PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ryan white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ryan white could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Dunne's chin.

white
vs
Dunne

190 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, ryan white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Dunne!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

white has managed to clinch.
Dunne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunne tries for a takedown but white manages to get underhooks.
Dunne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has white in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne blocks the elbow strike.
white working Dunne over with knees to the body.
Dunne lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like ryan white has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dunne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but white blocks it.
Dunne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
white has Dunne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dunne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
white tries to land a knee to the head but Dunne blocks with his arms.
white tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunne looks gassed!
Dunne managing to block the knees to the body from white.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from white.
white blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
white with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

white escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunne closes the distance looking to clinch

and white counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne tries to escape but white is in control.
white really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
white controls the position.
white's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
white prevents Dunne from escaping the position.
white controls the position.
white has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dunne is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, white asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Dunne's face as white controls the position.
Dunne is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but white has just dragged him back down to the mat.
white controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. ryan white just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dunne closes the distance looking to clinch

and white counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white with an attempt at a knee that misses.
white scores with a knee to the head.
Dunne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but white has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunne stalling the fight.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but white blocks it.
white landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from white.
A shot in the inside from Dunne.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
Dunne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from white.
Dunne tries a knee to the head but white blocks it.
white misses with a knee strike.
white misses with a knee strike.
white landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dunne.
Dunne misses with a knee strike.

Dunne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunne closes the distance but white moves to the side

and white holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunne.
Dunne misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by white.
white looking to throw knees to the head but Dunne is blocking nicely.
Dunne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
white tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Dunne.
white with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dunne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dunne looking to throw knees to the head but white is blocking nicely.
white tries to land a knee to the head but Dunne blocks with his arms.
white looking to throw knees to the head but Dunne is blocking nicely.

Dunne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. white is trying to keep an underhook but Dunne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
white looks like he's trying to stand up.
white on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if white tries to get out of the position.
Dunne tries to stand but can't do so whilst white controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ryan white dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ryan white's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

white darts in trying to clinch

and Dunne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
white misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunne lands a left hand that snaps the head of white backwards.
Dunne looking to throw knees to the head but white is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dunne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
white tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dunne counters with a nice double leg into side control. white won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne tries to stand but white is controlling his head.
Dunne tries to stand but white controls the position and pulls Dunne into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dunne wants to stand and escape but instead white has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
white wants to pass the guard but Dunne is keeping the position.
white trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
white stops Dunne from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dunne circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dunne counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is pressed up against the cage. white has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dunne down to the mat. Dunne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Dunne clinches up against the cage.
Dunne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but white has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunne lands a knee to the head.
white tries for a takedown but Dunne manages to get underhooks.
white missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dunne.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dunne connects with a nasty looking knee right to white's face.
Dunne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dunne with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dunne can't break the clinch.
Dunne lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
white tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by white.
Dunne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

white breaks the clinch.
Dunne circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dunne counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dunne turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dunne manages to end up in side control.
Dunne tries to stand but white is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Dunne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on ryan white's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

white closes the distance but Dunne moves to the side

and Dunne counters with a nice double leg into side control. white won't be happy with that.
white pushes Dunne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dunne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Dunne decides to stand back up.
white doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Dunne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of white is proving hard to escape from.
Adam Dunne has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dunne stands up from white's guard - Dunne perhaps looking for a knockout.
ryan white is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunne darts in trying to clinch

and white counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
white lands a knee to the head.
white prevents the takedown attempt.
white throws an elbow but it misses.
white on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
white looking to throw knees to the head but Dunne is blocking nicely.
white throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunne looking to throw knees to the head but white is blocking nicely.
white tries a knee to the head but Dunne blocks it.
white tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
white looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dunne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but white has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dunne landing knees to the head.

white turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and white manages to end up in side control.
white wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunne keeps working.
Dunne is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, white asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is letting white control him for a moment.
white prevents Dunne from escaping the position.
white slows the pace down.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
white circles away from the clinch attempt

and white counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four 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.
Dunne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
white misses with a knee to the head.
white misses with a knee to the head.
white stops a takedown attempt from Dunne.
ryan white has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Dunne.
white tries a knee to the head but Dunne blocks it.
white lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
white throws an elbow that misses.

Dunne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as white sprawls well. white wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dunne gets slowly back to his feet.

Dunne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Dunne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dunne 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Dunne!