PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Levine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by AC DC - Big Gun. Levine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Parkway Drive - Carrion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Glenn Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gunn
vs
Levine

178 cm
28
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

174 cm
26
168 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Levine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gunn checks it well.
Levine staying out of range there.
Gunn checks a low kick from Levine.
Levine misses with a low kick as Gunn jumps back.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Levine manages to avoid it.
Gunn takes a swing at Levine's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Levine.
Levine misses with a leg kick.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Levine throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.
Levine swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Levine tries to land a front kick but Gunn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gunn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Gunn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gunn wants to control but Levine is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Levine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gunn advances nicely into full mount.
Levine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gunn wants to take Levine's back but he can't do it this time.
Gunn tries to control but Levine wriggling away.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levine is trying desperately to improve position.
Gunn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Levine tries to lock up and control but Gunn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Gunn goes for an armbar but Levine turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Levine.
Levine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Gunn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Levine defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Levine manages to get himself to full guard.
Levine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn wants to get back to full guard.
Gunn moves into full guard.
Gunn wants to sweep here but Levine controlling him for the moment.

Gunn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Levine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Levine works over Gunn with some ground and pound from guard.

Gunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Levine is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunn, not yet.
Levine is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Gunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Levine misses the shot to the body.
Levine is looking to slow Gunn down with leg kicks.
Levine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.

Levine has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Levine being controlled against the cage.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Levine.
Gunn working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Levine throws an elbow but misses.
Gunn leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Glenn Gunn has been cut.
Levine with a knee to the head.
Levine tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Levine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Levine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Levine has him pressed against the cage.
Levine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Levine wants a takedown.
Levine is stalling here.
Levine misses with a knee strike.
Gunn avoiding damage as Levine throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gunn stalling in the clinch but Levine improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Levine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gunn working hard to break the clinch.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Levine.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Levine.
Levine controlling the action here for a moment.
Levine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Levine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunn's brow.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Levine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Levine throws a low kick but Gunn moves out of range easily.
Gunn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Levine is looking to chop away at Gunn's legs.
Levine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Levine counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch combination from Levine misses.
Levine misses with a body shot.
Gunn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Levine makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gunn really felt that one!
Levine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Levine. That's going to slow Gunn down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levine throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Levine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gunn moves out of range of the body kick.
Levine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hudson Levine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Levine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Glenn Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunn lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Gunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunn.
Gunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Levine. Levine obviously looking to wear him down.
Levine jabs at Gunn's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hudson Levine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glenn Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Levine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunn moves out of range of the body kick from Levine.
Gunn sizes up Levine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunn is looking to wear down Levine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Levine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Levine ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Levine throws a leg kick which misses Gunn's front leg but catches the back leg as Gunn tries to avoid it.
Gunn swings widly with a right hand
and Levine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Levine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Levine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Levine in his tracks.
Levine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gunn blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Levine.
Gunn misses the jab.

Gunn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Levine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gunn is trying to control Levine's posture but Levine avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Levine grinds an elbow into Gunn's temple.
Levine is looking to take a break and control but Gunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gunn dodges the ground and pound from Levine.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levine trying to control the position but Gunn is working away.
Gunn struggling a bit here.
Gunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunn is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine lands some shots froms side control.
Gunn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Levine wants to pass the guard but Gunn is defending well.
Levine trying to control the action but Gunn is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Levine pulls his head out easily.
Levine sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Levine has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gunn tries to roll over but Levine keeps him under control.
Gunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunn is refusing to be controlled, as Levine sits in half guard.
Gunn is pressing down on Levine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levine looking to pass the guard.
Gunn wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hudson Levine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Levine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hudson Levine!