PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alastair Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Dunn

185 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alastair Dunn!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Dunn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dunn showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Dunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dunn is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunn is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz wants to control but Dunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dunn wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Dunn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Dunn has control of the leg.
Dunn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dunn throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Dunn tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Dunn.
Dunn thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Dunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dunn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz trying to hold on to Dunn's head to control him but Dunn postures up.
Dunn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Dunn slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz trying to control but Dunn postures up.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunn.
Dunn is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Dunn lands a big elbow - Diaz is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dunn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alastair Dunn!
During a confident post fight interview, Alastair Dunn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.