PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PIng Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi The Stun Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guerrero
vs
The Stun Gunner

197 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PIng Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshi The Stun Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guerrero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Stun Gunner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Stun Gunner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Guerrero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Stun Gunner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guerrero won't allow The Stun Gunner to get back to his feet.
The Stun Gunner wants to sweep here but Guerrero controlling him for the moment.
Guerrero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guerrero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.
Guerrero won't allow The Stun Gunner to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Stun Gunner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Stun Gunner looking for a sweep. Not yet The Stun Gunner, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guerrero cracks The Stun Gunner with a solid left hand.
The Stun Gunner pulls Guerrero in to control the position.
Guerrero won't allow The Stun Gunner to sweep him here.
The Stun Gunner controls Guerrero momentarily but Guerrero frees himself.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stun Gunner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Stun Gunner trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero won't allow The Stun Gunner to sweep him here.
Guerrero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guerrero 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.
Guerrero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guerrero working some strikes from top position.
Guerrero postures up and lands a big shot to The Stun Gunner's brow.
The Stun Gunner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Stun Gunner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Stun Gunner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guerrero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guerrero preventing the sweep.
The Stun Gunner controlling Guerrero's posture.
Guerrero distracts The Stun Gunner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero scoring with some ground and pound.
The Stun Gunner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Guerrero prevents The Stun Gunner from getting back to his feet.
The Stun Gunner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Stun Gunner controls Guerrero momentarily but Guerrero frees himself.
The Stun Gunner wants to stand and escape but Guerrero is having none of it.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Stun Gunner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guerrero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guerrero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Stun Gunner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guerrero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Stun Gunner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Stun Gunner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The Stun Gunner is pulling down on Guerrero's head. It's preventing any offense from Guerrero, at least for the moment.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guerrero is breathing heavily.
The Stun Gunner has control of Guerrero's left arm, preventing Guerrero from doing any damage.
The Stun Gunner is looking to stand up but Guerrero isn't so interested in that idea.
The Stun Gunner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Toshi The Stun Gunner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The Stun Gunner missing with a left hand there. Guerrero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Stun Gunner moves away.
Guerrero dodges the punch combination from The Stun Gunner.
The Stun Gunner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stun Gunner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guerrero looks to clinch

and The Stun Gunner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guerrero pushes The Stun Gunner off looking to stand but The Stun Gunner dives back in and keeps control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero has hold of The Stun Gunner's hands but The Stun Gunner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Stun Gunner prevents Guerrero from standing back up.
The Stun Gunner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Stun Gunner misses with a head shot. Guerrero uses the momentum to regain guard.
The Stun Gunner looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that PIng Guerrero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Stun Gunner throws a right and a left that Guerrero avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guerrero.
The Stun Gunner moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Stun Gunner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Stun Gunner blocks a head kick by Guerrero.
PIng Guerrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Stun Gunner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Stun Gunner lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Stun Gunner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Stun Gunner wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PIng Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerrero throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stun Gunner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Stun Gunner scores with a jab to the body.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch but The Stun Gunner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The Stun Gunner gets a clinch.
The Stun Gunner lands an uppercut.
Guerrero is trying to push The Stun Gunner away but The Stun Gunner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Stun Gunner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Stun Gunner is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero is controlling him.
A short right from The Stun Gunner.
The Stun Gunner stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Stun Gunner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Stun Gunner is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero is controlling him.
The Stun Gunner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Stun Gunner works on Guerrero's body with a couple of short punches.
The Stun Gunner lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Stun Gunner.
A right hand to the body from The Stun Gunner.
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!
The Stun Gunner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Stun Gunner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Stun Gunner is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero has him pressed against the cage.
The Stun Gunner scores with a shoulder strike.
The Stun Gunner effectively controlling the action here.
The Stun Gunner cracks Guerrero with a nice body shot.
The Stun Gunner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Stun Gunner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for The Stun Gunner to work.
The Stun Gunner lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The Stun Gunner pulls guard effortlessly.
The Stun Gunner wants to sweep here but Guerrero controlling him for the moment.
PIng Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Stun Gunner has Guerrero pulled in close to control his posture.
The Stun Gunner looking for a sweep. Not yet The Stun Gunner, not yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Guerrero throws a strike but The Stun Gunner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Stun Gunner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stun Gunner throws a big elbow that misses.
The Stun Gunner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Stun Gunner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Stun Gunner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Stun Gunner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Stun Gunner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshi The Stun Gunner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The Stun Gunner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Stun Gunner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Stun Gunner is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero has him pressed against the cage.
The Stun Gunner has Guerrero pressed against the cage, preventing Guerrero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Stun Gunner working hard to break the clinch.
The Stun Gunner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Stun Gunner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from The Stun Gunner on the inside.

The Stun Gunner pulls guard successfully.
The Stun Gunner seems keen to control Guerrero's posture.
The Stun Gunner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guerrero is one step ahead there.
Guerrero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stun Gunner controlling Guerrero's posture.
The Stun Gunner wants to sweep but no luck.
The Stun Gunner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Stun Gunner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guerrero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Stun Gunner holds on and takes a little breather.
The Stun Gunner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guerrero is controlling him.
Guerrero stands up over The Stun Gunner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Stun Gunner wants to stand but Guerrero is controlling the position.
The Stun Gunner tries to strike from the bottom.
The Stun Gunner throwing short punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero preventing the sweep.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guerrero chips away with some ground and pound.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
The Stun Gunner 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from The Stun Gunner.
The Stun Gunner landing with the ground and pound.
The Stun Gunner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Stun Gunner scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Stun Gunner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Stun Gunner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guerrero's head.
The Stun Gunner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Stun Gunner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guerrero's head.
The Stun Gunner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerrero is keeping the position for now.
The Stun Gunner looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stun Gunner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Stun Gunner holds on and takes a little breather.
Guerrero won't allow The Stun Gunner to sweep him here.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Stun Gunner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Stun Gunner trying to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Toshi The Stun Gunner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The Stun Gunner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Toshi The Stun Gunner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Stun Gunner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi The Stun Gunner!
An out of breath Toshi The Stun Gunner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.