PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Gobbels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnum Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has chosen State of Massachsetts-Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gobbels
vs
Gunn

197 cm
30
190 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Gobbels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnum Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Gobbels counters with a head kick.
Gobbels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gobbels throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn lands with a nice body punch.
Gobbels fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gunn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gobbels tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gunn is in Gobbels's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gunn wants to get up but he can't break Gobbels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Gobbels keeps moving.
Gunn passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbels takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn tries to score with some ground and pound. Gobbels controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gunn working away.
Gunn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gobbels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gunn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gunn with the ground and pound but Gobbels regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn misses with a head shot. Gobbels uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Gobbels is retaining full guard.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gunn wants to pass the guard but Gobbels is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gobbels is trying to keep Gunn in close.

We're going to have a standup here because Josef Gobbels wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gobbels tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gobbels has time to react.
Gobbels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn connects with a looping right hand.
Gunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gobbels's waist but Gobbels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunn off to one side.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gobbels as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gobbels looking to score a takedown here. Gunn is defending well but Gobbels drives through and ends up in Gunn's guard.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Gobbels from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnum Gunn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gunn throws a series of strikes that have Gobbels backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Gobbels.
Gunn shoots in but Gobbels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick by Gobbels misses
and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Magnum Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Gobbels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Magnum Gunn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gobbels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Gobbels avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gobbels circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Gunn.
Gunn lands a jab.
Gobbels misses with a head kick.
Gobbels moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Gobbels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Gunn lands a jab to the head.
Gobbels tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Gunn.
Gobbels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn swings for the body but Gobbels moves out of range.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gobbels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Gobbels.
Gobbels just misses with a punch to the body.
Gobbels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunn.
Gobbels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunn as he connects with a hook.
Gobbels throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Gobbels saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gobbels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gobbels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gobbels avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gobbels moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gobbels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn takes a swing at Gobbels's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnum Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnum Gunn's cut.
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.

Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Gobbels.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gobbels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gunn.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Gobbels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn swings for the body but Gobbels moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
A head kick by Gobbels misses
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gobbels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn cracks Gobbels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gobbels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gunn.

Gunn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gobbels tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gunn is in Gobbels's guard.
Gunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn wants to stand but Gobbels has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gobbels pushes Gunn off and gets back to his feet.
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Gobbels off balance momentarily.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gobbels manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn connects with a looping right hand.
Gobbels throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Gobbels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Gobbels.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunn. That snapped Gobbels's head back.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Gunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn trying to control from half guard but Gobbels is working away.
Gunn works his way into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gobbels blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnum Gunn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnum Gunn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gunn misses with a hook. Gobbels ducked under it nicely.
Gobbels throws a lazy head kick
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gobbels avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn lands with a hook. Gobbels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gobbels moves away.
Gobbels misses with a head kick.
Gobbels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gobbels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbels throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gunn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gobbels circles away quickly and effectively.
Gobbels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gobbels moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Gobbels walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels throws a head kick that misses
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Gunn lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Gunn.
A jab from Gunn misses.
A low kick from Gunn misses
and Gobbels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Gobbels avoids them all with ease.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gobbels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Gobbels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gobbels tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn scores with the left hand. Gobbels knows he should have avoided that one.
Gobbels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Gunn shoots for a takedown but Gobbels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gobbels doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick by Gobbels misses
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Gunn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunn lunges at Gobbels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gobbels's hand.
Magnum Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Gobbels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Gunn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Gobbels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gobbels walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnum Gunn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Magnum Gunn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gunn cracks Gobbels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunn avoids the head kick by Gobbels.
Gunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gobbels in his tracks.
Gobbels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Gobbels.
Gobbels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gobbels moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gobbels sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gobbels drives through and clinches with Gunn against the cage.
Gunn is trying to drag Gobbels to the mat but Gobbels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunn tries for a takedown but Gobbels manages to get underhooks.
Gunn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gobbels digs a right hand underneath Gunn's ribcage. Gunn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gobbels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Josef Gobbels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnum Gunn.
A nice left hand lands by Gobbels.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gobbels.
Gunn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gobbels pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Gobbels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Gobbels.
A head kick by Gobbels misses
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Gobbels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gobbels throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice combination there by Gunn.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gobbels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gobbels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Gunn.
Josef Gobbels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Gobbels.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Gobbels counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gunn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gobbels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Gunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gobbels throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn dips to his left and cracks Gobbels with an uppercut!
Gunn blocks a head kick by Gobbels.
Gobbels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gobbels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magnum Gunn.
I've got Gunn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnum Gunn!
Magnum Gunn is the new middleweight champion!