PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dundee (ranked 1078 p4p, 156 weight class) and Javier Esposito (ranked 1842 p4p, 249 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dundee
vs
Esposito

186 cm
32
212 lbs
17 - 8 - 2

186 cm
32
205 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Dundee finds it's target.
Esposito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Esposito misses with a left hand
enabling Dundee to counter with a crisp jab.
Dundee lands a jab to the head.
Esposito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dundee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Espositos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dundee throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dundee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of Gladiators in the buildup to the fight.
Dundee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Dundee.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito defending well as Dundee loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Dundee does it's job there.
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!
Dundee misses with a low kick.
Esposito clobbers Dundee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esposito lands a nice hook to Dundee's body. Dundee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dundee looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito walks into a jab.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
Dundee looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dundee connects with a crisp jab.
Esposito thuds his right hand into Dundee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dundee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dundee throws a low kick but Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito blocks a jab.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Dundee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dundee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dundee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Dundee ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dundee leaves Esposito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dundee, as that shot connected.
Dundee connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito.
A good leg kick by Dundee.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
Esposito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mick Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Esposito.
Dundee throws a right hand that misses

and Esposito counters with a single leg into guard. Dundee didn't expect that.
Dundee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esposito.
Esposito wants to control from the top but Dundee keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dundee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Esposito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dundee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Esposito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dundee misses with a shot to the body

and Esposito decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dundee's guard.
Esposito is fighting to break Dundee's control of his arms but Dundee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Esposito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dundee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Esposito tries to free his leg and advance position but Dundee is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito is looking to work some ground and pound but Dundee has wrist control.
Esposito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Esposito will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Dundee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dundee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Esposito in his tracks.
Dundee throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Esposito slips under a jab from Dundee.
Esposito is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dundee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dundee misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito with the counter takedown but Dundee avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dundee under the eye.
Dundee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dundee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dundee moves out of range of the strikes.
Dundee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito swings for the body but Dundee moves out of range.
Dundee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dundee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mick Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dundee motions for Esposito to come forward. Dundee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito lands the left hand.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dundee scores with a leg kick.
Esposito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mick Dundee is winning the standup battle so far.
Dundee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Esposito
and Dundee counters with a nice uppercut.
Dundee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Esposito misses with the body kick
and Dundee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Esposito's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Dundee lands a lovely overhand right.
Dundee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dundee misses the target.
That kick from Dundee tenderised Esposito's leg. Esposito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dundee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dundee throws a sloppy head kick
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Esposito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esposito throws the kick towards the body but Dundee avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dundee.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Dundee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
Esposito is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dundee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dundee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Dundee finds it's target.
Esposito cracks the inside of Dundee's front leg.
A big right from Dundee misses.
Dundee misses with a looping left.
And Esposito tries to counter it with a takedown but Dundee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dundee finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dundee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dundee lands a jab.
Esposito scores with a nice right hand.
Dundee swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with a good low kick that Dundee was not able to check.
Dundee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Dundee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends Dundee stumbling back into the cage.
Dundee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Esposito counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dundee doesn't seem phased though.
Dundee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Esposito finds it's way round the side to connect with Dundee's head.
Dundee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esposito circles away quickly and effectively.
Dundee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esposito throws a solid leg kick but Dundee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Esposito.
Dundee throws an off balance right hand
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Javier Esposito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Esposito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Esposito sizes up Dundee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Dundee has closed the distance and engaged Esposito in a clinch.
Esposito tries to break the clinch but Dundee is controlling the position.
Esposito is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dundee tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.

Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dundee 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.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Dundee is predictable there
enabling Esposito to counter with a crisp jab.
Esposito cracks Dundee with an open hand slap.
Dundee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee scores with a decent looking hook.
Dundee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esposito feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee slips a straight right by Esposito.
Dundee moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dundee backs up against the cage.
Dundee throws a leg kick that is checked

and Esposito counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Esposito throwing strikes from guard but Dundee blocks nicely.
Esposito throwing strikes from guard but Dundee blocks nicely.
Dundee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mick Dundee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Esposito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Esposito chips away with some ground and pound.
Esposito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dundee counters with a nice uppercut.
Dundee with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dundee. Dundee obviously looking to wear him down.
Dundee feints and then cracks Esposito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down.
Esposito fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee misses with a combination

and Esposito counters with a takedown into side control.
Esposito is looking to take a break and control but Dundee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esposito in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dundee is not content to let Esposito control the position.
Javier Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito staying calm.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dundee tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Esposito presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Esposito 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Esposito!