PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Dunc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunc has chosen Kid Rock- Cowboy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paul Valens
vs
Dunc

177 cm
20
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Paul Valens!
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, Kyle Dunc!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valens scores with a nice strike.

Valens instigates a clinch.
Valens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dunc is looking to take this one to the mat.
Valens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valens.
I was talking to Valens's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Valens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyle Dunc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valens cracks Dunc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunc. That did some damage!
Valens connects with a body shot.
Dunc tries to work over Valens's front leg with a kick but Valens checks it.
Dunc throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunc tries a low kick but Valens avoids it.
Valens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunc. Dunc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunc tries to clinch up but Valens circles away and keeps his distance.
Valens jabs Dunc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Valens catches Dunc right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunc misses with a low kick.
Valens is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dunc misses with a double jab.

Valens drives through and clinches with Dunc against the cage.
Valens has Dunc pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Valens.
Dunc wants a takedown but no success here.
Dunc goes for a takedown attempt but Valens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Dunc.
Nice jab there from Valens.
Dunc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valens.
Dunc misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Dunc backs away, Valens returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dunc wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valens lands with a hook. Dunc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valens slips a jab from Dunc.
Valens lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunc's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunc tries to clinch
enabling Valens to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunc throws a solid leg kick but Valens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunc.
Valens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dunc darts in trying to clinch
and Valens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dunc wants to clinch
and Valens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunc thinking.
Dunc tries to score with a low kick but Valens moves his leg out of the way.
Valens scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Dunc does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunc wants to clinch.
Valens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunc wants to clinch.
Valens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunc if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunc wants to clinch but Valens slips to the side
and Valens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valens lands a nice shot that snaps Dunc's head back.
A low kick from Dunc is predictable there
and Valens counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Dunc misses
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valens keeps the fight on the outside.
Valens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunc if he has to take too many more of those.
Valens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunc's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valens.
Valens thuds a left hand into Dunc's body.
Dunc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valens swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paul Valens dominated that round.
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.

Dunc misses with a double jab.
Valens lands with a straight right. Dunc didn't see that one coming.
Valens scores with a push kick.
Dunc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Valens gets a clinch.
Valens stops a takedown attempt from Dunc.
Knees to the body from Valens.
Dunc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dunc being controlled against the cage.
Dunc drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Dunc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Valens breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valens counters with a three punch combo that has Dunc backing up. Dunc nods at Valens to acknowledge the strikes.
Dunc motions for Valens to come forward. Dunc throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dunc is breathing heavily.
Dunc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valens scores with a leg kick.
Valens blocks a leg kick.
Dunc tries to clinch but Valens moves away
and Valens counters with an outside leg kick.
Valens delivers a nice body kick.
Valens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Valens blocks the leg kick.
Dunc moves in looking to clinch but Valens pushes him off.
Dunc moves in looking to clinch but Valens pushes him off.
Valens seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice body punch from Valens.
Dunc throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jan Paul Valens is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dunc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dunc tries to clinch but Valens moves away
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valens connects with a solid leg kick.
Dunc's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick there by Valens.
Valens feints and then cracks Dunc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunc down.
Valens works Dunc's body with a nice hook.
Dunc swinging wildly here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dunc crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valens - the referee stops the clock and Dunc gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valens. Dunc manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valens throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dunc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunc's knee momentarily.
Dunc moves to clinch but Valens breaks away
and Valens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunc thinking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valens.
Both fighters circling a little - Valens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dunc takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Valens manages to break the clinch.
Valens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunc misses with a double jab
and Valens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valens throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Valens lands a nice hook to Dunc's body. Dunc takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valens lands with an overhand left.
Dunc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunc.
Dunc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valens to score with a decent uppercut.
Dunc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valens cracks a nice hook into Dunc's ribs.
Dunc misses with a left hand
and Valens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valens digs a good hook to Dunc's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valens lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valens, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Dunc.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valens!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paul Valens dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valens - that will leave a mark!
Valens scores with a hook to the body. Dunc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valens lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Dunc misses
and Valens counters with a straight right hand.
Valens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunc can do to turn this around?
Valens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dunc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valens thows a body kick. Dunc tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Valens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dunc's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunc has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunc misses the body punch
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valens is looking to slow Dunc down with leg kicks.
Valens lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunc throws a leg kick
letting Valens counter with a right hand.
Valens throws a leg kick which misses Dunc's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunc tries to avoid it.
Valens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dunc steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valens. That one must have hurt.
Valens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunc. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Valens!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valens, right into the meat.
Kyle Dunc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Valens.
Valens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunc tries to clinch but Valens moves away
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Valens takes the fight into the clinch.
Valens is pressed up against the cage. Dunc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valens down to the mat. Valens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jan Paul Valens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Valens.
Dunc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dunc is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Nice straight punches there by Valens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valens.
Valens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valens scores with a kick to the body.
Dunc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dunc attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valens scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Dunc is predictable there
and Valens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunc's knee momentarily.
Dunc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valens lands a really nice looking cross but Dunc seems unphased.
A right-left combo lands from Valens.

Valens moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Valens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunc wants to clinch
and Valens counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dunc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valens to score with a decent uppercut.
Valens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunc has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valens.

Valens rushes Dunc and presses him up against the cage.

Valens breaks from the clinch.
Valens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valens swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunc.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dunc will feel that in the morning.
Dunc misses with a right hand
and Valens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunc misses with a few strikes there.
Valens quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Valens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valens lands a body shot.
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!

Valens closes the distance and clinches.

Valens manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Valens does it's job there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valens. Dunc shrugs it off though.

Valens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunc drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valens pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Dunc.
Dunc wants to clinch but Valens slips to the side
and Valens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyle Dunc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Valens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunc tries to throw a body punch but Valens avoids it by throwing Dunc back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paul Valens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight for Jan Paul Valens!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jan Paul Valens!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jan Paul Valens!

Jan Paul Valens wins by unanimous decision!
Jan Paul Valens took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.