PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Breckinridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Breckinridge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Breckinridge
vs
Gunn

176 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Breckinridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn closes the distance and clinches up with Breckinridge, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes Breckinridge against the cage but Breckinridge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Breckinridge avoids nicely.
Gunn connects with a looping right hand.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Breckinridge tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Gunn throws a right hand that Breckinridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Breckinridge also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Gunn.
Breckinridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Breckinridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Breckinridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Breckinridge tries to clinch up.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Breckinridge pinned against the cage. Breckinridge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Breckinridge closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gunn.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn tests Breckinridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn has a takedown stuffed.
Larry Breckinridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Gunn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Chris Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breckinridge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Breckinridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Breckinridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Breckinridge clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Breckinridge throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Breckinridge misses with an elbow strike.
Breckinridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn can't get the takedown.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breckinridge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunn goes for a takedown attempt but Breckinridge pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Breckinridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gunn is defended easily by Breckinridge.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Breckinridge is looking to clinch.
Breckinridge is looking to clinch.
Breckinridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Breckinridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Breckinridge tries to clinch up.
Breckinridge wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Breckinridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Breckinridge wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Breckinridge avoids a punch combination nicely.

Breckinridge moves into the clinch.
Breckinridge dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Breckinridge dominated that round.
That's time! Breckinridge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.

Breckinridge clinches with his opponent.
Gunn working hard to break the clinch.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Breckinridge.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Breckinridge misses with an elbow strike.
Breckinridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Breckinridge lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Chris Gunn has been cut.
Gunn is working for takedown but Breckinridge is calmly controlling the position for now.
Breckinridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breckinridge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Breckinridge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
Breckinridge content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Breckinridge lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Breckinridge missing with knees to the body.
Breckinridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Breckinridge lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Breckinridge just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunn's brow.
Gunn tries to break free but Breckinridge pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Breckinridge.
Gunn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Breckinridge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Breckinridge trying to land knees to the body.
Breckinridge prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Breckinridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Breckinridge lands an elbow inside.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Breckinridge won't allow it.
Breckinridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Breckinridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Breckinridge.
Breckinridge slowing the pace effectively.
Breckinridge prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Breckinridge lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Breckinridge slowing the pace effectively.
Gunn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gunn avoiding damage as Breckinridge throws knees to the body.
Breckinridge taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Breckinridge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breckinridge content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Larry Breckinridge.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Breckinridge moves out of range.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.

Gunn rushes Breckinridge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Breckinridge, against the cage.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Breckinridge throws an elbow but misses.
Breckinridge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Breckinridge won't allow it.
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.

Larry Breckinridge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Gunn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gunn clinches.
Gunn avoiding damage as Breckinridge throws knees to the body.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Breckinridge slows down the pace here.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Breckinridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Breckinridge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Gunn scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breckinridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chris Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Breckinridge wants to clinch.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Breckinridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gunn clinches up against the cage.

Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Breckinridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn jabs Breckinridge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Breckinridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Breckinridge but Breckinridge pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gunn swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.

Breckinridge has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Breckinridge trying to stall but Gunn improves his position.
Breckinridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Breckinridge stops a takedown attempt from Gunn.
Larry Breckinridge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Breckinridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Nice elbow from Breckinridge.
Breckinridge lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Breckinridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breckinridge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Breckinridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Breckinridge.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Breckinridge.
Breckinridge taking a breather.
Breckinridge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Breckinridge throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunn tries to break free but Breckinridge pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breckinridge lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Breckinridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunn's efforts to push away.
Chris Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Breckinridge is pushing Gunn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Breckinridge lands an elbow inside.
Breckinridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Breckinridge missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Breckinridge.
Gunn wants to stall.
Breckinridge missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Breckinridge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Breckinridge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Breckinridge!
Larry Breckinridge decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.