PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gunnarsson
vs
Makunouchi

169 cm
23
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunnarsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gunnarsson lands a couple of digs.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Makunouchi is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Makunouchi wants to get back to his feet but Gunnarsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Makunouchi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Gunnarsson prevents Makunouchi from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Makunouchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi cracks a nice hook into Gunnarsson's ribs.

Gunnarsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Makunouchi's guard.
Makunouchi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Gunnarsson thows a big elbow that misses.
Gunnarsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunnarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makunouchi keeps working.
Gunnarsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makunouchi's head.
Makunouchi is trying to stand.
Gunnarsson is keen to just control but Makunouchi is a slippery customer.
Makunouchi wants to get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Makunouchi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Gunnarsson with that takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makunouchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Makunouchi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Makunouchi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Gunnarsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Makunouchi is not content to let Gunnarsson control the position.
Gunnarsson advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gunnarsson lands a heavy elbow.
Gunnarsson lands a big shot there that rocks Makunouchi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Makunouchi is in a horrible position here. Gunnarsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gunnarsson breaks from Makunouchi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnarsson lands a big shot there that rocks Makunouchi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gunnarsson landing strikes from the mount.
Gunnarsson breaks from Makunouchi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Makunouchi tries to buck Gunnarsson off but he can't manage it.
Gunnarsson looking to control but Makunouchi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gunnarsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gunnarsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gunnarsson cracks Makunouchi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi taking shots to the head.
Gunnarsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gunnarsson looking to finish Makunouchi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Makunouchi!
Makunouchi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gunnarsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Makunouchi looks a forlorn figure.
Makunouchi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gunnarsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Makunouchi hang on?
Gunnarsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gunnarsson is landing with some decent strikes but Makunouchi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Makunouchi is trying to stand.
Gunnarsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gunnarsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Makunouchi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gunnarsson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Gunnarsson unloading with bombs!
Gunnarsson raining down shots from the mount!
Gunnarsson dominating with strikes here.
Gunnarsson lands a big shot there that rocks Makunouchi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gunnarsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gunnarsson unloading with bombs!
Gunnarsson working Makunouchi over with strikes here.
Makunouchi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson unloading with bombs!
Gunnarsson lands a heavy elbow.
Makunouchi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Gunnarsson dominated that 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.

Gunnarsson tries for a takedown but Makunouchi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gunnarsson.
Makunouchi taking a bit of punishment here - Gunnarsson scoring with strikes.
Makunouchi is trying to buck Gunnarsson off.
Gunnarsson landing a few strikes.
Gunnarsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gunnarsson working the ground and pound.
Gunnarsson scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gunnarsson advances to mount.
Makunouchi is squirming around, avoiding Gunnarsson's attempts to control the action.
Gunnarsson with a couple of short strikes.
Makunouchi is trying to stand up.
Gunnarsson raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Makunouchi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peter Gunnarsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Makunouchi tries to buck Gunnarsson off but he can't manage it.
Gunnarsson scoring with strikes but Makunouchi is staying in there.
Makunouchi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Gunnarsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Makunouchi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gunnarsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Gunnarsson looking to finish Makunouchi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Makunouchi!
Gunnarsson raining down shots from the mount!
Makunouchi is in a horrible position here. Gunnarsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson landing strikes from the mount.
Gunnarsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gunnarsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gunnarsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Makunouchi tries to buck Gunnarsson off but he can't manage it.
Gunnarsson landing strikes from the mount.
Gunnarsson landing shots from mount.
Gunnarsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gunnarsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Makunouchi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gunnarsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Makunouchi?
Gunnarsson landing shots from mount.
Gunnarsson is landing with some decent strikes but Makunouchi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gunnarsson breaks from Makunouchi's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands a heavy elbow.
Makunouchi taking shots to the head.
Makunouchi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gunnarsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Makunouchi hang on?
Gunnarsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Gunnarsson dominating with strikes here.
Makunouchi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gunnarsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gunnarsson cracks Makunouchi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gunnarsson wants to control the pace but Makunouchi is squirming around nicely.
Makunouchi is trying to stand.
Gunnarsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Gunnarsson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scoring with strikes but Makunouchi is staying in there.
Gunnarsson dominating with strikes here.
Makunouchi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gunnarsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Makunouchi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gunnarsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gunnarsson looking to control but Makunouchi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gunnarsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gunnarsson cracks Makunouchi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Makunouchi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Makunouchi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gunnarsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gunnarsson landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makunouchi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gunnarsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gunnarsson dominating with strikes here.
Makunouchi tries to buck Gunnarsson off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Gunnarsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Makunouchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makunouchi lands with a nice combination. Gunnarsson backs away looking to recover.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
Gunnarsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Gunnarsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Makunouchi which made him look bad.

Gunnarsson feints and as Makunouchi raises his hands in defense, Gunnarsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makunouchi keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
Makunouchi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gunnarsson stops Makunouchi from standing up.
Gunnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Makunouchi wants to stand up but Gunnarsson is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Gunnarsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Makunouchi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gunnarsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Makunouchi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Makunouchi to see if he's OK.
Makunouchi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gunnarsson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Makunouchi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Makunouchi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson unloading with bombs!
Gunnarsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gunnarsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Makunouchi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson content just to control the position here.
Makunouchi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gunnarsson content just to control the position here.
Makunouchi wants to get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson dominating with strikes here.
Gunnarsson lands with some strikes.
Gunnarsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson working Makunouchi over with strikes here.
Makunouchi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson wants to control the pace but Makunouchi is squirming around nicely.
Gunnarsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Makunouchi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson dominating with strikes here.
Gunnarsson unloading with bombs!
Gunnarsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Makunouchi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Makunouchi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Makunouchi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gunnarsson lands a heavy elbow.
Makunouchi really wants to buck Gunnarsson off and get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Gunnarsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gunnarsson lands a big elbow.
Gunnarsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makunouchi's face.
Makunouchi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson looking to control but Makunouchi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makunouchi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson lands with some strikes.
Makunouchi is trying to stand up.
Ippo Makunouchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunnarsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gunnarsson dominating with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gunnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gunnarsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Gunnarsson!