PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (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.

Gunn
vs
Daniels

181 cm
25
167 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Gunn throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Daniels throws a hook but Gunn avoids it easily.
Gunn throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunn.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gunn, right into the meat.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Daniels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has Gunn backing up. Gunn nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes.

Gunn has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn avoiding damage.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Gunn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Gunn is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the cage.
Gunn working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Gunn is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Gunn working Daniels over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Gunn to work.
Gunn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniels is looking to control Gunn's arms but Gunn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daniels has his back to the cage.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Gunn.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn moves out of range as Daniels strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Gunn clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gunn.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has Gunn backing up. Gunn nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaice Gunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunn lands a slapping body shot.
Gunn tries to clinch up.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn throws a body kick that misses.
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.

Gunn moves into the clinch.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels trying to stall but Gunn improves his position.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daniels is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gunn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gunn for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn blocks a jab.
Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gunn.
Daniels throws a hook but Gunn avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
Gunn slips a jab from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a single shot there.

Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Daniels stalling in the clinch but Gunn improves position.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Gunn.
Gunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Daniels.

Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels misses with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels works over Gunn's head and body with a nice combination.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels slips a straight right by Gunn.
Gunn is looking to land body kicks.

Gunn moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaice Gunn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gunn darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.
Gunn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn lands an elbow inside.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunn is keeping busy.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaice Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Gunn prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Gunn shakes it off.
Daniels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Gunn closes the distance and pushes Daniels back into the cage.
Gunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Gunn stalling against the cage.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniels as Gunn tries to tie him up.
Daniels tries to stall but Gunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels tries to break free but Gunn pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
Gunn trying to control the position but instead, Daniels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunn into the cage.
Daniels wants to break free but Gunn has control.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunn is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Gunn.
Gunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn stalling.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Gunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn is leaning against Daniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kaice Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaice Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaice Gunn!
A very excited looking Kaice Gunn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.