misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunsmore misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magellan as he jumps to the side.
Dunsmore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magellan counters with a low kick, right behind Dunsmore 's knee.
Dunsmore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magellan counters with a right hand to the body.
Dunsmore misses with a shot to the body
and Magellan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunsmore misses with a shot to the body
and Magellan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kobe Magellan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magellan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dunsmore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Magellan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunsmore thinking.
Dunsmore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunsmore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magellan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magellan connects with a body shot that sends Dunsmore's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magellan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunsmore thinking.
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magellan as he jumps to the side.
Magellan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dunsmore doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunsmore shoots for a double leg takedown but Magellan sprawls well. He's pushed Dunsmore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dunsmore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magellan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a body kick.
Dunsmore swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunsmore throws a right hand that misses
and Magellan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dunsmore really felt that one!
Dunsmore is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunsmore throws a sloppy body shot
and Magellan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunsmore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magellan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a nice leg kick.
Dunsmore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magellan counters with a body kick.
Dunsmore fails with the takedown
and Magellan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magellan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dunsmore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dunsmore throws a poor cross that misses
and Magellan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dunsmore. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dunsmore throws a right hand that misses
and Magellan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunsmore throws a right hand that misses
and Magellan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magellan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dunsmore rather than just go for the knockout.
Dunsmore tries for a takedown but Magellan circles away easily
enabling Magellan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunsmore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Dunsmore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magellan doesn't seem phased though.
Dunsmore throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Magellan counter with a right hand.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Magellan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunsmore.
Magellan throws a leg kick which misses Dunsmore's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunsmore tries to avoid it.
Dunsmore misses with a shot to the body
and Magellan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magellan moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magellan.
Dunsmore misses with a takedown
and Magellan counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunsmore throws a right hand that misses
and Magellan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dunsmore throws an off balance right hand
and Magellan counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magellan.
Magellan cracks the inside of Dunsmore's front leg.
Magellan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dunsmore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dunsmore misses with a leg kick
and Magellan counters with a head kick. That will keep Dunsmore thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunsmore swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunsmore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magellan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magellan scores with a decent looking hook.
Magellan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Magellan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dunsmore swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a nice body shot.
Dunsmore tries for a takedown but Magellan circles away easily
and Magellan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunsmore misses with a lunging right hand
and Magellan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dunsmore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dunsmore misses with a double jab
and Magellan counters with a thumping low kick.
Magellan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magellan stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunsmore. Dunsmore gets slowly back to his feet.
Magellan misses with a two punch combination.
Dunsmore with a poor takedown
and Magellan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dunsmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunsmore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Dunsmore.
Kobe Magellan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Dunsmore misses
and Magellan counters with a solid body kick.
Dunsmore thows a leg kick but Magellan checks it
and Magellan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunsmore misses with a lunging right hand
and Magellan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunsmore thows a leg kick but Magellan checks it
and Magellan counters with a series of strikes. Dunsmore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dunsmore misses with a hook
and Magellan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunsmore thinking.
Magellan throws a leg kick which misses Dunsmore's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunsmore tries to avoid it.
Magellan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magellan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nick Dunsmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunsmore misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunsmore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dunsmore throws a poor cross that misses
and Magellan counters with a right hand to the body.
Dunsmore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunsmore has his takedown stuffed
and Magellan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunsmore thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Magellan scores with a jab.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dunsmore really felt that one!
Dunsmore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunsmore with a poor takedown
letting Magellan counter with a right hand.
Dunsmore throws an off balance right hand
and Magellan counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunsmore throws a poor cross that misses
and Magellan counters with a good low kick that Dunsmore was not able to check.
Dunsmore misses with a shot to the body
and Magellan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunsmore's knee momentarily.
Magellan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magellan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magellan lands a head kick. Dunsmore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a nice body shot.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunsmore's knee momentarily.
Magellan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunsmore.
