PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ooka
vs
Dunham

180 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Ooka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunham jabs Ooka right on the nose. Ooka blinks but takes it well.
Dunham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ooka.
Ooka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham was well out of range. Poor timing from Ooka.
Ooka throws a combination that misses
letting Dunham counter with a right hand.

Dunham shoots in and gets a takedown into Ooka's guard.
Dunham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Ooka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dunham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dylan Dunham was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dunham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunham takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Dylan Dunham has been cut.
Ooka throws a body punch but Dunham moves out of range.

Dunham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dunham showed some decent athleticism there.
Dunham wants to control but Ooka is keeping him busy.
Ooka wants to get back to his feet.
Dunham not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham moves into full mount! Ooka won't be happy about that!
Ooka can't escape the position.
Dunham controlling from the full mount.
Dunham trying to control but Ooka is having none of it.

Dunham looking for a guillotine from mount but Ooka is having none of it.
Ooka's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka is in a horrible position here. Dunham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dunham raining down shots from the mount!
Dunham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dunham with good strikes from the mount here!
Ooka is bucking up trying to escape but Dunham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dunham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Dunham prevents Ooka from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham unloading with bombs!
Ooka is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ooka is breathing heavily.
Dunham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dunham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dunham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Dunham working for a submission but Ooka is keeping him at bay.
Ooka taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunham with the ground and pound from mount.
Ooka is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Dunham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Dunham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dunham misses with a straight right.
Dunham lands a nice shot that snaps Ooka's head back.
Ooka misses with an uppercut.
Paul Ooka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunham throws a shot from downtown. Ooka moves away and avoids it.
Ooka looks to land a right hand but Dunham moved out of range.
Dunham lands with a cross.
Ooka slips under a jab from Dunham.
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Paul Ooka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunham.
Ooka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dunham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ooka connects with the punch.
Ooka throws a hook to the side of Dunham's head but Dunham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunham circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooka misses with a combination

and Dunham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is taking a breather. Ooka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ooka is trying to stand up here but Dunham is controlling him well.
Dunham tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ooka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dunham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ooka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunham.
Dunham is looking to take a break and control but Ooka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunham seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ooka tries to roll over but Dunham keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dylan Dunham was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ooka slips under a jab.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Ooka.

Dunham throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ooka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dunham is in Ooka's guard.
Dunham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throws a strike but Ooka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dunham wants to sweep here but Ooka controlling him for the moment.
Dunham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ooka being controlled here momentarily.
Ooka preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Ooka gets to his feet - Dunham follows without any prompting.
Ooka misses with a body punch
and Dunham counters with a left and a right that stings Ooka.
Dunham staying out of range there.
Ooka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dunham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ooka throws a nice looking combination but Dunham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dunham slips a jab from Ooka.
Ooka misses with a looping left.
Ooka cracks the inside of Dunham's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dylan Dunham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dunham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Dunham shoots in and gets a takedown into Ooka's guard.
Dunham throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ooka wants to stand up but Dunham is controlling him.
Dunham lands a couple of elbows.
Dunham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dunham throws a big right hand that misses.
Dylan Dunham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Ooka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunham is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooka keeping full guard, as Dunham tries to pass.
Dunham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunham tries to free his leg and advance position but Ooka is retaining full guard.
Dunham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ooka's guard.
Dunham working over Ooka with some ground and pound. Ooka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dunham lands a nice short elbow.
Paul Ooka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham working Ooka over with strikes.
Dunham looks to land a strike but Ooka avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dunham throws a big right hand that misses.
Dunham won't allow Ooka to get back to his feet.
Dunham postures up and lands a big shot to Ooka's brow.
Dunham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dunham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dunham is stalling in the full guard.
Ooka keeping moving, preventing Dunham from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dunham looking to sit in guard and control but Ooka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dunham pulls Ooka in close to his closed guard and prevents Ooka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ooka wanted to stand there but Dunham had control of the position.
Dylan Dunham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dunham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ooka is one step ahead there.
Ooka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dunham is proving hard to escape from.
Dunham wants to sweep here but Ooka controlling him for the moment.
Ooka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dunham has his feet on Ooka's thighs here. He's pushed Ooka off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ooka screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Dunham!