PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Gunn had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunn
vs
Robson

182 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Robson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunn tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Robson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gunn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Robson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunn throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gunn!

It looks like Nathan Robson has been cut.
Gunn blocks a jab.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Robson.
Gunn swinging wilding here.
Gunn tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robson throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Gunn misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Robson.
Robson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn has a takedown stuffed.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Robson avoids nicely.
Gunn tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robson throws a hook but Gunn blocks it.
Robson throws a series of punches but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson wants to clinch.
Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands with a kick to the temple. Gunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Billy Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn misses with a double jab

and Robson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robson.
Robson keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Robson manages to break the clinch.
Gunn throws a lazy head kick

and Robson moves into the clinch.

Robson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robson tries to land a front kick but Gunn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Gunn misses with a low kick.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robson backs up against the cage.
Gunn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Robson is rocked!
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
Robson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Both fighters circling a little - Robson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Robson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunn throws a body kick that misses.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Robson avoids them all with ease.
Robson misses with a straight right.
Robson tries to land a front kick but Gunn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gunn throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
Robson throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn drops Robson with a nice combination! Gunn dives into Robson's guard, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn is looking to stand up but Robson won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gunn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Robson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Robson is looking to clinch.
Robson misses with a head kick.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Robson tries to clinch up.
Billy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robson tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robson misses with a head kick.
Gunn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gunn duly obliges.
Gunn with a jab.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.

Robson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Robson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn throws a lazy head kick

and Robson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Robson breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands the left hand.
Robson misses with a wild combination.
Robson misses with a head kick.
Gunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robson tries to land a front kick but Gunn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Robson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunn misses with a kick to the body
and Robson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Robson throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Robson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robson misses with the combination.
Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robson misses with a few strikes there.
Robson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.

Robson rushes Gunn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robson blocks a head kick by Gunn.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Billy Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Robson shoots in and drives through. Gunn sprawls well.
Gunn throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
Robson misses with a wild combination.
Gunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That has opened up Nathan Robson's cut even more.
Robson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gunn throws a leg kick which misses Robson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robson tries to avoid it.
Gunn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson blocks a head kick by Gunn.
Robson throws a push kick but Gunn slaps the foot to one side.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Billy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Robson avoids them all with ease.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Robson dodges the punch combination from Gunn.
Gunn thows a leg kick but Robson checks it
and Robson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gunn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson throws a lazy head kick
and Gunn counters with a one-two to the body.

The cut above Nathan Robson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Robson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robson looks for a takedown but Gunn sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gunn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Robson's cut.
That's time! Gunn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Robson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gunn's head.
Robson lands with a slapping head kick.

Gunn is rocked!
Robson lands with a big left! Gunn is wobbled badly! Robson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gunn to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Robson!