PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Naga (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.

Gunner
vs
Naga

200 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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, Butch Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vito Naga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butch Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Naga's calf.
Danga de danga de dang - Gunner scores with a four punch combination!
Gunner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunner avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunner. That snapped Naga's head back.

Naga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gunner is trying to defend but Naga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gunner controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naga drops an elbow to the side of Gunner's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga trying to mount his opponent but Gunner defends it.
Gunner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naga.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Naga is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunner has wrist control.
Naga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Naga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gunner wants to stand but Naga is controlling the position.
Gunner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gunner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naga is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga scoring with some ground and pound.
Naga trying to control but Gunner is working from the bottom.
Naga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gunner looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunner, not yet.
Gunner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gunner is adopting a defensive guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunner shoots for a double leg takedown but Naga sprawls well. He's pushed Gunner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Naga throws a hook but Gunner avoids it easily.
Gunner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Naga shoots in and gets a takedown into Gunner's guard.
Gunner controlling Naga's posture.
Naga postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naga prevents Gunner from getting back to his feet.
Gunner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naga tries to hold on but Gunner postures up.
Gunner tries to control but Naga wriggling away.

Gunner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Naga wants to hold on but Gunner pushes him away.
Naga is trying to escape the mount.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunner looking to control but Naga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gunner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Gunner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Naga slaps away a takedown attempt from Gunner, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Naga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gunner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Naga avoids the attempt from Gunner to control.
A nice elbow there by Naga.
Gunner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Naga tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Naga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gunner working to try and regain half guard.
Gunner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga with the ground and pound from mount.
Naga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Butch Gunner has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gunner hang on?
Gunner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gunner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Naga landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naga raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gunner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gunner is bucking up trying to escape but Naga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Naga avoids the attempt from Gunner to control.
Naga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gunner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gunner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naga.
Naga controlling the action here.
Naga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunner's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga is trying to control. Gunner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Gunner looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Naga pushes past his half guard into mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naga breaks from Gunner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gunner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Naga there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Naga looking to control but Gunner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Naga avoids the attempt from Gunner to control.
Naga looking to finish with strikes here!
Naga raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naga dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunner tries to hold on but Naga postures up.
Gunner is desperately trying to improve his position but Naga has a good base and remains in mount.
Naga raining down shots from the mount!
Gunner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Naga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gunner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Naga raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Naga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Butch Gunner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gunner lands a front kick.

Butch Gunner's cut is getting worse.
Naga tries for a takedown but Gunner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Naga shoots for a double leg takedown but Gunner sprawls well. He's pushed Naga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gunner misses with a takedown

and Naga counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Naga stops Gunner from getting back to his feet.

Naga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gunner defends it well.
Gunner trying to control from the bottom.
Naga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naga works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gunner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Naga looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Naga punching from mount but Gunner doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Naga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Naga throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Naga with shots to the head and body - Gunner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Naga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Jeez, Butch Gunner's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Butch Gunner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vito Naga!