PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Izydor Wolff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antone Dunbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wolff
vs
Dunbar

185 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

222 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Izydor Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antone Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff throws a combination that misses
and Dunbar counters with a left and a right that stings Wolff.
Dunbar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wolff. That one must have hurt.
Izydor Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Dunbar misses
and Wolff finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunbar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolff's waist but Wolff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunbar off to one side.
Dunbar shoots in for a takedown but Wolff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunbar misses with a head kick.
Dunbar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolff is out of range and Dunbar settles back down.
Wolff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Dunbar is predictable there
and Wolff counters with a big head kick but Dunbar shrugs it off.
Dunbar throws a series of punches but Wolff avoids them all with ease.
Dunbar looks winded!
Dunbar is looking to clinch but Wolff is avoiding it.
Wolff throws a sloppy head kick and Dunbar moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunbar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Izydor Wolff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antone Dunbar.
Wolff misses with a head kick.
Wolff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolff misses with a body kick.
Wolff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dunbar moves into the clinch.
Dunbar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wolff smiles and moves away.
Dunbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolff.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wolff.

Dunbar closes the distance and pushes Wolff back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wolff's efforts to push away.
Dunbar working hard to break the clinch.
Dunbar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Dunbar.
Dunbar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dunbar is working for takedown but Wolff is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wolff has had enough of the clinch but Dunbar keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Dunbar gets control of Wolff's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dunbar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wolff trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dunbar's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunbar looking to control.

Dunbar has his feet on Wolff's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dunbar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunbar shoots in and drives through. Wolff sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunbar fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wolff gets tackled into the cage by Dunbar. Dunbar maintains the clinch.
Dunbar wants to break free but Wolff has control.
Dunbar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dunbar keeps control of Wolff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunbar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wolff keeps control of Dunbar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Dunbar.
Dunbar working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Izydor Wolff will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dunbar forces Wolff back against the cage and clinches.
Dunbar fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunbar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wolff avoids it really well and circles away.
Wolff throws a wild body kick that Dunbar sees coming a mile off.
Wolff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolff throws a head kick but Dunbar moves out of range.

Dunbar gets a clinch.
Wolff prevents Dunbar from breaking the clinch.

Wolff breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff tries to bum rush Dunbar with a series of wild strikes but Dunbar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Izydor Wolff is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolff throws a chopping leg kick but Dunbar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dunbar cracks a nice hook into Wolff's ribs.
Wolff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunbar.
Izydor Wolff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antone Dunbar.
Dunbar tries for a takedown but Wolff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wolff misses with a body kick.
Wolff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunbar shoots in looking for a takedown. Wolff tries to sprawl out of it but Dunbar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wolff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Wolff. No joy for Dunbar on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Izydor Wolff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dunbar throws a sloppy head kick and Wolff moves out of range easily.
Dunbar shoots for a double leg takedown but Wolff sprawls well. He's pushed Dunbar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dunbar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Dunbar instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunbar is trying to push Wolff away but Wolff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dunbar trying to land knees to the body.
Dunbar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar lands a nice uppercut.
Dunbar jumps guard but Wolff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Dunbar.
Dunbar has had enough of the clinch but Wolff keeps him there for the moment.
Wolff has had enough of the clinch but Dunbar keeps him there for the moment.
Dunbar has Wolff pressed against the cage, preventing Wolff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dunbar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dunbar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wolff has him pressed against the cage.
Dunbar has Wolff pressed against the cage, preventing Wolff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunbar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wolff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antone Dunbar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Dunbar with that takedown attempt.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolff slaps away a takedown attempt from Dunbar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wolff!
A head kick misses from Wolff.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wolff. Dunbar shrugs it off though.
Dunbar scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Dunbar.
Dunbar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wolff tries to avoid it but Dunbar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wolff to the ground. Wolff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Izydor Wolff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antone Dunbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunbar shoots in and drives through. Wolff sprawls well.
Wolff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dunbar clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff is trying to break the clinch but Dunbar is controlling him.
Dunbar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wolff is defending well.

Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunbar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolff throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunbar's head.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunbar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolff scores with a kick to the body.
Wolff goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dunbar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wolff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dunbar somewhat.
Dunbar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolff sprawls well. Wolff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dunbar gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wolff as Dunbar shoots in.
Dunbar throws a lazy body kick
and Wolff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Wolff misses.
Izydor Wolff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunbar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar tries to break free but Wolff pushes him back against the cage.
Dunbar wants to break free but Wolff has control.
Wolff gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dunbar.

Wolff breaks the clinch.
Wolff throws a head kick but Dunbar moves out of range.
Wolff misses with a body kick.
Wolff throws a sloppy head kick and Dunbar moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Wolff as Dunbar shoots in.
Wolff throws a sloppy head kick and Dunbar moves out of range easily.
Dunbar shoots for a takedown but Wolff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big right from Wolff misses.
Dunbar shoots in for a takedown but Wolff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunbar fails with the takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wolff.

And that's the end of the fight!
Izydor Wolff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wolff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antone Dunbar!