Dunsmore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore misses with a left hand
and Magellan counters with a three punch combo that has Dunsmore backing up. Dunsmore nods at Magellan to acknowledge the strikes.
Magellan scores with a hook to the body. Dunsmore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magellan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Magellan walks into a left hand.
Magellan throws a shot to the body.
Dunsmore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magellan counters with a nice uppercut.
Magellan sizes up Dunsmore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dunsmore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunsmore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dunsmore misses with a hook
and Magellan counters with a body kick that stops Dunsmore in his tracks momentarily.
Dunsmore misses with an uppercut
and Magellan counters with a left to the body.
Dunsmore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunsmore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magellan counters with a head kick.
Dunsmore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magellan counters with a left to the body.
Dunsmore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magellan can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore throws a right hand that misses
and Magellan counters with an outside leg kick.
Dunsmore misses with a combination
and Magellan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dunsmore shoots in and drives through. Magellan sprawls well.
Dunsmore misses with an uppercut
and Magellan counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunsmore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magellan counters with an inside leg kick.
Magellan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dunsmore misses with a takedown attempt
and Magellan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunsmore thinking.
Dunsmore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dunsmore tries for a takedown but Magellan circles away easily
and Magellan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magellan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dunsmore swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunsmore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Magellan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Magellan 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. This is the final round!

Dunsmore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Magellan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunsmore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magellan circles away.
Dunsmore swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dunsmore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Magellan trying to hold on to Dunsmore's head to control him but Dunsmore postures up.
Dunsmore stops Magellan from getting back to his feet.
Magellan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magellan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunsmore.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magellan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Magellan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellan trying to control the position.

Magellan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dunsmore off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dunsmore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dunsmore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magellan is fending him off so far but Dunsmore persists. Nope, Magellan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dunsmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunsmore thows a leg kick but Magellan checks it
and Magellan counters with a right hand to the body.
Dunsmore throws a poor cross that misses
and Magellan counters with a leg kick.
Dunsmore shoots in looking for a takedown. Magellan tries to sprawl out of it but Dunsmore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magellan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunsmore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magellan counters with a nice leg kick.
Dunsmore shoots in and drives through. Magellan sprawls well.
Dunsmore with a poor takedown
and Magellan counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunsmore misses with a takedown attempt
and Magellan counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore misses with a left hand
and Magellan counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunsmore misses with a left hand
and Magellan counters with a low kick, right behind Dunsmore 's knee.
Magellan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunsmore fails with the takedown
and Magellan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunsmore thinking.
Dunsmore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magellan counters with a big head kick but Dunsmore shrugs it off.
Dunsmore misses with a body shot
and Magellan counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a nice body kick.
Magellan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunsmore's calf.
Dunsmore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magellan is fending him off so far but Dunsmore persists. Nope, Magellan circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunsmore throws a right hand that misses
and Magellan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunsmore swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magellan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dunsmore takes one to the chin there.
Dunsmore misses with a right hand
and Magellan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dunsmore swings widly with a right hand
and Magellan counters with an outside leg kick.
Dunsmore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magellan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunsmore's knee momentarily.
Magellan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magellan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magellan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dunsmore will feel that in the morning.
Dunsmore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magellan counters with a left to the body.
Magellan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunsmore misses with an uppercut
and Magellan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dunsmore shoots for a takedown but Magellan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dunsmore shoots in but Magellan avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magellan finds it's way round the side to connect with Dunsmore's head.
Dunsmore connects with a leg kick. Magellan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magellan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunsmore's sensitive parts.
Dunsmore shoots and misses
and Magellan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunsmore misses with a lunging right hand
and Magellan counters with a nice body kick.
Dunsmore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Magellan.
Magellan tests Dunsmore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunsmore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Dunsmore misses
and Magellan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunsmore throws an off balance right hand
and Magellan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nick Dunsmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magellan throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Magellan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magellan 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Magellan!