PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slugger Dunes (ranked 507 p4p, 360 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 78 p4p, 54 weight class). Dunes's entrance music is The World's Greatest. A fine choice. Slugger Dunes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dunes
vs
Shipilov

180 cm
32
190
18 - 9 - 1

195 cm
32
195
24 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Bondi MMA 🏝️

HELLBENT
Conviction

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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slugger Dunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shipilov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slugger Dunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shipilov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunes throws out the jab.
Dunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunes looks to throw the jab but Shipilov is out of range.
Dunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shipilov momentarily.
Shipilov scores with a nice strike.
Dunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Dunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dunes missing with a left hand there. Shipilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shipilov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Shipilov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Shipilov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunes throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Shipilov.

Shipilov drops Dunes with a beautiful combination! Dunes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shipilov is looking for the KO!

It looks like Slugger Dunes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Shipilov catches Dunes right on the button with a cross.

Dunes is rocked!
Dunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Dunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shipilov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunes.
Dunes seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes misses with a looping left.
Dunes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromShipilov.
Shipilov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shipilov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunes.
Dunes throws a jab when Shipilov was well out of range.
Dunes lands with a shot to the body.
Shipilov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shipilov looks to throw the jab but Dunes is out of range.
Dunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunes misses with a straight right.
Dunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shipilov.
Dunes thuds a left hand into Shipilov's body.
Dunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Shipilov counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Dunes misses.
Dunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shipilov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shipilov throws an overhand right that lands on Dunes's shoulder, as Dunes tries to avoid the shot.
Dunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunes throws a looping overhand right but Shipilov ducks down to avoid it.

Shipilov drops Dunes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dunes looks back up at him and smiles so Shipilov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Shipilov staying out of range there.
Shipilov blocks a jab.
Dunes misses with a jab to the body
and Shipilov counters with a nice uppercut.
Shipilov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shipilov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shipilov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dunes throws a lazy right hand but Shipilov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Shipilov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dunes throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shipilov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunes.
Shipilov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunes blocks a head kick by Shipilov.
A swing and a miss from Dunes.
Dunes throws a hook but Shipilov avoids it easily.
Dunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Shipilov. That snapped Dunes's head back.
Shipilov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dunes throws a shot from downtown. Shipilov moves away and avoids it.
Dunes blocks a head kick by Shipilov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunes. That's going to slow Shipilov down.
Dunes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shipilov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A low kick from Dunes misses
and Shipilov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunes feints and then cracks Shipilov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shipilov down.
Dunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Shipilov to counter with a crisp jab.
Shipilov misses with a hook
and Dunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Shipilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunes.
Shipilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunes.
Dunes lands with a good body shot.
Dunes swings widly with a right hand
and Shipilov counters with a straight right hand.
Dunes lands a leg kick that knocks Shipilov off balance momentarily.
Dunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shipilov.
Dunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shipilov is out of range.
As Dunes backs off Shipilov throws a huge counter combo but Dunes manages to avoid it all.
Dunes misses with a hook

and Shipilov counters with a nice right hand that sends Dunes toppling to the canvas! Dunes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Shipilov finish him?!
Dunes tries to bum rush Shipilov with a series of wild strikes but Shipilov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunes connects with a body shot.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Shipilov's front leg but catches the back leg as Shipilov tries to avoid it.
Shipilov checks a low kick from Dunes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergey Shipilov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slugger Dunes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shipilov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunes.
Shipilov unleashes a big counter combination but Dunes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dunes lands with a nice body punch.
Shipilov scores with a nice strike.
A leg kick checked by Shipilov.
Dunes throws out a loose jab but Shipilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shipilov throws a fast counter high kick but Dunes manages to duck under it in time.
Shipilov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shipilov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Shipilov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dunes throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipilov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunes.
Dunes throws a leg kick which misses Shipilov's front leg but catches the back leg as Shipilov tries to avoid it.
Shipilov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dunes misses with a body shot.
Dunes swings for the body but Shipilov moves out of range.
A low kick from Dunes misses
and Shipilov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes throws out a powerful jab.
Dunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Shipilov slips a straight right by Dunes.
Shipilov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dunes misses with an uppercut. Shipilov saw that one coming.
Shipilov lands a head kick!
Shipilov checks a leg kick nicely.
Dunes staying out of range there.
Shipilov lands a head shot.
Dunes digs a good body shot into Shipilov's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shipilov.
Dunes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A lazy left from Dunes finds it's target.
Dunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Shipilov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shipilov has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dunes connects with a leg kick.
Dunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shipilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunes.

Shipilov lands a big head kick that sends Dunes tumbling to the mat! Shipilov takes a step backwards and waves Dunes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dunes throws out a powerful jab.
Shipilov throws a lazy right hand but Dunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Shipilov backs away, Dunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dunes misses with an uppercut
and Shipilov counters with a big right hand! Oh Dunes is in trouble here! Shipilov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Shipilov!
Sergey Shipilov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.