PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi comes to the ring accompanied by War Pimp Renaissance. Guth has chosen Xasthur - Beauty Is Only Razor Deep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Funakoshi
vs
Guth

168 cm
29
159 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

183 cm
25
157 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guth circles away quickly and effectively.
Guth needs to keep his hands up - Funakoshi had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Funakoshi.
Guth avoids the body shot from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws an off balance right hand

and Guth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Funakoshi misses with the head strike.
Guth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Funakoshi's face.
A head punch on the inside from Funakoshi fails to land.
Funakoshi pushes Guth back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guth is trying to drag Funakoshi to the mat but Funakoshi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Funakoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guth takes a shot to the head.
Guth blocking some punches.
Funakoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funakoshi.
Funakoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funakoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Guth.
Funakoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funakoshi wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi just leaning against Guth, taking a breather.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funakoshi is defending well for now.
Guth tries to land knees in the clinch but Funakoshi avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guth has clasped his hands together around Funakoshi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Funakoshi is looking to regain half guard here but Guth keeps moving and retains side control.
Guth happy to just control the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funakoshi is not content to let Guth control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth tries to move to mount but Funakoshi blocks the move with his legs.
Guth looking to control but instead Funakoshi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Funakoshi keeping hold of Guth's head, controlling as best he can.

Funakoshi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi trying to hold on to Guth's head to control him but Guth postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guth tries to pass to full mount but Funakoshi defends it.
Funakoshi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funakoshi is looking to control Guth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funakoshi avoid being mounted?
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 Gichin Funakoshi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Funakoshi misses with a left hand
letting Guth counter with a right hand.
Funakoshi blocks a head kick by Guth.
Guth shoots in for a double leg but Funakoshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Funakoshi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Funakoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funakoshi throws a shot from downtown. Guth moves away and avoids it.
Funakoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funakoshi misses the body punch

and Guth counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Funakoshi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Funakoshi.
Guth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funakoshi avoids it.
Guth trying to land knees to the body.
Funakoshi misses with the head strike.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
Funakoshi prevents the takedown attempt.
Gichin Funakoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Guth.
Funakoshi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funakoshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guth is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Funakoshi is defending well.
Guth blocks a body shot from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi is struggling to control the position.
Funakoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Guth controls the action.
Guth landing knees to the body.
Guth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funakoshi avoids it.
Funakoshi looking to slow down the pace here.
Guth misses with a knee strike.
Funakoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funakoshi is defending well for now.
Funakoshi stalling against the ropes.
Funakoshi misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi stops a takedown attempt from Guth.
Funakoshi misses with the head strike.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Funakoshi fails to land.
Gichin Funakoshi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guth tries to land knees in the clinch but Funakoshi avoids the damage to the body.
Funakoshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guth is keeping busy.
Funakoshi avoiding damage as Guth throws knees to the body.
Funakoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guth throws a knee to the head but misses.

Funakoshi tightens his grip and picks Guth up, before dumping him to the ground. Guth manages to land in guard.
Guth controls Funakoshi momentarily but Funakoshi frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guth is keeping the position for now.
Funakoshi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Guth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gichin Funakoshi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guth staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gichin Funakoshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Funakoshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Guth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funakoshi lands with a nice body punch.
Funakoshi misses the jab.
Funakoshi cracks a nice hook into Guth's ribs.
Burt Guth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Funakoshi. That snapped Guth's head back.
Guth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funakoshi just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guth has time to react.
Funakoshi misses with a right hand
and Guth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Funakoshi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Funakoshi as he connects with a hook.
Funakoshi misses the shot to the body.
Guth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guth tries to close the distance and clinch but Funakoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guth moves away from the strike by Funakoshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guth scores with a head kick. Funakoshi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Guth takes one to the chin there.
Funakoshi throws a sloppy body shot
and Guth counters with a head kick. That will keep Funakoshi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Funakoshi takes a swing at Guth's ribcage but misses.
Burt Guth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funakoshi dips to his left and cracks Guth with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi swings for the body but Guth moves out of range.
Funakoshi misses with a lunging right hand

and Guth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guth advances to half guard.

Guth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Funakoshi sees it coming and defends easily.
Funakoshi trying to hold on to Guth's head to control him but Guth postures up.
Guth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funakoshi keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is looking to control Guth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funakoshi avoid being mounted?
Guth trying to control the action but Funakoshi is working from the bottom.
Guth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Funakoshi's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funakoshi wants to control but Guth is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gichin Funakoshi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Funakoshi, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gichin Funakoshi!
An out of breath Gichin Funakoshi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.