PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Alvin Ray Dunkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ray Dunkin
vs
Blyer

191 cm
26
212 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
38
210 lbs
30 - 35 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkin takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Dunkin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Alvin Ray Dunkin has been cut.
Dunkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dunkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blyer lands a nice looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dunkin!
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunkin moves away.
Blyer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dunkin under the eye.
Blyer slaps away a takedown attempt from Dunkin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dunkin is looking to chop away at Blyer's legs.
Blyer scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunkin delivers a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by Blyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin misses with a body kick.
Dunkin moves away from the strike by Blyer.
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blyer checks a low kick from Dunkin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunkin.
Dunkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blyer digs a good hook to Dunkin's body.
Blyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunkin. Dunkin obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunkin scores with a nice body kick.
Blyer walks into a straight right hand from Dunkin.
Dunkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blyer throws out the jab.
That kick from Dunkin tenderised Blyer's leg. Blyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheers as Blyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dunkin doesn't seem phased though.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Blyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunkin, right into the meat.
Blyer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunkin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blyer is out of range and Dunkin settles back down.
Rocky Blyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dunkin on the side of the head.
A big left from Dunkin misses.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunkin.
Dunkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyer.
Dunkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blyer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blyer duly obliges.
Dunkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dunkin swings for the body but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer missing with a left hand there. Dunkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunkin staying out of range there.
Blyer throws a right hand that misses
and Dunkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunkin thows a body kick. Blyer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blyer!
Dunkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyer manages to avoid it.
Dunkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blyer.
Dunkin throws a hook but Blyer avoids it easily.
Dunkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyer takes a swing at Dunkin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rocky Blyer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blyer scores with a three punch combo!
Blyer 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.
Rocky Blyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blyer cracks Dunkin with a good jab.
Dunkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Blyer misses.
Blyer takes a swing at Dunkin's ribcage but misses.
Blyer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dunkin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunkin dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Dunkin throws a low kick but Blyer moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dunkin, as that shot connected.
Dunkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Dunkin throws a head kick that misses.
Dunkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blyer checks a leg kick.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunkin moves away.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Dunkin avoids nicely.
Blyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blyer scores with a jab to the body.
Blyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunkin. Blyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunkin lands with a nice body kick.
Dunkin ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyer misses with a double jab.
Dunkin misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dunkin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dunkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blyer misses with a hook. Dunkin ducked under it nicely.
Dunkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blyer swings for the body but Dunkin moves out of range.
Blyer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dunkin throws a body kick that misses.
Dunkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blyer.
Dunkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Dunkin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dunkin - that will leave a mark!
Blyer is breathing heavily.
Dunkin throws a solid leg kick but Blyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunkin.
Dunkin looks to land a body kick but Blyer moved away.
Blyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunkin.
Blyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blyer throws a right hand that misses
and Dunkin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer clobbers Dunkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunkin scores with a jab. Blyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dunkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dunkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dunkin dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Blyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Dunkin should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rocky Blyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dunkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dunkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dunkin misses with a looping left.
Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dunkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blyer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dunkin misses with a body shot
and Blyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunkin avoids the body shot from Blyer.
Dunkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Dunkin.
Dunkin misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer throws a looping overhand right but Dunkin ducks down to avoid it.
Dunkin blocks a jab.
Dunkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyer.
Dunkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunkin looks to land a body kick but Blyer moved away.
Blyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunkin is looking to wear down Blyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dunkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunkin. Blyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyer misses with the combination.
Dunkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
Dunkin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dunkin throws the kick towards the body but Blyer avoids it.
Blyer throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blyer jabs Dunkin right on the nose. Dunkin blinks but takes it well.
Dunkin throws a push kick but Blyer slaps the foot to one side.
Blyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunkin.
Blyer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dunkin.
Blyer with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dunkin.
Blyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunkin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blyer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer checks a leg kick.
Blyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blyer jabs at Dunkin's body.
A lazy left from Dunkin finds it's target.
Dunkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvin Ray Dunkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dunkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dunkin misses with a body kick.
Dunkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocky Blyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dunkin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer misses the shot to the body.
Dunkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dunkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyer is just out of range.
Dunkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunkin moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blyer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunkin misses with a leg kick.
Dunkin throws a front kick aimed at Blyer's knee but Blyer avoids it well.
Dunkin tries a low kick but Blyer avoids it.
Blyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunkin counters with a nice body shot.
Blyer blocks a leg kick.

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 Alvin Ray Dunkin.
Well Blyer 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Blyer!
After the fight, Rocky Blyer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.