PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam East (ranked 682 p4p, 608 weight class) and Davante Dunbar (ranked 107 p4p, 94 weight class). Dunbar has chosen Mastodon - More Than I Could Chew as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

East
vs
Dunbar

178 cm
23
166
10 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
168
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunbar throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
East throwing a counter right hand but Dunbar manages to avoid it.
Dunbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davante Dunbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunbar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dunbar tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from East misses its target.
Dunbar misses with a few strikes there.
Dunbar lands a jab to East's midsection.
East circles away from the clinch attempt
and East counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Davante Dunbar has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunbar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East throws a hook but Dunbar avoids it easily.
East takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
East takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dunbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
It looked like East wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dunbar throws a right hand that misses
and East counters with a stiff right hand.
East throws a series of punches but Dunbar avoids them all with ease.
Dunbar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunbar punishes East's body with a nice straight punch.

Dunbar rushes East and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by East.
East tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunbar's elbow.
I was talking to East's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Dunbar jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dunbar has his foot on East's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. East works his way back into a safe position though.
East knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunbar on the ground.

East got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dunbar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, East has managed to get both his arms back between Dunbar's legs - danger averted.

East avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
East stopping the sweep attempt from Dunbar.
East content to stall in guard here.
Dunbar trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dunbar is looking for a triangle but East pushes his legs off easily.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
East postures up.

Dunbar looking for a triangle here. East is fighting it but it looks tight! Dunbar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, East is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Davante Dunbar!
A victorious Davante Dunbar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.