PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Dimanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuey Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimanche kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 835 - SLAPDASH. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ungar's choice of entrance music: Paper Planes. Stuey Ungar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dimanche
vs
Ungar

190 cm
23
275 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
260 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Dimanche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuey Ungar!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimanche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ungar throws the left hand but Dimanche avoids the punch easily.
Ungar misses with a head kick.
Ungar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alec Dimanche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ungar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ungar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimanche blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimanche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimanche lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimanche takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Alec Dimanche has been cut.
Ungar missing with knees to the body.
Dimanche throws a head punch that misses.
Dimanche tries to throw a body punch but Ungar avoids it by throwing Dimanche back against the cage.
Ungar trying to land knees to the body.
Ungar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Ungar.
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!
A short left from Dimanche.
A bit of stalling here from Dimanche.
Ungar digs a right hand into Dimanche's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimanche's gas tank.
Dimanche trying to control the position but instead, Ungar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dimanche into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimanche.
Ungar stalls.
Dimanche struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dimanche.
Ungar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dimanche tries to circle away but Ungar has him pinned against the cage.
Ungar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ungar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimanche is defending well for now.
Dimanche tries to break free but Ungar pushes him back against the cage.
Dimanche throws a head punch that misses.
Dimanche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ungar controlling the action here for a moment.
Ungar scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimanche is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ungar with a knee to the head.
Ungar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ungar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Ungar.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ungar obliges.
Ungar scores with a knee to the head.
Ungar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ungar lands with a left to the head.
Dimanche avoiding damage as Ungar throws knees to the body.
Ungar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimanche controls his hands.
Dimanche tries a body shot but Ungar blocks it.
Dimanche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow.
Ungar scores with a knee to the head.
Ungar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ungar is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Ungar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar tries a knee to the head but Dimanche blocks it.
Ungar taking a breather.
Dimanche tries a body shot but Ungar blocks it.
A hook to the body from Ungar.
Ungar landing knees to the body.
Ungar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ungar.
Ungar trying to land knees to the body.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimanche avoids it.
Ungar landing knees to the head.
Ungar slows down the pace here.
Ungar misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ungar obliges.
Ungar looking to throw knees to the head but Dimanche is blocking nicely.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimanche avoids it.
Ungar leaning against his opponent.
Dimanche wants to stall.
Ungar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimanche misses with a body punch.
Dimanche is trying to maintain a safe position but Ungar gets an underhook and turns Dimanche into the cage.
Ungar works on Dimanche's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ungar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dimanche managing to block the knees to the body from Ungar.
Ungar tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimanche avoids the damage to the body.
Dimanche misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuey Ungar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alec Dimanche'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.

Dimanche swings for the body but Ungar moves out of range.
Ungar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Ungar.
A big right from Dimanche misses.
Ungar is looking to land body kicks.
Dimanche takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Dimanche is rocked!

Alec Dimanche's cut is getting worse.
A slow jab from Dimanche misses its intended target.
Ungar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimanche throws out the jab.
Dimanche throws a shot from downtown. Ungar moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimanche misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimanche misses the target.
Dimanche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ungar.
Ungar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Dimanche darts in and clinches Ungar up against the cage.
Ungar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar keeps control of Dimanche as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ungar.
Ungar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ungar blocks an uppercut.
Ungar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ungar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimanche backwards.
Oh Dimanche is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dimanche lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ungar or not.
Dimanche being controlled against the cage.
Ungar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dimanche seems to have got his legs back now.
Stuey Ungar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ungar works on Dimanche's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimanche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ungar lands a nice knee to the body.
Dimanche takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ungar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ungar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ungar gets through Dimanche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ungar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimanche.
Ungar looking to throw knees to the head but Dimanche is blocking nicely.
Ungar connects with a knee to the head.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the head but Dimanche blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ungar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimanche avoids it.
A short left from Ungar.
Ungar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimanche lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ungar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ungar slows down the pace here.
Ungar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ungar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar taking a breather.
Ungar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ungar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ungar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimanche is defending well for now.
Come on Ungar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dimanche misses with a body punch.
Ungar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimanche blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimanche misses with the head strike.
Dimanche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimanche takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Ungar tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimanche avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimanche has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ungar tries a knee to the head but Dimanche blocks it.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dimanche swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimanche avoiding damage as Ungar throws knees to the body.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimanche avoids it.
Dimanche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dimanche tries to throw a body punch but Ungar avoids it by throwing Dimanche back against the cage.
Ungar working Dimanche over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimanche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ungar trying to land knees to the body.
Ungar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimanche lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuey Ungar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alec Dimanche'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dimanche has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ungar finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimanche's head.
Ungar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dimanche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ungar manages to avoid it.
Ungar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimanche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ungar.
Ungar lands a leg kick that knocks Dimanche off balance momentarily.
Ungar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Dimanche fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ungar, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dimanche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ungar catches Dimanche with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimanche throws a hook but Ungar avoids it easily.
Dimanche throws a right hand that misses
and Ungar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimanche misses with a body punch
and Ungar counters with a good, hard body kick but Dimanche shrugs it off.
Dimanche on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ungar. Ungar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ungar scores with a hook to the body. Dimanche takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ungar. Dimanche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimanche throws a hook but Ungar avoids it easily.

Ungar closes the distance and clinches.
Ungar blocks an uppercut.
Dimanche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ungar effectively controlling the action here.
Ungar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimanche has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ungar prevents a body shot from Dimanche.
Ungar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dimanche digs a right hand into Ungar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ungar's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimanche digs a right hand underneath Ungar's ribcage. Ungar let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche pushes Ungar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ungar as Dimanche tries to tie him up.
Dimanche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dimanche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow.
Ungar tries a knee to the head but Dimanche blocks it.
Ungar misses with a knee strike.
Dimanche looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ungar taking a breather.
Dimanche stalling in the clinch.
Dimanche looking to slow down the pace here.
Dimanche effectively controlling the action here.
Dimanche scores with a shot to the side of Ungar's head.
A hook to the body from Ungar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimanche working aggressively here.
Stuey Ungar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dimanche struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
Dimanche is looking to control Ungar's arms but Ungar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dimanche has his back to the cage.
Dimanche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Ungar.
Alec Dimanche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimanche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar is trying to stall.
Dimanche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow.
Dimanche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimanche working hard to break the clinch.
Ungar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dimanche struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
Ungar blocks a body shot from Dimanche.
Dimanche tries to break free but Ungar pushes him back against the cage.
Ungar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimanche lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ungar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ungar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ungar prevents a body shot from Dimanche.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Dimanche's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stuey Ungar.
Well Ungar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuey Ungar!