PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Avalon
vs
Gun

190 cm
27
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

189 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Machiavelli Boutique

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarvis Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Avalon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Gun takes the fight into the clinch.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avalon working aggressively here.
Avalon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun tries to work over Avalon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avalon throws a head punch that misses.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Avalon blocking some punches.
Avalon throws a head punch that misses.
Gun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avalon misses with the head strike.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Avalon blocks an uppercut.
Avalon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avalon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avalon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gun tries to work over Avalon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gun misses with the head strike.
A short right from Avalon on the inside.
Avalon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Avalon blocking some punches.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avalon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avalon is looking to control Gun's arms but Gun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Avalon has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gun digs a right hand into Avalon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Avalon's gas tank.
Gun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avalon backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avalon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gun up against the cage.
Avalon blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Gun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Avalon to work.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Avalon.

Avalon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gun moves in looking to clinch but Avalon pushes him off.
Gun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avalon.
Avalon ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
Nice straight punches there by Gun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gun.
Machine Gun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gun lands a nice hook to Avalon's body. Avalon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Avalon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Gun has closed the distance and engaged Avalon in a clinch.
Gun working aggressively here.
Gun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avalon pushes Gun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Avalon.
Avalon is looking to control Gun's arms but Gun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Avalon has his back to the cage.
Avalon blocks an uppercut.

Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avalon swings for the body but Gun moves out of range.
Avalon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gun moves in looking to clinch but Avalon pushes him off.
Gun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Gun misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Avalon misses its target.
Avalon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Avalon takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Gun throws a hook to the side of Avalon's head but Avalon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avalon with a jab.
Avalon takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Avalon misses with a two punch combination.
Avalon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gun throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avalon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gun.
Avalon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avalon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gun throws a right hand that Avalon ducks under and follows up with a left that Avalon also avoids with ease.
Avalon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gun misses with a hook to the body
and Gun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avalon walks into a left hand.
Nice shot by Gun.
Gun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avalon circles away quickly and effectively.
Avalon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avalon throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gun.
A quick step to the side and Avalon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Gun.
Avalon avoids a punch combination nicely.

Gun clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Avalon lands a jab to the nose.
Gun might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Avalon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looks like Avalon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Avalons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Avalon throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Avalon.
Avalon ducks right into an uppercut from Gun.

It looks like Jarvis Avalon has been cut.
Avalon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avalon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Avalon scores with a body shot.
Gun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avalon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avalon throws a jab but it's blocked by Gun.
Gun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Avalon defending well as Gun loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Avalon misses the target.
Avalon swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Avalon, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avalon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon misses with the head strike.
Avalon is trying to break free.
Gun being controlled against the cage.
Gun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Avalon backwards.
Avalon scores with a shoulder strike.
Avalon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun lands a shoulder strike.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Avalon.
Gun lands a hook that snaps the head of Avalon backwards.

Avalon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Avalon.
Gun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Gun blocks the low kick.
A jab from Avalon misses.
Avalon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gun cracks Avalon with a good jab.
Gun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avalon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Avalon catches Gun right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun misses with a looping left.
Avalon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
Avalon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avalon manages to avoid it.
Avalon slips a jab from Gun.
Gun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avalon in his tracks.
Gun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avalon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avalon takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
Gun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avalon in his tracks.
Gun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gun thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Gun misses.
Jarvis Avalon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Avalon has time to react.
Gun throws a lazy right hand but Avalon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Avalon.
Gun steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Avalon. That one must have hurt.
Gun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avalon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avalon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target.
Gun throws a jab when Avalon was well out of range.

Gun closes the distance and clinches.
Avalon stalling in the clinch but Gun improves position.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Avalon tries to throw a body punch but Gun avoids it by throwing Avalon back against the cage.
Avalon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gun gets through Avalon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Avalon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Gun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gun has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Avalon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gun can turn it around.
Avalon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gun has him pressed against the cage.
Avalon scores with a shoulder strike.
Gun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avalon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Avalon.
Gun pushes Avalon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avalon misses with some punches.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avalon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avalon lands with a left to the head.
Avalon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gun's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avalon misses with some punches.
Avalon misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Avalon.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Machine Gun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jarvis Avalon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Avalon misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Gun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Avalon to score with a decent uppercut.
Gun takes one to the side of the head.
Avalon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avalon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avalon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gun moves away from the strike by Avalon.
Gun avoids the head kick by Avalon.
Avalon scores with a jab to the body.
Avalon looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
Avalon scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Avalon as he connects with a hook.
Gun throws a right and a left that Avalon avoids nicely.
Gun tries to clinch but Avalon is having none of it.
Avalon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon swats away the attempt to clinch by Gun.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Gun has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Gun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Avalon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Avalon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avalon blocks a body shot from Gun.
Avalon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.

Avalon manages to break the clinch.
Gun defending well as Avalon loads up on a big left hand.
Gun tries to bum rush Avalon with a series of wild strikes but Avalon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gun lands a really nice looking cross but Avalon seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses the jab.

Gun closes the distance and clinches.
Gun gets through Avalon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Avalon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Gun.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun scores with a shoulder strike.
Avalon is struggling to control the position.
Avalon blocking some punches.
Avalon tries to throw a body punch but Gun avoids it by throwing Avalon back against the cage.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avalon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Avalon misses with some punches.
Avalon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gun's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avalon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avalon just leaning against Gun, taking a breather.
Gun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarvis Avalon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Avalon breaks the clinch.
Gun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Avalon backs off Gun throws a huge counter combo but Avalon manages to avoid it all.
Avalon connects with a leg kick. Gun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Gun closes the distance and pushes Avalon back into the cage.
Gun lands a hook that snaps the head of Avalon backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Avalon backwards.
Gun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gun tries to throw a body punch but Avalon avoids it by throwing Gun back against the cage.
Gun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Avalon misses with a body punch.
Avalon throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun pushes Avalon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avalon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avalon can't find room to land a body shot as Gun controls the action.
Avalon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avalon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gun.
Avalon throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Avalon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gun looks to land a right hand but Avalon moved out of range.

Gun darts in and clinches Avalon up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Machine Gun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gun winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machine Gun!
A less than humble Machine Gun misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.