PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donar Gunvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomoyasu Matsunaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunvaldsson comes to the cage accompanied by Pornstep - Dodge & Fuski. Donar Gunvaldsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gunvaldsson
vs
Matsunaga

180 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
28
163 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donar Gunvaldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomoyasu Matsunaga!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Gunvaldsson tenderised Matsunaga's leg. Matsunaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsunaga circles away.

Gunvaldsson has managed to clinch.
Gunvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Matsunaga won't want to take too many of those.
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
Matsunaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gunvaldsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunvaldsson misses with a body punch.
Gunvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matsunaga fails to pull guard.
Gunvaldsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Donar Gunvaldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomoyasu Matsunaga.
Gunvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsunaga avoids the damage to the body.
Gunvaldsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gunvaldsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunvaldsson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but Gunvaldsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gunvaldsson slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga jumps guard but Gunvaldsson stands there with Matsunaga around his waist. Matsunaga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gunvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but Gunvaldsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gunvaldsson leaning against his opponent.
Gunvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunvaldsson is pushing Matsunaga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gunvaldsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsunaga is defending well for now.
Gunvaldsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsunaga.
Gunvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsunaga avoids the damage to the body.
Gunvaldsson misses with a punch to the body.
Gunvaldsson working Matsunaga over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunvaldsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gunvaldsson to keep the fight standing.
Matsunaga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson landing knees to the head.
Gunvaldsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunvaldsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gunvaldsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsunaga is defending well for now.

Matsunaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsunaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch.
Matsunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matsunaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matsunaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a combination that misses
and Gunvaldsson counters with a nice body kick.
Gunvaldsson moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Gunvaldsson moves in looking to clinch but Matsunaga pushes him off.
Gunvaldsson thows a body kick. Matsunaga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gunvaldsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matsunaga will feel that in the morning.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsunaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsunaga stuns Gunvaldsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matsunaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matsunaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsunaga digs a good hook to Gunvaldsson's body.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gunvaldsson gets a clinch.
Matsunaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunvaldsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsunaga avoids it.
Gunvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Matsunaga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gunvaldsson uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunvaldsson wants to stand but Matsunaga is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gunvaldsson trying to control but Matsunaga is working from the bottom.
Gunvaldsson wants to stand and escape but instead Matsunaga has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gunvaldsson keeping moving, preventing Matsunaga from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsunaga passes into half guard.
Gunvaldsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donar Gunvaldsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gunvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsunaga circles away.
Gunvaldsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Gunvaldsson was well out of range.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Matsunaga is having none of it.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Matsunaga circles away.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsunaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunvaldsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomoyasu Matsunaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Matsunaga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matsunaga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matsunaga wants to control the pace but Gunvaldsson is squirming around nicely.
Gunvaldsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunvaldsson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Matsunaga.
Gunvaldsson tries to lock up and control but Matsunaga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matsunaga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gunvaldsson is working to get back to half guard.
Matsunaga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gunvaldsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga tries to control but Gunvaldsson wriggling away.
Gunvaldsson working to try and regain half guard.
Matsunaga controlling his opponent.

Gunvaldsson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Matsunaga.
Gunvaldsson trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands a nice shot to the head.
Matsunaga trying to control but Gunvaldsson is having none of it.
Matsunaga is trying to take his opponent's back.
Gunvaldsson tries to reverse the position but Matsunaga maintains control.
Matsunaga trying to control but Gunvaldsson is having none of it.
Matsunaga is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matsunaga is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gunvaldsson is surviving well by controlling Matsunaga's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsunaga wants to take his opponent's back but instead Gunvaldsson manages to regain half guard.
Gunvaldsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matsunaga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matsunaga's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gunvaldsson's guard. Nice work there by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomoyasu Matsunaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gunvaldsson moves in looking to clinch but Matsunaga pushes him off.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up
and Matsunaga counters with a one-two to the body.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matsunaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that Gunvaldsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunvaldsson also avoids with ease.
Gunvaldsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunvaldsson loads up on a big right hand but Matsunaga slips the punch.
Gunvaldsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matsunaga's head.

Gunvaldsson clinches with his opponent.
Matsunaga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matsunaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gunvaldsson smiles and moves away.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Matsunaga circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson swinging wildly here.
Gunvaldsson throws the kick towards the body but Matsunaga avoids it.

Gunvaldsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Matsunaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gunvaldsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gunvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsunaga avoids the damage to the body.
Gunvaldsson stalling in the clinch but Matsunaga improves position.
Gunvaldsson lands a body shot.
Matsunaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gunvaldsson walks away with a smile on his face. Matsunaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsunaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Matsunaga circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga misses the shot to the body.
Gunvaldsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunvaldsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsunaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donar Gunvaldsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunvaldsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matsunaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunvaldsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsunaga moves away.
A head kick from Gunvaldsson lands but Matsunaga takes it in his stride.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Matsunaga misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunvaldsson gets caught napping as Matsunaga dives in and scores a takedown. Gunvaldsson manages to retain guard.
Matsunaga wants to control from the top but Gunvaldsson keeps moving.
Matsunaga pushes down on Gunvaldsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matsunaga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Matsunaga is looking to take a break and control but Gunvaldsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matsunaga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gunvaldsson is just riding it out for now. Matsunaga eventually gives up the hold.
Gunvaldsson keeping control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Matsunaga is trying to work for a kimura but Gunvaldsson is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donar Gunvaldsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gunvaldsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donar Gunvaldsson!
A very excited looking Donar Gunvaldsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.