PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rodrigues
vs
Gunn

175 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
167 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn lands an overhand right.

It looks like Guilherme Rodrigues has been cut.
Gunn throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.

Rodrigues drives through with a takedown into Gunn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodrigues tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.

Rodrigues thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gunn wants to stand up but Rodrigues is controlling him.
Rodrigues looking to pass the guard.
Rodrigues with a flurry of punches that miss.

Gunn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rodrigues off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a half hearted mid kick.

Gunn moves into range and clinches up with Rodrigues.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Rodrigues wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodrigues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gunn tries to avoid it but Rodrigues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gunn to the ground. Gunn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodrigues crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gunn - the referee stops the clock and Rodrigues gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gunn. Rodrigues manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gunn misses with a double jab

and Rodrigues counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gunn's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gunn has his feet on Rodrigues's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigues's face.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Gunn trying to control the position but instead, Rodrigues has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunn into the cage.

Rodrigues is trying to trip Gunn. He has hold of a leg but Gunn is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rodrigues persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rodrigues wants to pass the guard but Gunn is keeping the position.
Gunn wants to stand and escape but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Gunn wants to stand up but Rodrigues is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Gunn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Rodrigues.
Gunn throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Gunn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gunn stalks Rodrigues and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodrigues's face. Rodrigues staggers backwards, shaken.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches up with Gunn, looking for a takedown. Rodrigues pushes Gunn against the cage but Gunn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunn wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn lands with a right hand.

Rodrigues is rocked!
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oh Rodrigues is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Gunn jabs at Rodrigues's body.
Rodrigues seems to have got his legs back now.

Gunn clinches up with Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rodrigues tries to circle away but Gunn has him pinned against the cage.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gunn lands a left and a right that send Rodrigues crashing to the mat, dazed. Gunn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Gunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Gunn has closed the distance and engaged Rodrigues in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaice Gunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Rodrigues's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gunn rushes Rodrigues and presses him up against the cage.

Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gunn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Rodrigues decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gunn is trying to stand up here but Rodrigues is controlling him well.
Gunn is not content to let Rodrigues control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Gunn is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn pushes Rodrigues off looking to stand but Rodrigues dives back in and keeps control.
Guilherme Rodrigues overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodrigues.
Gunn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rodrigues wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunn keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Guilherme Rodrigues wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Rodrigues has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gunn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunn.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Gunn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Rodrigues gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rodrigues wants to work for an arm triangle but Gunn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gunn is looking for a sweep. Rodrigues is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gunn is staying active underneath Rodrigues, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to stand.
Rodrigues is trying to control. Gunn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Rodrigues.
Rodrigues looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunn is fending him off so far but Rodrigues persists. Nope, Gunn circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodrigues takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A right-left combo lands from Gunn.
Rodrigues misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn is looking to clinch.

Rodrigues moves into range and clinches up with Gunn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigues lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodrigues tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigues lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigues blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodrigues wants a takedown.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodrigues missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn landing knees to the body.

Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodrigues back to the cage. Gunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaice Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Rodrigues's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gunn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodrigues at a distance.
Gunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodrigues looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunn. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Rodrigues avoids them all with ease.
Gunn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Rodrigues works Gunn's body with a nice hook.
Rodrigues shoots in for a double leg but Gunn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodrigues swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn throws a nice head kick!
Gunn lands with a kick to the temple. Rodrigues shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Guilherme Rodrigues's cut is getting worse.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn lands with a right that hurts Rodrigues. Rodrigues looks to clinch but Gunn throws a short knee that drops Rodrigues. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Kaice Gunn!
Kaice Gunn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.