PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orange Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orange Blue is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gunn
vs
Blue

185 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
143 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orange Blue!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blue closes the distance and clinches.
Gunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blue lands a knee to the body.
Blue stalls.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Blue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Blue.
Blue prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue lands an elbow inside.
Blue lands an elbow inside.
Blue lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Blue lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blue.
Blue lands a nice elbow.
Blue misses with a knee to the head.
Gunn fails to pull guard.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blue scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Blue.
Blue lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with an elbow strike.
Blue lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Blue stalling the fight.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Gunn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blue has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blue.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Gunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Blue.
Blue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunn jumps guard but Blue stands there with Gunn around his waist. Gunn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue stalling against the cage.

Gunn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gunn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blue wanted to stand there but Gunn had control of the position.
Blue is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blue chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a big right hand that misses.
Gunn controls Blue momentarily but Blue frees himself.

Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gunn controls Blue momentarily but Blue frees himself.
Blue is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunn has wrist control.
Gunn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blue trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orange Blue dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blue works the jab nicely.
Blue works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Blue.
Decent striking displayed by Blue there.

Gunn is rocked!

Blue clinches up against the cage.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunn looking to stall.
Blue lands a nice elbow.
Blue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gunn seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Blue.
Blue lands an elbow inside.
Gunn takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blue.
Blue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blue landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Blue.
Blue is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blue crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Gunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blue is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunn won't want to take too many of those.
Orange Blue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blue prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blue leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blue.
Gunn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blue walks away with a smile on his face. Gunn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blue forces Gunn back against the cage and clinches.
Blue scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Blue.
Blue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blue lands a damaging elbow.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
Blue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blue lands a damaging elbow.
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the cage.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Blue is controlling him.
Blue lands a knee to the head.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blue.
Gunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Blue.
Blue has Gunn pressed against the cage.
Blue lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blue takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blue lands a damaging elbow.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orange Blue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Blue rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Blue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Blue controlling the action here for a moment.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blue content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Blue.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Nice elbow from Blue.
Gunn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blue pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blue is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blue lands with a hook. Gunn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orange Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blue instigates a clinch.
Blue stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses.
Blue slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blue.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses.
Gunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gunn tries to score a body lock takedown but Blue shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blue lands an elbow inside.

Gunn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gunn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gunn seems to be working for a kimura but Blue defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gunn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blue is just riding it out for now. Gunn eventually gives up the hold.
Gunn wants to take a breather but Blue is having none of it.

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.
Blue is controlling Gunn's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Gunn seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Blue has recovered full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gunn has gone for a leg lock! Blue slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gunn's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orange Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blue 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orange Blue!