PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunderson comes to the cage accompanied by Ok Go - This Too Shall Pass. Smith has chosen YOUR GOING DOWN as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gunderson
vs
Smith

180 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Gunderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gunderson avoids them all with ease.
Gunderson slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gunderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Gunderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Gunderson settles back down.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Gunderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Gunderson.
Gunderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunderson blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith jabs Gunderson right on the nose. Gunderson blinks but takes it well.
Gunderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Gunderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Gunderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunderson scores with a push kick.
Scott Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Gunderson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson lands a head shot.
Gunderson looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gunderson.
Smith looks gassed!
Gunderson punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunderson lands a front kick.
Gunderson drops Smith with a left and a right! Oh, Smith is hurt - Gunderson dives into side control looking to finish!

Smith is rocked!
Smith is trying to buck Gunderson off.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Gunderson finish him?

Gunderson stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunderson with a nice cross.
Gunderson with a nice cross.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Gunderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson scores with a body shot.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Gunderson there.
Gunderson stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gunderson. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gunderson.
Gunderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith misses with a double jab
and Gunderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith throws a combination that misses
letting Gunderson counter with a right hand.
Gunderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Gunderson.
Gunderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Gunderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gunderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Gunderson misses.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gunderson.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunderson.
Gunderson misses with a head kick.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunderson.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith moves forwards but Gunderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunderson manages to avoid it.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunderson defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Gunderson connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Gunderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunderson defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Gunderson misses with a body kick.
Gunderson misses with a looping right.
Gunderson connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Gunderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Gunderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gunderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Gunderson slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Gunderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunderson slips a jab from Smith.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Gunderson there.
Gunderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunderson.
Gunderson stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Gunderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Gunderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunderson slows down the pace here.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gunderson breaks from the clinch.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gunderson.
Gunderson throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Gunderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunderson counters with a nice body shot.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Gunderson moves out of range easily.
Gunderson looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Phil Gunderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gunderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunderson blocks a head kick by Smith.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gunderson throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Gunderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Gunderson.
Smith works over Gunderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Gunderson had a free shot at his head there.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunderson misses with a head kick.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Gunderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a right and a left that Gunderson avoids nicely.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunderson counters with a solid body kick.
Gunderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Gunderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith clobbers Gunderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Gunderson pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gunderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Smith misses with a combination
and Gunderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
A combination from Gunderson does no damage.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunderson.
Gunderson slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Nice body punch from Gunderson.
Gunderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gunderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunderson lands a two punch combo.
Phil Gunderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith cracks Gunderson with a good jab.
Gunderson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Gunderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Gunderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunderson ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Gunderson scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunderson.

Gunderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Gunderson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Gunderson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gunderson clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Gunderson is controlling the position.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunderson has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith tries to circle away but Gunderson has him pinned against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Gunderson has him pressed against the cage.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Gunderson is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Gunderson has him pressed against the cage.
Gunderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Gunderson avoiding damage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Gunderson keeps him there for the moment.

Gunderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Gunderson does it's job there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunderson connects with a body shot.
Gunderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.

Gunderson rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith wants to break free but Gunderson has control.
Gunderson lands a right hand.

Gunderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left lands for Gunderson.
Gunderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunderson can pounce on him.
Gunderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Gunderson does no damage.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith misses with a combination
and Gunderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Gunderson does no damage.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunderson counters with a body kick.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Gunderson throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gunderson.
Gunderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunderson tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunderson.
Smith throws a head kick but Gunderson moves out of range.
Gunderson is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gunderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gunderson misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Gunderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Gunderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gunderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gunderson.
A shot to de liver by Gunderson. Beautiful body shot.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith tries to bum rush Gunderson with a series of wild strikes but Gunderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gunderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gunderson throws and low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Gunderson moves out of range easily.
Gunderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Gunderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunderson counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith throws a right hand that Gunderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunderson also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Nice cross by Gunderson.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Gunderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phil Gunderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Gunderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Gunderson!