PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurício Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aurelio
vs
Dunham

177 cm
23
165 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

172 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurício Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dunham.

It looks like Maurício Aurelio has been cut.
Dunham digs a good body shot into Aurelio's ribs.
Dunham lands with a good body shot.
Jab from Aurelio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunham. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio attempts a counter takedown but Dunham avoids it well and moves away.
Dunham scores with a three punch combo!
Dunham looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelio.
Aurelio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maurício Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aurelio backing away here, and Dunham unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dunham is looking to land body kicks.
Dunham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelio misses with the body kick
and Dunham counters with a good low kick that Aurelio was not able to check.
Crunch! Aurelio slams his shin into Dunham's torso.
Dunham is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks.
Aurelio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aurelio lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunham's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunham manages to avoid it.
Dunham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dunham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aurelio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aurelio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dunham counters with a nice body kick.
Aurelio throws the kick towards the body but Dunham avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunham! But no joy.
Aurelio misses with a hook. Dunham ducked under it nicely.
Aurelio connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Dunham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aurelio cracks a nice hook into Dunham's ribs.
Nice shot by Dunham.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Aurelio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dunham counters with a good low kick that Aurelio was not able to check.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelio as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunham.
Aurelio throws the left hand but Dunham avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunham. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunham lands a nice looking body kick.
Dunham lands a nice looking body kick.
Aurelio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dunham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dunham is looking to score with low kicks.
Aurelio feinted with a counter takedown.
Aurelio scores with a spinning back kick!
Dunham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dunham slips a straight right by Aurelio.
Aurelio lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Aurelio has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Aurelio throws out a powerful jab.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Aurelio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Aurelio misses.
Aurelio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dunham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aurelio.

Dunham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dunham misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunham.
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Dunham.
Aurelio misses with some punches.
Dunham slows down the pace here.
Dunham tries to stall but Aurelio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Dunham breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Aurelio.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dunham.
Dunham blocks the body kick.
Aurelio lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Aurelio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dunham doesn't seem phased though.
Aurelio misses with a body kick.
Dunham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelio. That did some damage!
Dunham slips a jab from Aurelio.

Aurelio looking to score a takedown here. Dunham is defending well but Aurelio drives through and ends up in Dunham's guard.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunham is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeremy Dunham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurício Aurelio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aurelio avoids the head kick by Dunham.
Dunham is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks.
Dunham scores with a push kick.
Dunham moves out of range of the leg kick from Aurelio.
Dunham throws a leg kick which misses Aurelio's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelio tries to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a looping right.
Dunham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunham throws a leg kick but Aurelio moved away.
Aurelio throws the kick towards the body but Dunham avoids it.
Aurelio backing away here, and Dunham unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aurelio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dunham slaps away a takedown attempt from Aurelio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham looks for the body kick but Aurelio saw that one coming.
Dunham needs to keep his hands up - Aurelio had a free shot at his head there.
Aurelio lands a nice hook to Dunham's body. Dunham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Aurelio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelio. That did some damage!
Dunham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aurelio takes a step back to recover.
Dunham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurelio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aurelio throws a wild body kick that Dunham sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the liver by Dunham. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dunham has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aurelio.

Dunham pushes Aurelio up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunham presses Aurelio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunham tries to throw a body punch but Aurelio avoids it by throwing Dunham back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunham.
Aurelio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dunham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dunham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Dunham has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aurelio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dunham can turn it around.
Dunham digs a right hand into Aurelio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelio's gas tank.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Dunham breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Dunham misses.
Aurelio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dunham stuns Aurelio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dunham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dunham.
Aurelio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Dunham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Dunham.
Aurelio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dunham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurício Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dunham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunham lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Dunham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aurelio tries to land a front kick but Dunham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dunham.
Jeremy Dunham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aurelio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunham misses the shot to the body.
Dunham lands a head shot.
Aurelio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aurelio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dunham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Aurelio.
Aurelio thows a body kick. Dunham tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham scores with a jab to the head.
Aurelio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Aurelio is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Aurelio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Aurelio misses
and Dunham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunham throws a leg kick

and Aurelio counters with a shoot takedown. Dunham fights it but they end up in guard.
Aurelio seems to have got his legs back now.
Aurelio postures up.
Dunham pulls Aurelio in close to prevent any damage.
Aurelio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maurício Aurelio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aurelio connects with a leg kick. Dunham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aurelio takes one on the button.
Dunham feints and then cracks Aurelio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aurelio down.
Dunham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunham throws a series of strikes that have Aurelio backpedaling.
Dunham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dunham sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham avoids a kick to the body.
Aurelio looks to land a body kick but Dunham moved away.
Dunham throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Crunch! Dunham slams his shin into Aurelio's torso.
Dunham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dunham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aurelio moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dunham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dunham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunham misses with the combination.
Aurelio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunham.
Dunham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
Dunham is looking to score with low kicks.
Aurelio misses with a leg kick.
Aurelio is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maurício Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunham.
Aurelio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Aurelio
and Dunham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelio.
Dunham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dunham flicks out a counter leg kick but Aurelio steps away.
Aurelio sizes up Dunham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Dunham.
Dunham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelio looks to throw the jab but Dunham is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Dunham lands a body shot.
Dunham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aurelio's sensitive parts.
Dunham works Aurelio's body with a nice hook.
Dunham throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches up with Dunham, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes Dunham against the cage but Dunham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dunham keeps Aurelio at a distance using the push kick.
Aurelio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab from Dunham.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunham moves away.
Aurelio looks to land a body kick but Dunham moved away.
Aurelio's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.

Dunham clinches up with Aurelio and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunham lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dunham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aurelio.
Dunham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aurelio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dunham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurício Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunham scores with a kick to the body.
Aurelio swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dunham to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunham avoids a kick to the body.
Dunham throws a quick inside leg kick.

Dunham takes the fight into the clinch.
Aurelio tries to throw a body punch but Dunham avoids it by throwing Aurelio back against the cage.
Dunham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio can't find room to land a body shot as Dunham controls the action.
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Dunham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dunham 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Dunham!
After winning the bout, Jeremy Dunham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.