PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry has chosen You Don't Know as his entrance music. Tommy Gunn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Hendry's chin.

Gunn
vs
Hendry

186 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

The Prototype's Nutrition Company
Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hendry!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunn throws the left hand but Hendry avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tommy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Gunn swings for the body but Hendry moves out of range.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendry doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Hendry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Hendry trying to work for an americana but Gunn has managed to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry stopping the sweep attempt from Gunn.

Hendry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gunn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hendry has Gunn in his guard.
Gunn is looking to stand up but Hendry won't let him.
Gunn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hendry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hendry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gunn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hendry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunn has managed to get both his arms back between Hendry's legs - danger averted.

Hendry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunn defends well.
Hendry looks gassed!

Hendry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunn defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn trying to control but Hendry is working from the bottom.
Gunn controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hendry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Hendry keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hendry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn misses with a double jab.
Hendry fails to land the takedown.
Gunn throws a hook but Hendry blocks it.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendry is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Hendry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hendry.
Hendry avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hendry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hendry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hendry fails to land the takedown.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
Hendry shoots in for a double leg but Gunn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tommy Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hendry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Hendry moved out of range nicely.
Hendry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunn avoids it really well and circles away.
Hendry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunn.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.

That's two 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.
Gunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendry doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendry fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn is looking to wear down Hendry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gunn misses with a hook.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tommy Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendry slips a straight right by Gunn.
Nice sprawl there from Gunn as Hendry shoots in.
Gunn misses the jab.
Gunn stuns Hendry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hendry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.

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.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Hendry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendry slips a jab from Gunn.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Gunn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Hendry is rocked!
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Hendry is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendry seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Gunn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendry slips a straight right by Gunn.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendry was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.

Hendry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gunn did well to prevent Hendry getting side control.
Gunn wants to get back to full guard.

Hendry 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.
Gunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hendry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gunn trying to control here.
Hendry stops Gunn from getting back to his feet.
Gunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gunn.
Gunn wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendry's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two 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.

Hendry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gunn defends it easily.
Hendry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunn controls the pace.

Hendry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn stopping the sweep attempt from Hendry.

Hendry looking for a guillotine here but Gunn defends easily.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hendry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hendry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gunn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gunn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Hendry keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tommy Gunn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gunn throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gunn.
Gunn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendry.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunn.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Hendry moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tommy Gunn did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Hendry avoids it well.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Gunn misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Gunn misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hendry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hendry wants to work for an arm triangle but Gunn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Hendry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gunn defends it well.
Hendry is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Hendry has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gunn defend it? Hendry steps over the head and cranks it - Gunn is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hendry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Hendry!
Mark Hendry is the new lightweight champion!