PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Loser - Beck. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilson
vs
Dunham

190 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bradly Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Dunham scores with a four punch combination!
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Dunham.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Dunham shows good takedown defense.
Dunham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dunham, pushing him back against the cage.
Dunham is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dunham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dunham avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson keeps control of Dunham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunham blocks it with crossed arms.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dunham cracks Wilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunham lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Dunham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dunham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Bradly Wilson has been cut.
Dunham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunham scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham scores with a three punch combo!
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradly Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson misses with the combination.
A cross from Wilson lands.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Dunham's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dunham duly obliges.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Dunham.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
letting Dunham counter with a right hand.
Dunham lands an overhand right.
Dunham lands an overhand right.
Dunham throws out a powerful jab.
Dunham might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Dunham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wilson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dunham lands with a hook. Wilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throws a one two combo.
Nice cross by Dunham.
Dunham lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dunham circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.
Dunham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunham is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Frank Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Dunham, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Dunham against the cage but Dunham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dunham sprawls well. Dunham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Dunham, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Dunham against the cage but Dunham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dunham as he avoids it easily.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunham scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dunham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.
Dunham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Frank Dunham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dunham sprawls well. Dunham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunham. That snapped Wilson's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dunham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradly Wilson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Dunham is blocking nicely.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunham is defending well for now.
Wilson keeps control of Dunham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunham prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunham lands a body shot.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunham's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dunham duly obliges.
Dunham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Wilson clinches.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Dunham moved away.
Dunham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dunham but Dunham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunham is out of range.
Dunham scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Dunham. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dunham avoids it really well and circles away.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Dunham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradly Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunham clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frank Dunham seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunham!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Dunham blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Dunham shows good takedown defense.
Dunham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dunham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dunham misses with a wild combination.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Dunham avoids nicely.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunham. That did some damage!
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dunham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilson scrambles back to his feet.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dunham takes a step back to recover.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice sprawl there from Dunham as Wilson shoots in.
Dunham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dunham. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunham dodges the punch combination from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Dunham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Dunham jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Dunham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Dunham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bradly Wilson'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.

Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dunham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dunham.
Dunham works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dunham swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunham. That snapped Wilson's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunham finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilson's head.

Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dunham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunham lands an overhand right.
Dunham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Dunham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danga de danga de dang - Dunham scores with a four punch combination!
Dunham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
Dunham sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.

Wilson clinches up with Dunham and pushes him back against the cage.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dunham defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradly Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Dunham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradly Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dunham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson shoots in but Dunham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Dunham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunham backs up against the cage.
Dunham works Wilson's body with a nice hook.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson throws a right hand that Dunham ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunham also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.

Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Dunham in a clinch.
Wilson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradly Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunham.
Dunham misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dunham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Dunham. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.

Wilson instigates a clinch.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunham avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunham managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson tries to circle away but Dunham has him pinned against the cage.
Dunham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunham tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dunham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bradly Wilson.
I think Dunham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frank Dunham!
A victorious Frank Dunham thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.