PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gunn
vs
Smith

181 cm
26
167 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

170 cm
28
158 lbs
6 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.

Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Gunn's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smith postures up in Gunn's guard and throws a big left but Gunn blocks it.
Gunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Gunn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Gunn blocks nicely.
Smith prevents Gunn from getting back to his feet.

Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gunn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gunn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gunn!
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gunn off and has taken his back!
Gunn looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Gunn showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn is in bad spot here.
Smith scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gunn is looking for a way out.

Gunn defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Smith's arms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Smith is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gunn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Gunn showing good submission defense here.
Gunn covering up well under a series of strikes from Smith.

Gunn preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Smith.
Gunn is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Gunn is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Smith gets his way!
Smith is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith working for a choke but Gunn is defending well.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is striking well from the back but Gunn escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.
Gunn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.

Smith stands up from half guard.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gunn clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.

Gunn lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gunn is working away from the top position though.
Gunn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gunn trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gunn connects with a crisp jab.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Gunn.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.

Gunn closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Gunn letting Smith take a breather here.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Smith tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gunn drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Gunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gunn trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Gunn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Smith looking to stall.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Gunn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn postures up.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Smith working for a triangle but Gunn defends it easily.
Gunn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Gunn slips an elbow through the middle.
Gunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gunn defends it easily.
Gunn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunn wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Gunn sitting in guard here, content to control.

Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gunn postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.

Gunn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Gunn misses with a combination

and Smith counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Gunn dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Gunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gunn breaks from the clinch.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunn is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gunn down to the mat. Gunn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kaice Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Kaice Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunn can pounce on him.
Smith moves forwards but Gunn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith shoots in but Gunn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!

Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn thumps Smith with a low kick.
Gunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Gunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn lands a jab to the nose.
Gunn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gunn drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunn.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Kaice Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Smith.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.

Smith has picked Gunn up - he's going for a ride! Smith dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Gunn dodges it nicely.
Gunn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gunn works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Gunn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Gunn!
Gunn landing with the ground and pound.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gunn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
It looks like Gunn is going to stand back up.
Gunn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gunn wants to stand up but Smith has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gunn lands a nice short elbow.
Gunn trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.

Smith looking for submissions off his back.

Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.

Gunn escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Gunn.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Gunn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Gunn tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gunn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Kaice Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Smith has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaice Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gunn 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaice Gunn!
Kaice Gunn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.