PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between don dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfried Handel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

dunn
vs
Handel

225 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, don dunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfried Handel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed dunn momentarily.

dunn takes the fight into the clinch.
Handel looking to stall.
Handel working aggressively here.
dunn tries to stall but Handel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Handel trying to control the position but instead, dunn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Handel into the cage.

dunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dunn walks into a straight right hand from Handel.
A punch combination from Handel misses.
dunn shoots in for a takedown but Handel shows good takedown defense.
Handel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like don dunn has been cut.
dunn scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Wilfried Handel 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!
Handel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Handel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handel leaves dunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to de liver by Handel. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by dunn.
dunn shoots in looking for a takedown. Handel tries to sprawl out of it but dunn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Handel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for don dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dunn is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Handel finds it's target.
Handel misses with a wild body shot.
Handel throws out a powerful jab.
dunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Handel but Handel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for dunn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Handel throws a right hand that dunn ducks under and follows up with a left that dunn also avoids with ease.
Handel misses with a body punch

so dunn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Handel working for a triangle but dunn defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Handel pushes dunn off and gets back to his feet.
Handel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Handel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
dunn misses with a takedown attempt - Handel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Handel swinging wildly here.
Handel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dunn walks into a left hand.

don dunn's cut is getting worse.
dunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handel misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Handel.
Handel throws a shot to the body.
Handel lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Handel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dunn.
Handel throws a series of punches but dunn moves out of range.
Handel misses the shot to the body.
Handel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Handel throws a series of punches but dunn avoids them all with ease.
Handel misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handel moves into range and connects with a jab.

don dunn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
dunn slips a straight right by Handel.
dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handel.
Handel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Handel.
Handel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
dunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Handel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dunn moves away.
Handel misses the jab.
Handel misses with a wild combination.
Handel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Handel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handel dips to his left and cracks dunn with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfried Handel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from dunn.
Nice jab there from Handel.
Handel connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt dunn! He's out on his feet! Handel rushes in and drops dunn with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wilfried Handel! Wilfried Handel retains his middleweight title!