PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero Cato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cato comes to the cage accompanied by Nero - Requiem. Dunn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad by Michael Jackson. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jamal Dunn enters the cage!

Cato
vs
Dunn

180 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nero Cato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamal Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Cato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cato throws a right and a left that Dunn avoids nicely.
Cato misses with a straight right.
Nero Cato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn tries to clinch but Cato is having none of it.
Dunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Dunn is rocked!

Dunn gets the takedown into side control.
Dunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cato keeps working.
Cato manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dunn trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cato trying to mount his opponent but Dunn defends it.
Cato working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cato 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.
Cato blocks the strikes from Dunn.
Cato drops an elbow to the side of Dunn's head.
Dunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is refusing to be controlled, as Cato sits in half guard.
Dunn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cato.
Dunn is looking for a sweep. Cato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cato slips a nice elbow through Dunn's hands, connecting with Dunn's forehead.
Cato lands with a punch from half guard.
Cato trying to pass the guard but Dunn defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cato lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cato.
Dunn avoids the body shot from Cato.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cato avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cato for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Dunn manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Cato misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dunn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cato lands with a nice combination. Dunn backs away looking to recover.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Cato.
Cato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn tries to clinch up.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Cato pushes him off.
Cato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
Dunn tries to clinch but Cato is having none of it.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cato connects with a body shot.
Cato avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunn.
Dunn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunn looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cato closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dunn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cato is controlling him well.
Cato working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cato is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dunn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cato scoring with punches and elbows.
Dunn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cato landing strikes.
Cato scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dunn to see if he's OK.
Cato creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dunn is still in real trouble! Can Cato finish him?
Cato working the ground and pound.
Dunn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cato scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dunn to see if he's OK.
Cato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunn keeps working.
Cato creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cato lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dunn down.
Dunn seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunn is looking for a sweep.
Cato controls the position from side control.
Dunn tries to improve position but can't.
Cato in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dunn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cato working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunn keeps working.
Dunn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dunn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Cato dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cato throws a right and a left that Dunn avoids nicely.
Dunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Cato circles away.

Dunn clinches up against the cage.
Dunn wants to break free but Cato has control.
Cato tries to break the clinch but Dunn is controlling the position.

Dunn breaks the clinch.
Dunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cato.
Cato misses with an uppercut.
Dunn scores with a push kick.
Cato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cato avoids the head kick by Dunn.
Dunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cato.
Dunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cato throws a big shot that misses.
Cato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunn is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dunn dodges the punch combination from Cato.
A jab from Cato misses.
Dunn slips under a jab from Cato.
Dunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Cato circles away.
Dunn slips a jab from Cato.
Dunn tries to clinch up but Cato circles away and keeps his distance.
Jamal Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunn lands a head kick. Cato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cato looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Dunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Dunn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dunn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cato regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cato throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunn manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunn is breathing heavily.
Dunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dunn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cato is one step ahead there.
Cato lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dunn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cato sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cato scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cato passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cato scoring with punches and elbows.
Cato cracks Dunn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dunn wants to control but Cato postures up.
Cato scores with punches from side control.
Dunn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cato wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cato in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dunn tries to improve position but can't.
Cato has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dunn!
Dunn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dunn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cato.
Dunn is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cato is landing with some decent strikes but Dunn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dunn is trying desperately to improve position.
Dunn regains half guard.
Cato prevents Dunn from improving his position.
Dunn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Dunn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cato pulls his head out easily.
Cato is keen to just control but Dunn is a slippery customer.
Dunn wants to control but Cato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Cato 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!

Dunn has his takedown stuffed
and Cato counters with a straight right hand.
Cato scores with a shot to the body.
Dunn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cato misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Cato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cato looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Dunn with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cato counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dunn!
Dunn is working to get back to half guard.
Dunn wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dunn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You get the feeling that Dunn really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cato lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dunn hang on?
Dunn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dunn is looking for a sweep. Cato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunn is doing well to control the position and prevent Cato from advancing to side control.
Dunn is looking for a sweep. Cato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunn is staying active underneath Cato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cato scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dunn wants to improve his position but Cato is controlling well.
Cato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dunn is trying to get back to full guard.
Nero Cato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cato working Dunn over with strikes.

Dunn kicks Cato off and gets back to his feet.
Cato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn wants to clinch
enabling Cato to counter with a crisp jab.
Cato misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cato.

Dunn clinches.
Dunn wants to stall.
Cato is looking to control Dunn's arms but Dunn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cato has his back to the cage.
Dunn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cato trying to stall but Dunn improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looking to stall.

Dunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cato circles away.
Nero Cato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Dunn.
Dunn tries to clinch up
and Dunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Cato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cato throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Cato circles away.
Dunn throws a head kick that Cato semi-blocks.
Cato scores with a decent looking hook.
Cato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cato misses the jab.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunn.
Cato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunn wants to clinch.
Dunn tries to clinch but Cato is having none of it.

Dunn darts in and clinches Cato up against the cage.
Dunn tries to break the clinch but Cato is controlling the position.
Dunn tries to pull guard but Cato won't allow it.
Dunn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dunn tries a knee to the head but Cato blocks it.
Jamal Dunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunn jumps guard but Cato stands there with Dunn around his waist. Dunn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dunn working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nero Cato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Cato!