PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dijk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Notorius B.I.G - Hypnotize. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gunn's choice of entrance music: "Bring me everyone" by Mustasch. Rutger Van Dijk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Van Dijk
vs
Gunn

195 cm
24
318 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

206 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rutger Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solomon Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunn can pounce on him.
Van Dijk lands a two punch combo.
Gunn slips a straight right by Van Dijk.
Van Dijk shoots for a double leg takedown but Gunn sprawls well. He's pushed Van Dijk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Van Dijk dives in and scores a takedown into Gunn's guard.
Van Dijk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Dijk is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van Dijk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Van Dijk 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 Van Dijk has Gunn in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gunn wants to stand but Van Dijk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dijk is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gunn looking to sit in guard and control but Van Dijk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Van Dijk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gunn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gunn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gunn!
Van Dijk is looking to regain half guard here but Gunn keeps moving and retains side control.

Gunn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Dijk is trying to work for a sweep but Gunn has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk tries to lock up and control but Gunn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Dijk 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.

Gunn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Gunn working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Van Dijk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn tries to control but Van Dijk wriggling away.
Gunn unloads with some shots from mount but Van Dijk bucks and avoids them well.

Gunn is working for a guillotine from mount but Van Dijk frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gunn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Dijk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Gunn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gunn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Dijk sees it coming and defends easily.
Gunn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Dijk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Van Dijk won't allow Gunn to pass to mount.
Van Dijk trying to control but Gunn postures up.
Van Dijk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Dijk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn postures up.
Gunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Dijk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gunn throwing strikes from guard but Van Dijk blocks nicely.
Van Dijk working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dijk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Dijk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rutger Van Dijk.

Gunn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunn obliges.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Dijk is defending well for now.
Gunn prevents Van Dijk from breaking the clinch.

Van Dijk breaks from the clinch.
Gunn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Dijk connects with a body shot that sends Gunn's belly button to the back.
Van Dijk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Gunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn slips a straight right by Van Dijk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunn.
Van Dijk is breathing heavily.
Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Rutger Van Dijk has been cut.
Gunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gunn jabs Van Dijk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Dijk should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Gunn.
Gunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Dijk takes one to the side of the head.
Gunn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gunn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn cracks Van Dijk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Dijk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Dijk swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. Van Dijk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a head kick but Van Dijk moves out of range.
Van Dijk on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Rutger Van Dijk's cut is getting worse.
Van Dijk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gunn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Dijk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gunn scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gunn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Dijk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Dijk avoids the body shot from Gunn.

Gunn clinches up against the ropes.
Gunn lands an elbow inside.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.

Rutger Van Dijk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Dijk takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Rutger Van Dijk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunn scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Gunn.
Van Dijk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Gunn.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rutger Van Dijk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Gunn!