PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teitur Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

McGregor
vs
Gunnarsson

196 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
30
275 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teitur Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gunnarsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Gunnarsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gunnarsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gunnarsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gunnarsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGregor wants to get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gunnarsson is keen to just control but McGregor is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnarsson moves nicely into side control.
Gunnarsson tries to advance position but instead McGregor slips a leg back in to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunnarsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGregor is not content to let Gunnarsson control the position.
Gunnarsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson thows a huge punch but McGregor dodges it nicely.
Gunnarsson stops McGregor from getting back to his feet.
Gunnarsson trying to control from half guard but McGregor is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gunnarsson in particular looking to stall.

Gunnarsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gunnarsson wants to free his trapped foot but McGregor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGregor is trying to stand back up but Gunnarsson is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor won't allow Gunnarsson to pass to mount.
Gunnarsson trying to control from half guard but McGregor is working away.
Gunnarsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunnarsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to control the action in half guard but McGregor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunnarsson on the ground.
Gunnarsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gunnarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gunnarsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McGregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunnarsson tries to pass to full mount but McGregor defends it.
Gunnarsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunnarsson works his way into side control.
Gunnarsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Teitur Gunnarsson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson trying to control the action but McGregor is working from the bottom.

Gunnarsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGregor, who protects the arm well.
Gunnarsson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McGregor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McGregor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson working the ground and pound but McGregor is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to get back to his feet.
Gunnarsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gunnarsson working the head and body with strikes.
McGregor parries the strikes from Gunnarsson easily there. Gunnarsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGregor to escape.
Gunnarsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gunnarsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McGregor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gunnarsson is trying to get an arm triangle but McGregor is defending well.
McGregor gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gunnarsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGregor is looking to escape.
Gunnarsson thowing shots but they're missing.
Gunnarsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Jack McGregor has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McGregor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gunnarsson.
McGregor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson unloads with some shots from mount but McGregor bucks and avoids them well.
Gunnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunnarsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gunnarsson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McGregor manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gunnarsson misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teitur Gunnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack McGregor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gunnarsson moves into range and clinches up with McGregor.
McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGregor wants to break free but Gunnarsson has control.

Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teitur Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGregor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson slips a jab and a cross from McGregor.

Gunnarsson looking to score a takedown here. McGregor is defending well but Gunnarsson drives through and ends up in McGregor's guard.
McGregor keeping full guard, as Gunnarsson tries to pass.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
Gunnarsson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson advances to half guard.
Gunnarsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunnarsson trying to control from half guard but McGregor is working away.
Gunnarsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gunnarsson controlling the action here.
Gunnarsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Gunnarsson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McGregor taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson tries to control but McGregor wriggling away.
McGregor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson controlling from mount.
Gunnarsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McGregor because Gunnarsson loaded up on that one.
Gunnarsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McGregor because Gunnarsson loaded up on that one.
Gunnarsson looking to ground and pound but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Gunnarsson misses with a head shot.
Gunnarsson misses with a head shot.
Gunnarsson controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Teitur Gunnarsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gunnarsson throwing strikes but McGregor uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
McGregor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gunnarsson.
Still in half guard, Gunnarsson seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunnarsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teitur Gunnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunnarsson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teitur Gunnarsson!
Teitur Gunnarsson 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.