PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nukem
vs
Gunner

190 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nukem closes the distance and clinches.
Nukem drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gunner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nukem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nukem closes the distance and clinches up with Gunner, looking for a takedown. Nukem pushes Gunner against the cage but Gunner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Gunner does no damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunner tries to break the clinch but Nukem is controlling the position.
Gunner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nukem missing with knees to the body.
Nukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunner avoids the damage to the body.
Gunner managing to block the knees to the body from Nukem.
Gunner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunner avoids the damage to the body.
Gunner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nukem wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Nukem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunner blocks an elbow strike from Nukem.
Gunner is trying to break free.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nukem missing with knees to the body.
Gunner can't break the clinch.
Nukem lands an elbow just above Gunner 's eye.
Nukem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nukem keeps control of Gunner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunner is trying to break free.

Nukem breaks from the clinch.
Gunner clinches but Nukem breaks the clinch

and Nukem moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem lands a knee to the body.

Gunner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nukem throws a nice head kick!
Gunner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nukem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gunner's knee momentarily.

Gunner rushes Nukem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nukem looking to stall.
Gunner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
Gunner wants to break free but Nukem has control.
Gunner lands a shot to the body.
Gunner has had enough of the clinch but Nukem keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Nukem.
Nukem is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nukem.

Gunner breaks the clinch.
Gunner moves in looking to clinch but Nukem pushes him off.
Gunner misses with a body shot.
Jeremy Gunner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Gunner.
Gunner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Gunner darts in and clinches Nukem up against the cage.

Nukem breaks from the clinch.
Nukem looks to clinch
and Gunner counters with a leg kick.
Nukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Gunner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nukem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nukem counters with a head kick.
Gunner lands a jab to the nose.
Gunner moves in looking to clinch but Nukem pushes him off.
Jeremy Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nukem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gunner keeps the fight on the outside.

Nukem closes the distance and clinches.
Gunner can't break the clinch.

Nukem manages to pull guard.
Nukem seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nukem wants to stand and escape but Gunner is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nukem wants to stand up but Gunner is controlling him.
Gunner preventing the sweep.

Gunner stands up and waves to Nukem to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gunner misses with a double jab.
Gunner wants to clinch but Nukem slips to the side

and Nukem counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nukem.
Gunner is trying to break free.
Nukem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunner.
Gunner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.
Nukem prevents Gunner from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunner.

Gunner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gunner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nukem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gunner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Gunner closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gunner breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunner wants to clinch.
Gunner throws a one two combo.
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 Duke Nukem will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gunner tries to clinch up but Nukem circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Nukem.
Nukem tries a head kick but it misses.
Duke Nukem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nukem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nukem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunner counters with an outside leg kick.
Gunner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nukem tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Nukem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gunner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nukem's sensitive parts.
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nukem throws a head kick but Gunner moves out of range.

Gunner moves into the clinch.
Nukem throws an elbow that misses.
Gunner wants to get back to striking at distance but Nukem won't allow it.

Gunner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nukem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunner finds it's way round the side to connect with Nukem's head.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
Gunner throws a right hand that Nukem ducks under and follows up with a left that Nukem also avoids with ease.
Gunner connects with a solid leg kick.
Gunner wants to clinch.

Nukem tries to keep at a distance but Gunner has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner wants to get back to striking at distance but Nukem won't allow it.
Nukem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunner.

Gunner breaks the clinch.
Gunner swinging wilding here.
Gunner lunges at Nukem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nukem's hand.
Nukem wants to clinch.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
Gunner throws a leg kick which misses Nukem's front leg but catches the back leg as Nukem tries to avoid it.
Nukem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Gunner.
Nukem misses with a low kick as Gunner jumps back.
Nukem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nukem shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Nukem.
Nukem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nukem misses with a head kick.
Gunner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nukem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gunner pinned against the cage. Gunner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Nukem. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gunner has closed the distance and engaged Nukem in a clinch.
Nukem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nukem is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gunner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gunner wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gunner breaks from the clinch.
Gunner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nukem pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Gunner moves into the clinch successfully.
Nukem jumps guard but Gunner stands there with Nukem around his waist. Nukem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nukem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Nukem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nukem throws a head punch that misses.
Nukem looking to throw knees to the head but Gunner is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Nukem.

Nukem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunner tries to clinch but Nukem moves out of range.
Gunner keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunner misses with a combination

and Nukem counters by moving into the clinch.
Gunner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nukem has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunner won't allow it.
Gunner is trying to break free.
Nukem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunner wants to break free but Nukem has control.
Gunner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nukem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nukem keeps control of Gunner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nukem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gunner breaks from the clinch.
Nukem is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nukem moves away from the strike by Gunner.
A leg kick checked by Nukem.
Nukem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunner checks a leg kick.
Nukem tries to clinch but Gunner is having none of it.
Gunner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nukem is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
Gunner misses with a body shot.
Nukem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nukem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
Nukem looks for a takedown but Gunner sprawls well.
Gunner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gunner duly obliges.
Nukem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunner counters with a nice body kick.
Nukem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nukem tries to clinch but Gunner is having none of it.

Nukem rushes Gunner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nukem.
A knee to the head by Nukem.
Gunner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nukem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nukem.
Nukem keeps control of Gunner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nukem.
Nukem tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunner avoids the damage to the body.
Gunner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gunner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nukem counters with a two punch combo.

Nukem clinches up with Gunner and pushes him back against the cage.
Nukem wants to stall.
Nukem crunches a lovely knee into Gunner's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nukem landing knees to the head.
Nukem trying to land knees to the body.
Gunner blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeremy Gunner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Nukem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nukem forces Gunner back against the cage and clinches.
Gunner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunner has had enough of the clinch but Nukem keeps him there for the moment.
Nukem is working for takedown but Gunner is calmly controlling the position for now.

Gunner manages to break the clinch.
Gunner looks to land a combination but Nukem avoids it well.
Gunner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunner falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nukem counters by clinching up.
Gunner tries to break the clinch but Nukem is controlling the position.

Nukem manages to pull guard.
Nukem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nukem wants to stand but Gunner is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem trying to keep a closed guard but Gunner is proving a slippery customer.

That's two 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.

Nukem uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A combination from Gunner does no damage.
Gunner throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nukem counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gunner's guard now.
Nukem wants to pass the guard but Gunner is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nukem gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Gunner.

Gunner has managed to clinch.
Gunner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunner can't break the clinch.
Nukem taking a breather.

Gunner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunner throws a nice looking combination but Nukem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunner scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gunner can't break the clinch.
Gunner wants to break free but Nukem has control.
Nukem is trying to stall.
Gunner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nukem lands an elbow just above Gunner 's eye.
Nukem lands a knee to the head.
Nukem tries to stall but Gunner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duke Nukem has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Gunner manages to break the clinch.

Gunner clinches up with Nukem and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner is trying to break free.

Nukem manages to break the clinch.
Gunner tries to clinch but Nukem is having none of it.

Nukem instigates a clinch.
Gunner is trying to break free.
Nukem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunner misses with a knee to the head.
Nukem looking to stall.

Nukem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunner is looking to clinch.
Nukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunner.
An inside leg kick lands from Nukem.

Nukem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nukem letting Gunner take a breather here.

Gunner breaks from the clinch.
Gunner misses with the combination.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Nukem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nukem tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Gunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gunner, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Nukem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nukem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!