PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Naza
vs
Gunn

185 cm
21
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunn gets caught flat footed, as Naza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Naza looking to pass the guard.
Naza preventing the sweep.
Naza is working Gunn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naza connects with a couple of short punches.
Naza throws a big right hand that misses.
Naza is in close to Gunn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Naza distracts Gunn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gunn looks gassed!
Naza prevents Gunn from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Naza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Naza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Naza lands a couple of elbows.
Naza with a nice head shot there.
Naza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunn is keeping the position for now.
Naza distracts Gunn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gunn keeping full guard, as Naza tries to pass.
Naza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naza wants to pass the guard but Gunn is keeping the position.
Naza trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza advances position into side control!
Naza scoring with punches and elbows.
Gunn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Naza lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Naza lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gunn is looking to reverse the position.
Naza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Naza looks up at the clock and then as Gunn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Naza smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Naza trying to control the position but Gunn is working away.
Naza in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza cracks Gunn with a big right hand but Gunn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn struggling a bit here.
Gunn seems a little lost for a moment, as Naza dominates the positioning.
Gunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Naza working the head with strikes.
Naza cracks Gunn with a big right hand but Gunn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gunn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gunn is looking to reverse the position.
Naza lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Naza lands a few punches from side control.
Gunn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Naza connects with a decent elbow.
Naza lands a decent elbow from side control.
Naza scores with punches from side control.
Naza working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gunn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Naza working the ground and pound.
Gunn is looking to regain half guard here but Naza keeps moving and retains side control.
Naza working the head and body with strikes.

Naza decides to stand back up.

Naza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Naza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gunn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Naza sprawls well initially but Gunn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Naza tries to roll over but Gunn keeps him under control.
Naza is working hard here to advance position.
Naza wants to control but Gunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gunn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Naza!
Naza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza tries to hold on but Gunn pushes him away.
Naza tries to reverse the position but Gunn maintains control.
Gunn controlling from the full mount.
Gunn wants to control the pace but Naza is squirming around nicely.
Naza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Feeble punches landing from Naza - he's mounted - they can't hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Naza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gunn moves to back control.
Naza looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gunn.
Gunn has the hooks in. Naza is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gunn tries to get the hooks in deep but Naza pushed the leg off.
Naza is really stuck here.
Naza prevents Gunn from getting a body triangle.
Naza tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Naza swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza is working to get back to half guard.
Naza trying desperately to get to his feet.
Naza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Naza wants to control but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naza is looking to escape.
Naza regains half guard.
Gunn is thwarting Naza's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gunn lands strikes from half guard.
Naza wants to improve his position but Gunn is controlling well.
Naza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Naza is looking for a sweep. Gunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Naza looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gunn is looking to take a break and control but Naza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naza wants to control but Gunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gunn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Naza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza 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!

Gunn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gunn lands in his opponent's guard.
Gunn won't allow Naza to sweep him here.
Naza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Naza tries to get out of the position.
Naza trying to strike off his back.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Naza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naza throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Naza lands a decent punch to the body there.
Naza wants to sweep here but Gunn controlling him for the moment.
Naza throwing short punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gunn is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is looking to advance position but Naza has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Naza working the ground and pound effectively.
Naza landing strikes from the mount.
Gunn is bucking up trying to escape but Naza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Naza with good strikes from the mount here!
Naza controlling from the full mount.
Naza working Gunn over with strikes here.
Naza landing punches.
Naza landing strikes from the mount and Gunn is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gunn's face.
Naza content just to control the position here.
Naza with a couple of short strikes.
Naza looking to finish Gunn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gunn!
Naza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gunn is desperately trying to improve his position but Naza has a good base and remains in mount.
Gunn tries to lock up and control but Naza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gunn can't escape the position.
Naza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gunn is looking to escape.
Gunn is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza unloading with bombs!
Naza landing strikes from the mount and Gunn is in trouble!
Naza unloading with bombs!
Naza wants to control the pace but Gunn is squirming around nicely.
Naza punishing his opponent with strikes.
Naza looking to finish Gunn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gunn!
Naza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gunn looks a forlorn figure.
Gunn is desperately trying to improve his position but Naza has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Gunn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Naza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gio Naza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gio Naza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naza 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gio Naza!