PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Dunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dunga
vs
Martin

180 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remy Dunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvin Martin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunga tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunga fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin wants to clinch.
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
Dunga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Remy Dunga has been cut.
Remy Dunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunga dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
Dunga looks to land a combination. Martin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Alvin Martin has been cut.
Dunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunga misses with a two punch combination.
Dunga misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martin backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunga wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin counters with a body kick.
Dunga is breathing heavily.
Dunga scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunga's sensitive parts.
Dunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Dunga does no damage.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Dunga.
Dunga checks the leg kick.
Dunga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Dunga throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Dunga looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Dunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin misses with a low kick as Dunga jumps back.
Dunga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Martin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Martin tries to score with some ground and pound. Dunga controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Martin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Martin throws an elbow but Dunga slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dunga is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin working the ground and pound but Dunga is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin has knee on belly momentarily but Dunga bucks him off and regains half guard.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dunga tries to clinch

and Martin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Martin throws and elbow that misses. Dunga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martin's guard. Nice move by Dunga!
Martin is controlling Dunga's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunga wants to stand but Martin is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Martin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martin misses with a body shot.
Dunga checks a low kick from Martin.
Dunga throws out a powerful jab.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunga.
Dunga misses with a double jab.
Dunga swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Dunga avoids the head kick by Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunga misses with a wild combination.
Martin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunga is out of range and Martin settles back down.
Dunga works over Martin's head and body with a nice combination.
A leg kick checked by Dunga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Dunga checks it.
Dunga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martin throws a front kick aimed at Dunga's knee but Dunga avoids it well.
Dunga stuffs the takedown attempt from Martin. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunga tries to clinch up.
Dunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Dunga moves his leg out of the way.

Dunga drops Martin with a beautiful combination! Martin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dunga is looking for the KO!

Martin is rocked!
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunga finish him?
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunga moves away.
Dunga darts in trying to clinch

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Martin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dunga!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martin misses with some ground and pound and Dunga recovers position to half guard.

Dunga makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dunga lands with an overhand left.
Dunga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Dunga finds it's target.
A combination from Dunga does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Dunga as he connects with a hook.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Dunga moves out of range easily.
Remy Dunga is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dunga checks it well.
Dunga throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Dunga cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dunga misses with the combination.
Martin slips under a jab from Dunga.
Martin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dunga will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Dunga does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a leg kick but Dunga checks it.
A combination from Dunga does no damage.
A big right from Dunga misses.
Dunga tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunga checks a leg kick nicely.
Dunga missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dunga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunga checks a low kick from Martin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martin counters with a thumping low kick.
Dunga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Dunga dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunga throws out the jab.

Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Martin lands a big elbow.
Martin with shots to the head and body - Dunga looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dunga wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Martin punching from mount but Dunga doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Martin lands a big elbow.
Martin lands a big shot there that rocks Dunga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Dunga is rocked!

Remy Dunga's cut is getting worse.
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!

Martin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dunga is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dunga and Martin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Martin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dunga is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dunga dodges the ground and pound from Martin.
Martin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Martin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dunga has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Martin but great work by Dunga.

Dunga has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunga misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dunga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunga.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dunga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Dunga fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Remy Dunga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Dunga misses.
Martin lands a head kick. Dunga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Dunga misses.
Dunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dunga checks the leg kick.
Dunga throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Dunga.
Dunga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dunga tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Dunga throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Martin lands a left and a right that send Dunga crashing to the mat, dazed. Martin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Dunga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Remy Dunga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Remy Dunga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alvin Martin!