PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Dunlop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Fecchinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Fecchinni has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with DeAngelo Dunlop's chin.

Dunlop
vs
Fecchinni

185 cm
24
197 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DeAngelo Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Fecchinni!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fecchinni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Salvatore Fecchinni has been cut.
Dunlop thows a body shot but no joy.
Dunlop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dunlop swings for the body but Fecchinni moves out of range.
Dunlop throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Fecchinni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fecchinni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunlop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunlop throws the left hand but Fecchinni avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Dunlop.
Horrible takedown by Fecchinni or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunlop which made him look bad.
Dunlop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fecchinni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunlop misses with an uppercut
and Fecchinni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fecchinni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunlop.
Fecchinni wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop scores with a sloppy right hand. Fecchinni should have avoided that one.
Dunlop throws a sloppy body shot

and Fecchinni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fecchinni.
Fecchinni throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dunlop manages to break the clinch.
Dunlop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fecchinni doesn't seem bothered though.
Fecchinni ducks under a wild hook from Dunlop.
Dunlop checks a low kick from Fecchinni.
A lazy left from Dunlop finds it's target.
Fecchinni moves out of range as Dunlop strikes.
Dunlop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That has opened up Salvatore Fecchinni's cut even more.
Fecchinni misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Dunlop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fecchinni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunlop.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fecchinni is defended easily by Dunlop.
Dunlop misses with a left hand

and Fecchinni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dunlop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunlop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

The cut above Salvatore Fecchinni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A left lands for Dunlop.
Fecchinni slips a straight right by Dunlop.
Dunlop misses the jab.
Dunlop takes a swing at Fecchinni's ribcage but misses.
DeAngelo Dunlop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunlop scores with a jab. Fecchinni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Fecchinni shoots in and bounces Dunlop off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fecchinni wants to control from the top but Dunlop keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni postures up in Dunlop's guard and throws a big left but Dunlop blocks it.
Fecchinni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunlop is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunlop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fecchinni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dunlop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fecchinni trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dunlop manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dunlop stopping the sweep attempt from Fecchinni.

Fecchinni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunlop is aware though and is defending well.
Fecchinni has a closed guard, preventing Dunlop from standing up.
Fecchinni looking for a sweep. Not yet Fecchinni, not yet.
Dunlop wants to get up but he can't break Fecchinni's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fecchinni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dunlop's guard.
Fecchinni postures up in Dunlop's guard and throws a big left but Dunlop blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fecchinni throwing strikes from guard but Dunlop blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeAngelo Dunlop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dunlop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Dunlop does it's job there.
Fecchinni darts in trying to clinch
and Dunlop counters with a stiff right hand.
Fecchinni misses with the combination.
DeAngelo Dunlop is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunlop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fecchinni manages to avoid it.
Dunlop misses with a hook. Fecchinni ducked under it nicely.
Dunlop lands a right hook to the body.
Fecchinni misses with a wild body shot.
Dunlop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop looks to land a left hand but Fecchinni moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fecchinni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fecchinni misses with a wild body shot.
Dunlop misses with a hook. Fecchinni ducked under it nicely.
Fecchinni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunlop.
Dunlop misses with a wild body shot.
Fecchinni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunlop lands with a good body shot.
Dunlop throws a right hand that misses

and Fecchinni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dunlop won't be happy with that.
Fecchinni is breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Fecchinni are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dunlop avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fecchinni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dunlop stops Fecchinni from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on Dunlop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fecchinni creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dunlop sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fecchinni tries to advance to mount but can't.

Fecchinni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fecchinni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fecchinni working the strikes but Dunlop uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fecchinni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fecchinni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunlop defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fecchinni wants to pass to mount but Dunlop is defending the position.

Fecchinni is trying to work for a kimura but Dunlop is defending well.
Dunlop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fecchinni on the ground.

Fecchinni looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fecchinni lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Salvatore Fecchinni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dunlop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fecchinni. Fecchinni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
DeAngelo Dunlop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunlop misses with a left hand
and Fecchinni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fecchinni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunlop throws out the jab.
Fecchinni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunlop scores with the left hand. Fecchinni knows he should have avoided that one.
Dunlop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fecchinni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dunlop lands with a good body shot.
Dunlop misses the shot to the body.
Fecchinni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dunlop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dunlop misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunlop. Fecchinni does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunlop misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fecchinni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunlop.
Some wild striking there from Fecchinni.
Dunlop misses with a hook to the body
and Fecchinni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fecchinni wants to clinch.
Fecchinni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dunlop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fecchinni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dunlop but Dunlop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dunlop misses with a body shot.
Fecchinni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Fecchinni counters with a shoot takedown. Dunlop fights it but they end up in guard.
Fecchinni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fecchinni postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dunlop is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fecchinni, into his guard.
Fecchinni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunlop is one step ahead there.
Dunlop wants to stand but Fecchinni has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fecchinni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunlop wants to stand but Fecchinni is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni wants to sweep here but Dunlop controlling him for the moment.
Dunlop tries to stand but Fecchinni is controlling from the bottom.
Fecchinni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunlop is one step ahead there.

Fecchinni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dunlop would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Fecchinni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunlop is aware though and is defending well.

Fecchinni working for a triangle but Dunlop defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop is looking to stand up but Fecchinni won't let him.
Dunlop stopping the sweep attempt from Fecchinni.

Fecchinni is working an open guard so Dunlop takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fecchinni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fecchinni slips a straight right by Dunlop.
Dunlop swings for the body but Fecchinni moves out of range.
Fecchinni scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fecchinni throws a combination that misses
and Fecchinni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Fecchinni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fecchinni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Fecchinni!