PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Dunham III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zolar Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dunham III
vs
Emelianenko

175 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Winston Dunham III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zolar Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dunham III counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Dunham III counters with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunham III counters with a leg kick.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham III lands a jab to the nose.
Dunham III moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Dunham III tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves away
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunham III misses with a looping left.
Dunham III scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunham III connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
Dunham III tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunham III uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunham III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunham III takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunham III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Dunham III falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Dunham III avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dunham III dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Dunham III swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emelianenko.
Dunham III smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dunham III throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dunham III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko dips to his left and cracks Dunham III with an uppercut!
Winston Dunham III is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunham III moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Dunham III counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Dunham III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Dunham III.
Dunham III dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Dunham III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunham III swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emelianenko.
Dunham III throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winston Dunham III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Dunham III dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dunham III misses with a hook.
Dunham III is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dunham III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunham III takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham III swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dunham III really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham III misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunham III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Dunham III counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunham III loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.

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.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
letting Dunham III counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Dunham III counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dunham III. Emelianenko shrugs it off though.
Dunham III misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Dunham III.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Dunham III counters with a body kick.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunham III counters with a leg kick.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good exchange - Dunham III coming out on top.
Winston Dunham III is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunham III missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Zolar Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Dunham III misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Dunham III showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunham III has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Dunham III!