PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian McDunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bambaleo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDunn comes to the cage accompanied by Lost In Forever-P.O.D.. Ian McDunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McDunn
vs
Bambaleo Jr

175 cm
28
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian McDunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bambaleo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Bambaleo Jr lands.
McDunn blocks a jab.
Bambaleo Jr takes one on the button.
McDunn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bambaleo Jr moves away.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a body shot.
McDunn scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bambaleo Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDunn.
Bambaleo Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from McDunn.
Bambaleo Jr throws a hook to the side of McDunn's head but McDunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

McDunn shoots in and gets a takedown into Bambaleo Jr's guard.

Bambaleo Jr is rocked!
McDunn postures up in Bambaleo Jr's guard and throws a big left but Bambaleo Jr blocks it.
Bambaleo Jr looking to control.
McDunn looking to sit in guard and control but Bambaleo Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDunn managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn keeping full guard, as Bambaleo Jr tries to pass.
McDunn wants to sweep but no luck.
McDunn is adopting a defensive guard.
Bambaleo Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but McDunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bambaleo Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bambaleo Jr moves out of range of the body kick from McDunn.
McDunn looks to land a right hand but Bambaleo Jr moved out of range.
McDunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDunn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bambaleo Jr throws a body punch but McDunn moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that McDunn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bambaleo Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDunn fails to land with a series of punches.
McDunn is looking to land body kicks.
McDunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDunn thuds his right hand into Bambaleo Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from McDunn misses the target.
Bambaleo Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Bambaleo Jr has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bambaleo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a body punch.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a body punch.
Bambaleo Jr avoiding damage as McDunn throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bambaleo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as McDunn controls his hands.
McDunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bambaleo Jr's elbow.
Bambaleo Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bambaleo Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McDunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Bambaleo Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bambaleo Jr.
McDunn tries to throw a body punch but Bambaleo Jr avoids it by throwing McDunn back against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bambaleo Jr has McDunn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McDunn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McDunn tries to work over Bambaleo Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDunn lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McDunn is looking to control Bambaleo Jr's arms but Bambaleo Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDunn has his back to the cage.
Bambaleo Jr looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr is struggling to control the position.

McDunn breaks the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Bambaleo Jr avoids the head kick by McDunn.
Bambaleo Jr swings for the body but McDunn moves out of range.
Bambaleo Jr works the jab nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

McDunn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McDunn trying to control but Bambaleo Jr is working from the bottom.

Bambaleo Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDunn is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDunn wants to control from the top but Bambaleo Jr keeps moving.
McDunn throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian McDunn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McDunn misses with a wild body shot.
Bambaleo Jr cracks McDunn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bambaleo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but McDunn is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDunn. Bambaleo Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ian McDunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Bambaleo Jr lands a right hook to the body.
McDunn is looking to clinch but Bambaleo Jr is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Bambaleo Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDunn doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambaleo Jr. McDunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDunn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bambaleo Jr checks it well.
Bambaleo Jr misses the shot to the body.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a left hand
and McDunn counters with a solid body kick.
No joy there for McDunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bambaleo Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a few strikes there.
McDunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDunn connects with the punch.
Bambaleo Jr moves forwards but McDunn connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn staying out of range there.
Bambaleo Jr dips to his left and cracks McDunn with an uppercut!
Bambaleo Jr avoids a kick to the body.
McDunn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDunn there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McDunn shoots in and drives through. Bambaleo Jr sprawls well.
McDunn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bambaleo Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDunns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bambaleo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bambaleo Jr misses with the combination.
McDunn misses with a wild combination.
McDunn wants to clinch.
McDunn moves forwards but Bambaleo Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but McDunn circles away.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDunn.
McDunn misses with an uppercut
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bambaleo Jr throws a series of punches but McDunn avoids them all with ease.
Bambaleo Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDunn.
McDunn slips a jab and a cross from Bambaleo Jr.
McDunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bambaleo Jr lands a jab to McDunn's midsection.
Good shot there by Bambaleo Jr.
McDunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leo Bambaleo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bambaleo Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDunn. McDunn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bambaleo Jr cracks McDunn with a right hand to the side of the head.

McDunn clinches up with Bambaleo Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
McDunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bambaleo Jr has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bambaleo Jr has picked McDunn up - he's going for a ride! Bambaleo Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McDunn wants to improve his position but Bambaleo Jr is controlling well.
McDunn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McDunn tries to get out of the position.
Bambaleo Jr trying to pass the guard but McDunn defending well.
McDunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bambaleo Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bambaleo Jr's back!
Bambaleo Jr tries to escape the position.
McDunn is landing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDunn not allowing Bambaleo Jr to control his hands.
McDunn cracks Bambaleo Jr with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Bambaleo Jr from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr trying to control the action but McDunn just sinks the hooks in.
McDunn struggling to land strikes to the head as Bambaleo Jr covers up.
Bambaleo Jr is trying to break free.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDunn lands shots from the back.
Ian McDunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McDunn keeps control of the position as Bambaleo Jr tries to break free.
McDunn throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bambaleo Jr could be in trouble here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bambaleo Jr looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McDunn struggling to land strikes to the head as Bambaleo Jr covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leo Bambaleo Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bambaleo Jr misses with a body shot.
McDunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from McDunn.
Bambaleo Jr leaves McDunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McDunn swings widly with a right hand
and Bambaleo Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDunn missing with a left hand there. Bambaleo Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bambaleo Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDunn.
Bambaleo Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDunn.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a body shot.
McDunn throws a push kick but Bambaleo Jr slaps the foot to one side.
McDunn throws a front kick aimed at Bambaleo Jr's knee but Bambaleo Jr avoids it well.
McDunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Bambaleo Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bambaleo Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bambaleo Jr lunges at McDunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDunn's hand.
McDunn walks into a straight right hand from Bambaleo Jr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bambaleo Jr.
McDunn blocks a jab.
McDunn is looking to land body kicks.
Bambaleo Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bambaleo Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bambaleo Jr with a jab.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.

McDunn is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bambaleo Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDunn.
Oh McDunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDunn seems to have got his legs back now.
McDunn is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bambaleo Jr stalling in the clinch but McDunn improves position.
A frustrated look appears on McDunn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bambaleo Jr.
McDunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr lands with a right to the head.
Bambaleo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bambaleo Jr.
McDunn working aggressively here.
McDunn trying to land knees to the body.
Bambaleo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from McDunn.
Bambaleo Jr digs a right hand underneath McDunn's ribcage. McDunn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDunn tries a body shot but Bambaleo Jr blocks it.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bambaleo Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bambaleo Jr works on McDunn's body with a couple of short punches.
McDunn tries to land a knee to the head but Bambaleo Jr blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bambaleo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bambaleo Jr has McDunn pressed against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr works on McDunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Bambaleo Jr gets through McDunn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bambaleo Jr.
Bambaleo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bambaleo Jr.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Bambaleo Jr on the inside.
McDunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bambaleo Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDunn's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bambaleo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bambaleo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bambaleo Jr.
McDunn presses Bambaleo Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

McDunn breaks from the clinch.
Bambaleo Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ian McDunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDunn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDunn there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDunn staying out of range there.
Bambaleo Jr lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDunn misses the shot to the body.
Bambaleo Jr connects with a body shot.

Bambaleo Jr throws a big overhand right that connects, sending McDunn tumbling to the canvas!
Bambaleo Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Bambaleo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bambaleo Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Bambaleo Jr!