PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by My Way - Frank Sanatra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dunn
vs
Virtanen

178 cm
24
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

174 cm
22
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Dunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elias Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen lands with a kick to the ribs.
A combination from Dunn does no damage.
Virtanen throws a leg kick which misses Dunn's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunn tries to avoid it.
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
Virtanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunn lands with a nice combination. Virtanen backs away looking to recover.
Dunn tries to clinch but Virtanen moves away
and Virtanen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunn's sensitive parts.
Virtanen is looking to slow Dunn down with leg kicks.
Dunn is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Dunn tries to clinch up

and Virtanen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Virtanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Virtanen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Virtanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dunn's face.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Virtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Virtanen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dunn up against the cage.
Virtanen trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Dunn blocks it.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alexander Dunn has been cut.
Virtanen blocks a body shot from Dunn.
Virtanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Dunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunn looks for the body kick but Virtanen saw that one coming.
Virtanen lands with a nice body kick.
Virtanen dips to his left and cracks Dunn with an uppercut!
Dunn throws a series of punches but Virtanen avoids them all with ease.
Dunn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Virtanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunn scrambles back to his feet.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunn.
Virtanen scores with a nice head shot.

Dunn has Virtanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunn is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn misses with some punches.
Dunn lands a nice uppercut.
Virtanen lands a knee to the body.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Dunn is blocking nicely.
Dunn managing to block the knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Virtanen is keeping busy.

Dunn manages to break the clinch.
Virtanen is looking to slow Dunn down with leg kicks.
Virtanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Virtanen lands with a nice body kick.
Dunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Virtanen. Virtanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Virtanen feints and then cracks Dunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunn down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Virtanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunn's knee momentarily.
Virtanen throws a nice head kick!
Dunn darts in trying to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunn's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Dunn. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Virtanen does no damage.
Dunn wants to clinch but Virtanen slips to the side
and Virtanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunn's knee momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Dunn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dunn misses with a kick to the body.
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
Dunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Virtanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunn has time to react.
Dunn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Virtanen counters with a leg kick.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Virtanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Virtanen thuds a left hand into Dunn's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dunn darts in trying to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a low kick, right behind Dunn 's knee.
Virtanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Virtanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Virtanen cracks a nice hook into Dunn's ribs.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Virtanen. That's going to slow Dunn down.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Virtanen.
Dunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Virtanen.
Nice shot lands for Virtanen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Dunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Virtanen scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
Dunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Virtanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunn scrambles back to his feet.
Virtanen with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Virtanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Virtanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Dunn's cut.
That's time! Dunn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dunn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Virtanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Dunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Alexander Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen connects with a right hand. Dunn shakes it off.
Dunn needs to keep his hands up - Virtanen had a free shot at his head there.
Dunn looks to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a good low kick that Dunn was not able to check.
Virtanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunn's head backwards.

Virtanen pushes Dunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Virtanen is looking to control Dunn's arms but Dunn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Virtanen has his back to the cage.
Dunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Virtanen stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
Dunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Virtanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Dunn blocks with his arms.
Virtanen leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dunn's face.
Virtanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunn is defending well for now.
Dunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Virtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Virtanen taking a breather.

Dunn manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Virtanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dunn gets tackled into the cage by Virtanen. Virtanen maintains the clinch.

Dunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virtanen looks for the body kick but Dunn saw that one coming.
Dunn blocks a head kick by Virtanen.
Alexander Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dunn wants to clinch
and Virtanen counters with an inside leg kick.
Virtanen connects with a crisp jab.
Dunn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunn wants to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Virtanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Dunn tries to clinch
and Virtanen counters with a head kick.
Dunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Virtanen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virtanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Dunn in the body.
Virtanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dunn takes a step back to recover.
Dunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen lands with a kick to the temple. Dunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dunn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dunn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Virtanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virtanen lands a head kick. Dunn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Virtanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Virtanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dunn wants to clinch but Virtanen slips to the side
and Virtanen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Virtanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Dunn's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen cracks Dunn with an open hand slap.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Virtanen.
Virtanen cracks the inside of Dunn's front leg.
Virtanen feints and then cracks Dunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunn down.
Virtanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Virtanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunn at a distance.
Virtanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunn if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunn's sensitive parts.
Dunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virtanen feints and then cracks Dunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunn down.
Dunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dunn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Virtanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dunn takes a step back to recover.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Virtanen.
Virtanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Virtanen is looking to slow Dunn down with leg kicks.
Virtanen feints and then cracks Dunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunn down.
An inside leg kick lands from Virtanen.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virtanen lands with a cross.
A head kick from Virtanen lands but Dunn takes it in his stride.
Virtanen dips to his left and cracks Dunn with an uppercut!
Dunn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunn. That did some damage!
Virtanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunn. That did some damage!
A lazy left from Virtanen finds it's target.
Virtanen lands a head kick. Dunn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Virtanen throws a head kick that Dunn semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Virtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Dunn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Virtanen scores with a head kick. Dunn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Virtanen lands a head kick. Dunn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Dunn is rocked!
Virtanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Dunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Virtanen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dunn drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Virtanen follows Dunn to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Virtanen!
Elias Virtanen is the new lightweight champion!