PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Gunines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wedus Gembel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wedus Gembel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gunines
vs
Gembel

179 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Gunines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wedus Gembel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gembel dives in for a single leg takedown but Gunines sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gunines drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gembel sprawls and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Gembel.
Gunines looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gembel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gembel's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gembel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gembel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gunines takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gembel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gembel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gembel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunines is looking to counter punch.
Gembel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gunines takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gembel is looking to clinch but Gunines is avoiding it.
It looked like Gunines wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gembel delivers a nice body kick.
Gembel connects with a high kick.
Gembel lands with a kick to the temple. Gunines shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gembel scores with a head kick. Gunines tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gembel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gembel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gembel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunines if he has to take too many more of those.
Alexandre Gunines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunines stuffs the takedown.
Gunines swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexandre Gunines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wedus Gembel.
Gembel looks winded!
Gembel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunines went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gembel wants to clinch but Gunines slips to the side

and Gunines counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gembel won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gunines decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gembel to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gembel shoots in for a takedown but Gunines shows good takedown defense.
Gunines tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gembel manages to circle out of the way.
Gembel misses with a head kick.
Gembel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunines appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gembel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunines wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gembel throws a leg kick

and Gunines counters with a shoot takedown. Gembel fights it but they end up in guard.
Gembel is wriggling around but Gunines manages to pass to half guard.

Gunines stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gembel to get to his feet.
Gembel throws a head kick that misses.
Gunines feinted with a counter takedown.
Gembel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gembel tries to clinch up.
Gunines is looking to counter the offense by Gembel and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gembel.
Gembel misses with a head kick.
Gunines appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Gembel.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gembel.
Gembel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gembel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunines tries to counter by clinching up but Gembel breaks away and moves out of range.
Gembel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gembel looks to throw a body kick

and Gunines counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gembel!

Gunines decides to stand back up.
Gembel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gembel throws a sloppy head kick

and Gunines counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gembel won't be happy with that.
Gembel is looking to get back to his feet here but Gunines is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gembel's back.

Gunines has decided that he can't make progress quickly enough from the back position and has rather unusually decided to stand up from the dominant position. Obviously he's going to be looking for the knockout on the feet here!
Gembel shoots in looking for a takedown but Gunines manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gembel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gembel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunines as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunines slips a jab and a cross from Gembel.
Gembel is looking to chop away at Gunines's legs.
Gembel shoots in looking for a takedown. Gunines tries to sprawl out of it but Gembel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gunines manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wedus Gembel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gembel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Gunines on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gembel keeps Gunines at a distance using the push kick.
Gembel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunines was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gembel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gunines takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gembel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gembel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gembel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunines will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gembel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gunines's calf.
Gunines avoids the head kick by Gembel.
Gunines swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wedus Gembel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gembel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunines has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gembel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gembel shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Gunines on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gembel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alexandre Gunines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wedus Gembel.
Gunines blocks a head kick by Gembel.
Gembel throws a head kick but Gunines moves out of range.
Gembel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gembel darts in looking for a takedown but Gunines gets double underhooks and turns Gembel into the cage.
Gembel tries to land a body kick

and Gunines counters with a single leg into guard. Gembel didn't expect that.
Gunines is standing up over Gembel. Gembel looks to escape but Gunines dives into side control.

Gunines stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunines avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gembel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gembel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunines swivels and escapes.
Gunines tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gembel manages to circle out of the way.
Gunines blocks the body kick.
As Gembel tries to get set, Gunines tries to push him back and clinch up but Gembel manages to avoid the attempt.
Gunines slaps away a takedown attempt from Gembel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunines feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gunines is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gembel tries to clinch but Gunines is having none of it.
Gunines tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gembel manages to circle out of the way.
Gunines blocks a head kick by Gembel.
Gunines wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Gembel misses

so Gunines counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gembel is looking to stand back up but Gunines counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gembel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunines decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gembel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunines misses the target.
A head kick misses from Gembel.
Gunines throwing a counter right hand but Gembel manages to avoid it.
Gembel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunines seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gembel throws a head kick that misses

and Gunines counters with a shoot takedown. Gembel fights it but they end up in guard.

Gunines stands up and waves to Gembel to follow him.
Gembel wants to clinch up but Gunines keeps it at a distance.
Gembel fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunines swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gembel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunines misses its target.
Gembel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunines circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gunines counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gunines decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gembel, up you get!
Gembel shoots for a takedown but Gunines saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gunines drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gembel sprawls and moves away.
Gembel misses with a combination

so Gunines counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gembel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gunines manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Gunines dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gembel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gembel thumps Gunines with a low kick.
A head kick from Gembel lands but Gunines takes it in his stride.
Gunines takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gunines checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gembel.
Gunines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gembel throws a head kick but Gunines moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gembel throws a head kick that misses.
As Gembel tries to get set, Gunines tries to push him back and clinch up but Gembel manages to avoid the attempt.
Gembel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gembel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gembel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gembel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gunines defends it nicely.
Gunines throwing a counter right hand but Gembel manages to avoid it.
Wedus Gembel seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gembel throws a head kick that misses

and Gunines counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gembel is looking to stand back up but Gunines counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gembel.

Gunines stands up out of the half guard.
Gembel misses with a kick to the body.
Gembel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gembel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunines is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gembel.
Gembel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunines.
Gunines drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gembel sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gembel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gunines is out of range.
Gunines drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gembel sprawls and moves away.
Gunines checks a leg kick.
Gunines takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gunines seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gembel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gembel.
Gunines drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gembel sprawls and moves away.
Gembel wants to clinch.
Gunines feinted there with a counter leg kick.
No luck for Gembel with that takedown attempt.
Gunines half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gembel misses with a kick to the body.
Gembel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunines was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gembel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunines tries to counter by clinching up but Gembel breaks away and moves out of range.
Gembel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gembel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunines as he avoids it easily.
Alexandre Gunines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wedus Gembel.
Gembel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunines swivels and escapes.
Gunines throwing a counter right hand but Gembel manages to avoid it.
Gembel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunines avoids it really well and circles away.
A low kick from Gembel is predictable there

and Gunines counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gunines decides to stand back up. Gunines steps back and let's Gembel get back to his feet.
Gunines checks a low kick from Gembel.
Gembel shoots for a double leg takedown but Gunines sprawls well. He's pushed Gembel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Gunines wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wedus Gembel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gembel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gembel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gembel connects with a leg kick. Gunines looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Gunines blocks the leg kick.
Gembel tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gunines on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunines checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gembel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gembel shoots for a takedown but Gunines saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wedus Gembel.
I think Gembel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wedus Gembel!