PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haloti Gnata is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gnata
vs
Bjornsson

192 cm
30
209 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

193 cm
32
210 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Haloti Gnata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson tries to clinch up but Gnata circles away and keeps his distance.
Gnata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjornsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bjornsson tries to bum rush Gnata with a series of wild strikes but Gnata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Gnata has managed to clinch.
Gnata pushes Bjornsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gnata working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gnata.
Bjornsson working hard to break the clinch.
Gnata has Bjornsson pushed against the cage.
Bjornsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gnata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Gnata - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Gnata on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bjornsson.
Gnata misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Bjornsson misses with a knee to the head.
Gnata misses with a body punch.
Gnata looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson blocking some punches.
Bjornsson misses with some punches.
Gnata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bjornsson fails to land.
Gnata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gnata misses with some punches.
Gnata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head.
Gnata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjornsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gnata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bjornsson scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornsson.
Gnata tries to land knees in the clinch but Bjornsson avoids the damage to the body.
Bjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gnata.
Gnata lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bjornsson misses with some punches.
Gnata misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gnata seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Bjornsson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

Bjornsson manages to break the clinch.
Gnata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjornsson lands a jab to the head.
Gnata misses with a straight left.
Gunnar Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson misses with a body kick.
Bjornsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gnata swats away the attempt to clinch by Bjornsson.
Gnata throws a looping overhand right but Bjornsson ducks down to avoid it.
Bjornsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Gnata throws a head kick that Bjornsson semi-blocks.
Bjornsson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bjornsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gnata avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gnata throws out the jab.
Gnata feints a jab promting Bjornsson to slip. Gnata then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bjornsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bjornsson throws a series of punches but Gnata moves out of range.

Gnata tries to keep at a distance but Bjornsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gnata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gnata is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjornsson gets an underhook and turns Gnata into the cage.
Gnata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Bjornsson.

Bjornsson breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gnata misses with an uppercut.
Gnata takes one to the chin there.
Gnata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson misses with a few strikes there.
Bjornsson connects with a jab.
Bjornsson slips under a jab.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gnata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gnata.
Gnata tries to clinch but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Gnata blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Haloti Gnata will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bjornsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjornsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bjornsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gnata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gnata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gnata makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good exchange - Gnata coming out on top.
Gnata lands a nice looking body shot.
Bjornsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bjornsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gnata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch but Gnata is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson misses with a wild combination.
Bjornsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnata lands the left hand.
Gnata dodges the punch combination from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjornsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gnata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gnata does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bjornsson lands the left hand.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Gnata avoids it easily.
Gnata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunnar Bjornsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjornsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gnata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjornsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson sizes up Gnata with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Gnata ducks down to avoid it.
Gnata moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gnata.
Gunnar Bjornsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gnata lands a nice shot to the body.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Gnata.
No joy there for Bjornsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjornsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bjornsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gnata keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata looks to land a combination. Bjornsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bjornsson throws a nice looking combination but Gnata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Gnata.
Bjornsson tries to bum rush Gnata with a series of wild strikes but Gnata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gnata.
Bjornsson misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Gnata. That snapped Bjornsson's head back.
Bjornsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gnata to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson dodges the punch combination from Gnata.
A cross from Gnata lands.
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!
Gnata misses with a wild combination.
Gnata looks to throw the jab but Bjornsson is out of range.
Gnata misses with an uppercut.
Bjornsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjornsson thows a leg kick but Gnata checks it
and Gnata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gnata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Bjornsson tenderised Gnata's leg. Gnata is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gnata thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Haloti Gnata will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bjornsson wants to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gnata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bjornsson takes one to the side of the head.
Gnata throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Gnata scores with a nice right hand.
Bjornsson looks to land a combination. Gnata sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Bjornsson finds it's way through Gnata's defenses.
Bjornsson thumps Gnata with a low kick.
Bjornsson connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson ducks right into an uppercut from Gnata.
Gnata looks to throw the jab but Bjornsson is out of range.
Bjornsson throws a series of punches but Gnata moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a series of punches but Gnata avoids them all with ease.
Bjornsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Gnata.
Gnata throws a head kick but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Bjornsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gnata misses with an uppercut.

Bjornsson rushes Gnata and presses him up against the cage.
Gnata struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjornsson controls his hands.
Gnata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gnata misses with the head strike.
Gnata blocks an uppercut.
Gnata tries to throw a body punch but Bjornsson avoids it by throwing Gnata back against the cage.
Gnata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gnata gets through Bjornsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gnata throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjornsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gnata misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gnata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjornsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bjornsson being controlled against the cage.
Gnata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gnata lands a hook that snaps the head of Bjornsson backwards.
Gnata works on Bjornsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Bjornsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gnata.
Gnata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gnata tries a body shot but Bjornsson blocks it.
Gnata will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bjornsson up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornsson.
Gnata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornssons head.
Gnata takes a shot to the head.
Bjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata tries to work over Bjornsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjornsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gnata digs a right hand underneath Bjornsson's ribcage. Bjornsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Gnata on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Gnata.
Gnata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gnata lands with a light punch inside.
Gnata lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gnata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunnar Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gnata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gnata lands with a left to the head.
Gnata scores with a shot to the side of Bjornsson's head.
A short left from Gnata.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gnata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gnata.
Haloti Gnata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bjornsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gnata.
Gnata stalls.
Still in the clinch, Gnata scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gnata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gnata lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gnata misses with some punches.
Bjornsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gnata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but Gnata blocks with his arms.
Gnata blocks an uppercut.
Bjornsson scores with a knee to the head.
Gnata blocking some punches.
Bjornsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gnata stalling in the clinch but Bjornsson improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjornsson misses with the head strike.
Gnata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gnata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjornsson scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haloti Gnata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gnata 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haloti Gnata!
In his post fight interview, Haloti Gnata started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.