PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estafan Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decker Dogwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Atunes
vs
Dogwood

225 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
285 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estafan Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decker Dogwood!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogwood blocks a leg kick.
Atunes jabs Dogwood right on the nose. Dogwood blinks but takes it well.
Dogwood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atunes scores with a one two! Dogwood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dogwood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dogwood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Estafan Atunes has been cut.
Dogwood walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Dogwood.
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!
Atunes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atunes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Atunes thuds his shin into the meat of Dogwood's side.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dogwood thumps Atunes with a low kick.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dogwood's hands.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dogwood in his tracks.
Dogwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atunes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Estafan Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dogwood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogwood ducks right into an uppercut from Atunes.
Atunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atunes swings for the body but Dogwood moves out of range.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dogwood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Atunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Atunes.
Dogwood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Dogwood sees coming a mile off.
Dogwood shapes to counter with a head kick.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Dogwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Dogwood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dogwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogwood. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood cracks Atunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dogwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dogwood looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Atunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atunes with a jab.
Atunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Dogwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
A little jabbing left from Dogwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Dogwood in the body.
Atunes cracks the inside of Dogwood's front leg.
Atunes throws a push kick but Dogwood slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dogwood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dogwood.
Dogwood wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Dogwood misses with a right hand
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Dogwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogwood.
Dogwood moves out of range of the leg kick from Atunes.
Atunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dogwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dogwood jabs Atunes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atunes connects with a jab.
Atunes misses with a two punch combination.
Dogwood throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Dogwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Atunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dogwood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crunch! Atunes slams his shin into Dogwood's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dogwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Dogwood looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dogwood blocks the low kick.
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Atunes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dogwood misses with an uppercut.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dogwood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Atunes counters with a low kick, right behind Dogwood 's knee.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Dogwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dogwood tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Atunes slips under a jab from Dogwood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Atunes.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dogwood throws out the jab.
Dogwood looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estafan Atunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Estafan Atunes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dogwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atunes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Estafan Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dogwood if he has to take too many more of those.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dogwood takes one on the button.
Dogwood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dogwood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dogwood there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Decker Dogwood has been cut.
Atunes lands a front kick.
Dogwood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dogwood scrambles back to his feet.
Atunes is looking to chop away at Dogwood's legs.
Dogwood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dogwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dogwood is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dogwood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Dogwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogwood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Dogwood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Atunes.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dogwood walks into a jab.
Dogwood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dogwood 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.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Dogwood off the cage and back into range.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dogwood can do to turn this around?
Atunes digs a good body shot into Dogwood's ribs.
That kick from Atunes tenderised Dogwood's leg. Dogwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dogwood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dogwood is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dogwood might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Atunes has got the better of the exchanges.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dogwood.
Dogwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dogwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Atunes does it's job there.
You can see that Dogwood has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Dogwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Dogwood throws a combination that misses
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Atunes is looking to score with low kicks.
Dogwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dogwood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Atunes lunges at Dogwood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dogwood's hand.
A slow jab from Dogwood misses its intended target.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atunes.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Dogwood punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Atunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dogwood.

Dogwood is rocked!
Dogwood misses with a wild body shot.
Dogwood swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Dogwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes connects with a right hand. Dogwood shakes it off.
Atunes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dogwood blocks a leg kick.
Dogwood avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Dogwood.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atunes throws a body punch but Dogwood moves out of range.
Dogwood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dogwood lands with a cross.
Dogwood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atunes in his tracks.

Atunes lands a big right hand that sends Dogwood crashing to the mat! Atunes stays standing though and waves Dogwood back to his feet!
Dogwood is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dogwood if he has to take too many more of those.
Dogwood seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Atunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Dogwood should have avoided that one.
Dogwood gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Atunes gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dogwood is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Estafan Atunes!
Estafan Atunes took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.