PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donar Gunvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kunaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunvaldsson comes to the cage accompanied by Pornstep - Dodge & Fuski. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunvaldsson
vs
Kunaida

180 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

176 cm
25
165 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Donar Gunvaldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kunaida!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunaida throws the left hand but Gunvaldsson avoids the punch easily.
Gunvaldsson delivers a nice body kick.
Kunaida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donar Gunvaldsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kunaida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunvaldsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunvaldsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kunaida circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Kunaida counter with a right hand.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunvaldsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch
and Kunaida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gunvaldsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunaida throws a lazy right hand but Gunvaldsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kunaida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Kunaida circles away.
Gunvaldsson misses with an uppercut. Kunaida saw that one coming.
Kunaida thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Gunvaldsson.
Good standup being displayed there by Kunaida as he connects with a hook.
Kunaida keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunvaldsson ducks under a wild hook from Kunaida.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch
and Kunaida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Kunaida moves away
and Kunaida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kunaida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kunaida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson throws a shot to the body.
Kunaida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunvaldsson manages to avoid it.
Gunvaldsson moves to clinch but Kunaida breaks away
and Kunaida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kunaida throws a leg kick
and Gunvaldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Kunaida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kunaida moves out of range as Gunvaldsson throws a body kick.

Gunvaldsson closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Kunaida as the two fighters clinch.
Kunaida lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunvaldsson taking a breather.
Gunvaldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kunaida can't find room to land a body shot as Gunvaldsson controls the action.
Kunaida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunvaldsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson avoiding damage as Kunaida throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson prevents Kunaida from breaking the clinch.
Kunaida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kunaida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunvaldsson or not.
Kunaida lands a hook that snaps the head of Gunvaldsson backwards.
Kunaida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kunaida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunvaldsson backwards.
Gunvaldsson avoiding damage as Kunaida throws knees to the body.
Kunaida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunvaldsson prevents a body shot from Kunaida.
Kunaida swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunvaldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Kunaida's ribcage.
Kunaida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kunaida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gunvaldsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kunaida up against the cage.
Gunvaldsson dodges an elbow strike from Kunaida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunaida trying to land knees to the body.
Kunaida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunvaldsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Kunaida leaning against his opponent.
Gunvaldsson prevents a body shot from Kunaida.
Gunvaldsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kunaida gets an underhook and turns Gunvaldsson into the cage.
Kunaida trying to stall but Gunvaldsson improves his position.
Gunvaldsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunaida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunvaldsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunvaldsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kunaida gets an underhook and turns Gunvaldsson into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kunaida scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunvaldsson trying to land knees to the body.
Kunaida landing knees to the body.
Kunaida working aggressively here.
Gunvaldsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kunaida.
Stalling in the clinch from Gunvaldsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masato Kunaida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch but Kunaida is avoiding it.
Kunaida throws a hook but Gunvaldsson avoids it easily.
Gunvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunaida circles away.
Kunaida moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunvaldsson moves out of range as Kunaida strikes.
Kunaida tries to land a front kick but Gunvaldsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kunaida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson closes the distance but Kunaida moves to the side
letting Kunaida counter with a right hand.
Kunaida lands with a right hand.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Kunaida is having none of it.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up.
Gunvaldsson looks to land a body kick but Kunaida moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kunaida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunaida circles away.
Gunvaldsson misses with a head kick.
Gunvaldsson moves in looking to clinch but Kunaida pushes him off.
Kunaida throws a right hand that Gunvaldsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunvaldsson also avoids with ease.
Kunaida misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Gunvaldsson misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kunaida blocks the leg kick.
Gunvaldsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Gunvaldsson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson stalling in the clinch but Kunaida improves position.
Gunvaldsson blocks an elbow strike from Kunaida.
Gunvaldsson managing to block the knees to the body from Kunaida.
Masato Kunaida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gunvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kunaida avoids the damage to the body.
Gunvaldsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kunaida.
Kunaida tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunvaldsson avoids the damage to the body.
Kunaida blocks the elbow strike.
Kunaida lands an uppercut.
Kunaida lands an elbow that stopped Gunvaldsson in his tracks for a moment.
Kunaida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunvaldsson is defending well for now.
Kunaida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunvaldsson trying to land knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson managing to block the knees to the body from Kunaida.
Gunvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Kunaida tries to work over Gunvaldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gunvaldsson missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kunaida.
Gunvaldsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gunvaldsson connects with a knee to the head.
Kunaida slowing the pace effectively.
Gunvaldsson misses with a punch to the body.
Kunaida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kunaida avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gunvaldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kunaida taking a breather.
Gunvaldsson trying to land knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson trying to land knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Kunaida won't want to take too many of those.
Kunaida missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kunaida in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gunvaldsson avoids the elbow strike from Kunaida, against the cage.
Kunaida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunvaldsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kunaida lands an uppercut.
Kunaida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson scores with a knee to the head.
Gunvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kunaida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kunaida is breathing heavily.
Kunaida can't break the clinch.
Kunaida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunvaldsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunaida has Gunvaldsson pressed against the cage.
Gunvaldsson trying to control the position but instead, Kunaida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunvaldsson into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donar Gunvaldsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Gunvaldsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kunaida misses with a wild body shot.
Kunaida misses with a looping right.
Gunvaldsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gunvaldsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kunaida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Kunaida moves away
and Kunaida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kunaida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gunvaldsson's head backwards.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch.
Kunaida misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kunaida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kunaida takes a swing at Gunvaldsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunvaldsson closes the distance but Kunaida moves to the side
and Kunaida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunvaldsson throws a body kick that misses.
Gunvaldsson blocks a jab.
Kunaida lands a jab.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Kunaida counter with a right hand.
Gunvaldsson avoids the head kick by Kunaida.
Kunaida misses with a body kick.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch up but Kunaida keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson moves in looking to clinch but Kunaida pushes him off.
Gunvaldsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch
and Kunaida counters with a two punch combo.
Gunvaldsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gunvaldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunaida.
Gunvaldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch but Kunaida is avoiding it.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch
and Gunvaldsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kunaida takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch but Kunaida slips to the side
and Kunaida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Kunaida circles away.
Masato Kunaida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunvaldsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kunaida.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunvaldsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunvaldsson lands a high kick!
Kunaida swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Kunaida moves out of range.
Gunvaldsson looks to clinch
and Kunaida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunvaldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kunaida is just out of range.
Good exchange - Kunaida coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kunaida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kunaida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kunaida scores with a three punch combo!
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch up but Kunaida keeps it at a distance.
Gunvaldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kunaida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunvaldsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kunaida doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch.
Kunaida lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Masato Kunaida.
Well Kunaida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masato Kunaida!
Post fight, Masato Kunaida stared into the camera and said 'I now beated this motherfucker for the second time in two weeks!!!!!'.