PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Francis Begbie (ranked 6867 p4p, 23070 weight class) and Bradley Dunn (ranked 678 p4p, 693 weight class). Begbie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raining Blood. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Begbie
vs
Dunn

190 cm
27
210
3 - 6 - 0

195 cm
24
225
1 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Begbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Begbie.
Dunn connects with a right hand. Begbie shakes it off.
Dunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunn misses with a shot to the body
and Begbie counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Dunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Begbie doesn't seem phased though.
Dunn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dunn throws out a loose jab but Begbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begbie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Begbie looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Dunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Begbie's head.
Dunn scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn misses the body punch

and Begbie counters by clinching up.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunn misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dunn.
Dunn throws a head punch that misses.

Dunn breaks from the clinch.
Dunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Begbie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Begbie tries to clinch but Dunn moves out of range.
Begbie misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley Dunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Begbie circles away quickly and effectively.
Begbie throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunn circles away.
A left and a right from Dunn both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Begbie moves into the clinch.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Begbie manages to break the clinch.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Dunn takes a swing at Begbie's ribcage but misses.
Dunn walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Begbie.
Dunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Begbie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunn's hands.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Begbie.
Dunn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunn tests Begbie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Begbie tries to clinch up but Dunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Begbie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Dunn does no damage.
Dunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Begbie tries to work over Dunn's front leg with a kick but Dunn checks it.
Nice shot by Dunn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Dunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Begbie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Begbie needs to keep his hands up - Dunn had a free shot at his head there.
Begbie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Begbie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Begbie looks to land a body kick but Dunn moved away.
Dunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Begbie manages to avoid it.
Begbie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunn.
Begbie closes the distance but Dunn moves to the side
and Dunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Begbie clinches up against the ropes.

Begbie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunn throws a combination. Begbie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Begbie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Begbie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Begbie moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Begbie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Begbie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dunn clips Begbie with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Begbie a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Oh Begbie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunn thuds a left hand into Begbie's body.
Begbie seems to have got his legs back now.
Begbie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunn catches Begbie napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Begbie crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Dunn raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bradley Dunn!
The defeated Francis Begbie had this to say: 'Bollocks to the lot of ya!'.