PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Willis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glen Gunner's chin.

Gunner
vs
Willis

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Willis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Glen Gunner has been cut.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunner.
Gunner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Willis counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willis.
No joy there for Gunner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Willis throws a combination that misses
and Gunner counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunner walks into a straight right hand from Willis.
Willis misses with a leg kick
and Gunner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Willis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gunner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Gunner is rocked!
Gunner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Willis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gunner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis misses with a looping right.
Gunner seems to have got his legs back now.
Willis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunner counters with a head kick. That will keep Willis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Willis moves into the clinch.
Gunner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Gunner has him pressed against the cage.
Gunner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Willis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Gunner manages to break the clinch.
Eddie Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gunner at a distance.
Gunner throws a low kick but Willis avoids it.
Willis tries to clinch there but Gunner circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Gunner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunner.
Willis wants to clinch up but Gunner keeps it at a distance.
Willis slips a straight right by Gunner.
Willis throws a series of punches but Gunner moves out of range.
Gunner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gunner tries to land a front kick but Willis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Willis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gunner.

That's four 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.
Willis throws a chopping leg kick but Gunner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gunner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Willis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunner just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis throws a right hand that Gunner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunner also avoids with ease.
Gunner ducks under a wild hook from Willis.
Willis with a jab.
Willis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gunner moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eddie Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Willis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Gunner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Gunner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Willis is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
Gunner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willis swinging wilding here.
Gunner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Willis has managed to clinch.
Willis stalls.
Willis tries to break the clinch but Gunner is controlling the position.
Gunner stalling.
Willis cracks Gunner with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis just leaning against Gunner, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunner.
Gunner wants to stall.
Gunner trying to land knees to the body.
Gunner stalling in the clinch but Willis improves position.
Gunner lands an elbow that stopped Willis in his tracks for a moment.
Willis tries to break the clinch but Gunner is controlling the position.
Willis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunner missing with knees to the body.
Gunner tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Willis managing to block the knees to the body from Gunner.
Gunner is looking to control Willis's arms but Willis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunner has his back to the cage.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunner stalling.
Willis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Willis wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunner won't allow it.
Willis leaning against his opponent.
Willis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Willis managing to block the knees to the body from Gunner.
Gunner throws an elbow that misses.
Willis avoiding damage as Gunner throws knees to the body.
Willis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunner has him pressed against the cage.
Gunner scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Willis as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis wants to break free but Gunner has control.
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Gunner missing with knees to the body.
Willis tries to break the clinch but Gunner is controlling the position.
Gunner looking to stall.

Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eddie Willis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willis misses with a combination
and Gunner counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis looks to clinch
and Gunner counters with an outside leg kick.
Willis misses with a double jab
and Gunner counters with a three punch combo that has Willis backing up. Willis nods at Gunner to acknowledge the strikes.
Willis is looking to clinch.
Willis misses with a double jab
and Gunner counters with a head kick.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gunner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Willis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gunner, right into the meat.
Willis throws a combination that misses

and Gunner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Willis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunner lands an elbow inside.
Gunner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Gunner missing with knees to the body.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Gunner keeps him there for the moment.
Gunner lands an uppercut.
Gunner wants to stall.
Gunner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gunner missing with knees to the body.
Gunner crunches a lovely knee into Willis's ribcage.
Willis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Gunner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glen Gunner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gunner misses with a body shot
and Willis counters with a one-two to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gunner - that will leave a mark!
Willis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Willis misses.

Willis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Willis letting Gunner take a breather here.
Gunner keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunner stalling in the clinch but Willis improves position.
Willis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Willis takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis letting Gunner take a breather here.
Gunner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunner lands a nice knee to the body.
Willis managing to block the knees to the body from Gunner.
Willis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunner has him pressed against the cage.
Gunner stalling in the clinch but Willis improves position.
Willis scores with a hook to the body.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Willis.
Willis can't break the clinch.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Gunner keeps him there for the moment.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Gunner keeps him there for the moment.
Gunner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunner tries to work over Willis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunner wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner tries to stall but Willis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Glen Gunner.
Gunner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis lands the left hand.
Gunner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Willis.
No joy there for Willis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunner misses with a double jab
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Willis.
Willis lands a head shot.
Willis stuns Gunner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis is looking to clinch.
Gunner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gunner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gunner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Willis with a jab.
Willis misses with a wild combination.
Gunner lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Willis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glen Gunner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Willis wants to clinch but Gunner slips to the side
and Gunner counters with a leg kick.
Willis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Willis misses with a shot to the body
and Gunner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunner scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Gunner has managed to clinch.
Gunner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunner throws an elbow but misses.
Willis can't break the clinch.
Gunner missing with knees to the body.
Gunner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gunner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Willis's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Willis.
I think Willis 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eddie Willis!