PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kangaroo Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne comes into the arena with Nopsajalka - Johnny Kidd blaring out of the sound system. Kangaroo Jack has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Dunne's chin.

Dunne
vs
Jack

172 cm
23
157 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

162 cm
19
151 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle PROOF

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Dunne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kangaroo Jack!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.

Dunne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jack is looking for a sweep.
Dunne controls the position.
Jack is trying to control Dunne's posture but Dunne avoids it.
Jack is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jack is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dunne asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dunne scoring with punches and elbows.
Jack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dunne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jack is trying to improve his position.
Dunne in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dunne staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dunne presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dunne content just to control the position here.
Jack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jack is squirming around, avoiding Dunne's attempts to control the action.
Dunne scoring with strikes but Jack is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dunne content just to control the position here.
Jack is looking to improve his position but Dunne isn't that keen on the idea.
Jack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dunne with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack is trying to escape the mount.
Jack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jack is trying desperately to improve position.
Dunne looking to control but Jack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dunne controlling from mount.
Dunne landing strikes from the mount.
Dunne looking to finish Jack with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jack!
Dunne cracks Jack with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Dunne looking for a guillotine from mount but Jack is having none of it.
Dunne lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jack hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jack is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dunne with shots to the head and body - Jack looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dunne trying to control but Jack is having none of it.
Jack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Dunne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Jack misses.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunne.
Dunne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunne throws a sloppy body shot
and Jack counters with a left and a right that stings Dunne.
Jack keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kangaroo Jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack misses the jab.
Dunne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunne.
Dunne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jack swinging wildly here.
Jack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kangaroo Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunne thows a body shot but no joy.
Jack misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Dunne counters with a shoot takedown. Jack fights it but they end up in guard.
Dunne slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jack looks to move to half guard but instead Dunne has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jack can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dunne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dunne tries to control but Jack wriggling away.
Jack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dunne trying to control but Jack is having none of it.
Dunne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

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.
Jack tries to reverse the position but Dunne maintains control.
Dunne lands a big elbow.
Dunne controlling the pace for now.
Dunne unloading with bombs!
Dunne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dunne content just to control the position here.
Jack is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne trying to control but Jack is having none of it.
Dunne landing punches.
Dunne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jack tries to hold on but Dunne postures up.
Dunne landing strikes from the mount and Jack is in trouble!
Dunne content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Dunne connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack is trying to escape the mount.
David Dunne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dunne cracks Jack with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jack is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jack wants to control but Dunne is having none of it.
Dunne controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Dunne dominated that second round.
That's time! Dunne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice defenses there by Dunne.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Dunne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunne moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack takes a swing at Dunne's ribcage but misses.
Jack misses with a shot to the body

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

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunne.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jack throws a body punch but Dunne moves out of range.
Dunne cracks Jack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dunne shoots in but no luck this time.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Dunne moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunne slips under a jab from Jack.
A big left from Dunne misses.
A combination from Jack does no damage.
Jack avoids the body shot from Dunne.
Dunne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jack does no damage.
Jack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunne was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Dunne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.

Dunne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jack manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Jack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunne defends well.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Dunne from controlling successfully.
Dunne with a nice head shot there.
Dunne trying to control but Jack is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dunne postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Dunne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jack's head.
Dunne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunne is one step ahead there.

Dunne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dunne has managed to get both his arms back between Jack's legs - danger averted.
Dunne controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunne is controlling him.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Dunne from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dunne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jack wants to sweep here but Dunne controlling him for the moment.

Jack isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dunne stacks Jack on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dunne!
Jack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jack is trying to escape the position but Dunne is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dunne is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jack's shoulder. That is not cool.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Dunne.
Dunne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Dunne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dunne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Jack. No joy for Dunne on that attempt.
Dunne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack throws a body punch but Dunne moves out of range.
Jack jabs at Dunne's body.
Jack is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jack lands a two punch combo.

Dunne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jack is trying to improve his position.
Dunne scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Dunne clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jack jabs at Dunne's body.
Dunne misses the shot to the body.
Jack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunne is looking to clinch.
Dunne looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunne misses the target.
Jack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunne at a distance.
Dunne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dunne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunne.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunne.
Jack swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Dunne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jack breaks the clinch.
Dunne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack misses with a body punch
and Dunne counters with a nice body shot.

Dunne gets a clinch.
A short right from Jack.
Dunne blocking some punches.

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Dunne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jack is looking to improve his position.
Dunne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jack is refusing to be controlled, as Dunne sits in half guard.
Jack trying to hold on to Dunne's head to control him but Dunne postures up.
Dunne is trying to control. Jack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to roll over but Dunne keeps him under control.
Dunne keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dunne not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jack falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dunne moves into the clinch.
Dunne stalling.
Dunne seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jack working hard to break the clinch.
Jack is trying to break free.
Dunne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunne takes a shot to the head.
Dunne has Jack pressed against the cage, preventing Jack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunne throws a head punch that misses.
Jack can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
Dunne is leaning against Jack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dunne working aggressively here.
Dunne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Dunne throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunne is just out of range.
Jack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack throws a combination that misses

and Dunne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jack's guard.
Dunne forces his way into half guard.
Dunne content to control rather than advance.
Jack manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Dunne from controlling successfully.
Dunne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jack wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dunne is now in half guard.
Jack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Dunne had his way with Kangaroo Jack in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Jack.
Jack takes a swing at Dunne's ribcage but misses.
Jack fails to land with a series of punches.
Jack jabs at Dunne's body.
Jack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dunne in his tracks.
Dunne slips under a jab.

Dunne has closed the distance and engaged Jack in a clinch.
Dunne throws a head punch that misses.
Jack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jack can't break the clinch.
Jack is trying to force a seperation but Dunne has the dominant position.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Dunne.
Dunne slows down the pace here.
Jack prevents a body shot from Dunne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne lands a nice shot to the body.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunne controls his hands.
Dunne misses with the head strike.
Dunne swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunne misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Dunne.
Dunne stalling in the clinch.
Jack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunne has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dunne.
A body shot lands from Dunne.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunne.
Dunne looking to stall.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dunne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Dunne works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jack looking to control.
Jack is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jack will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dunne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dunne wants to control but Jack is keeping busy.
Jack trying to pass the guard but Dunne defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dunne actively working from the bottom here.
Jack throwing shots but Dunne is blocking nicely.
Jack passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dunne regains half guard.
Jack thows a huge punch but Dunne dodges it nicely.
Jack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dunne wants to control but Jack is keeping busy.

That's four 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.
Dunne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jack connects with a nice short shot to Dunne's temple.
Dunne tries to roll over but Jack keeps him under control.
Dunne won't allow Jack to pass to mount.
Jack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dunne works Jack's body with a nice hook.
Jack scores with a jab.
Kangaroo Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack swinging wildly here.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunne.
Jack throws a hook but Dunne avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Dunne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dunne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Dunne!
David Dunne retains his featherweight title!