PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andri Gunawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Are The Union - We Don't Care If Yesterday Burns, Stoke Up The Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Weber
vs
Gunawan

180 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

189 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andri Gunawan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Weber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunawan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weber.
Gunawan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunawan lands the left hand.
Weber thumps Gunawan with a low kick.
Weber misses with a series of wild punches.
Weber misses with a double jab.
A big left from Weber misses.
Gunawan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunawan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weber throws a leg kick
and Gunawan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunawan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunawan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunawan slips under a jab.
Gunawan misses with a straight right.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunawan misses with an uppercut. Weber saw that one coming.
Weber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunawan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Weber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Weber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Weber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunawan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weber.
Gunawan with a jab.
A big left from Weber misses.
Weber tries to score with a low kick but Gunawan moves his leg out of the way.
Weber misses with a kick to the body.
Weber misses with a jab to the body
letting Gunawan counter with a right hand.
Gunawan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber throws a body punch but Gunawan moves out of range.
Gunawan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Gunawan.

It looks like Jason Weber has been cut.
Weber throws the left hand but Gunawan avoids the punch easily.
Gunawan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Weber walks into a jab.
Gunawan throws a series of punches but Weber avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Weber!
Weber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Weber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weber tried to score with a low kick but Gunawan checks it.
A nice side step and Gunawan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Weber throws a nice looking combination but Gunawan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunawan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Weber throws a series of punches but Gunawan moves out of range.
Gunawan swings for the body but Weber moves out of range.
Weber tries to clinch but Gunawan moves out of range.
Gunawan misses with a combination
and Weber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunawan checks a low kick from Weber.
Gunawan misses with the combination.
Weber throws a series of punches but Gunawan avoids them all with ease.
Weber tries to clinch up.
Weber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunawan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gunawan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Weber drives through and clinches with Gunawan against the cage.
Weber lands an elbow inside that Gunawan shrugs off.
Gunawan cracks Weber with a nice body shot.

Gunawan breaks the clinch.
Gunawan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Gunawan closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Gunawan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weber looking to throw knees to the head but Gunawan is blocking nicely.

Gunawan breaks the clinch.
Weber throws a series of punches but Gunawan moves out of range.
Weber throws a body kick that misses.

Gunawan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weber, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunawan lands a shoulder strike.
Gunawan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Gunawan connects with a knee to the head.
Gunawan looking to throw knees to the head but Weber is blocking nicely.
Gunawan lands a shot to the body.
Weber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Gunawan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gunawan has closed the distance and engaged Weber in a clinch.

Gunawan breaks the clinch.
Weber throws a right hand that Gunawan ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunawan also avoids with ease.
Weber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andri Gunawan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gunawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weber is looking to land body kicks.
Weber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunawan.
Some wild striking there from Weber.
Gunawan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunawan throws a right hand that Weber ducks under and follows up with a left that Weber also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Gunawan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick from Weber misses.
Gunawan sizes up Weber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunawan dodges the punch combination from Weber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunawan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gunawan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunawan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weber manages to avoid it.
Gunawan checks a low kick from Weber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber misses with a head kick.
Weber tries to clinch
and Gunawan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunawan.
Weber throws a big shot that misses.
Gunawan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Gunawan forces Weber back against the cage and clinches.
Gunawan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Gunawan breaks from the clinch.
Gunawan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Weber. Those never looked like landing.

Gunawan clinches.

Gunawan manages to break the clinch.
Weber scores with a spinning back kick!
Gunawan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Weber scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gunawan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunawan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunawan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weber slips a straight right by Gunawan.
Weber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gunawan checks it well.
Gunawan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weber looks to land a combination but Gunawan avoids it well.
Gunawan moves out of range of the body kick.
Gunawan checks a low kick from Weber.
Weber looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunawan is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunawan! But no joy.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.

Gunawan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Gunawan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan presses Weber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gunawan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gunawan.
Weber looks to land a combination but Gunawan avoids it well.
Gunawan swings for the body but Weber moves out of range.
Andri Gunawan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunawan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Weber scrambles back to his feet.
Gunawan looks to throw the jab but Weber is out of range.
Gunawan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gunawan scores with a hook.
Weber throws a combination. Gunawan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Weber.

Gunawan forces Weber back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber looking to slow down the pace here.

Gunawan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunawan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunawan connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Gunawan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weber doesn't seem phased though.
Gunawan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weber misses with a body kick.
Jason Weber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Gunawan - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Weber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gunawan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gunawan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Weber checks a leg kick.
Weber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Weber misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andri Gunawan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gunawan moves out of range of the body kick from Weber.
Gunawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weber.
Gunawan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Weber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunawan looks to land a right hand but Weber moved out of range.
Weber is looking to land body kicks.
Weber lands with a nice body kick.
Weber slips a straight right by Gunawan.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunawan as he connects with a hook.
Weber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gunawan is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunawan lands with an uppercut that bounces Weber off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Gunawan.
Weber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Gunawan misses.
Weber misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber misses with a double jab
and Gunawan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weber throws a shot to the body.
Weber slips under a jab from Gunawan.
Weber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunawan counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunawan lands with a shot to the body.
Gunawan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunawan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crunch! Weber slams his shin into Gunawan's torso.

Gunawan gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gunawan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weber misses with a hook
and Gunawan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gunawan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gunawan's sensitive parts.
Gunawan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunawan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weber throws a nice head kick!
Gunawan tries to clinch up but Weber circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Weber misses.
Gunawan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gunawan lands with a good body shot.
Weber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weber tries to bum rush Gunawan with a series of wild strikes but Gunawan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weber throws a hook to the side of Gunawan's head but Gunawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weber is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gunawan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gunawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weber.
Gunawan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weber. Weber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan lands with a nice body punch.
Weber misses with a hook.
Gunawan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Weber with a body shot.
Gunawan throws a shot to the body.
Gunawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weber throws a hook to the side of Gunawan's head but Gunawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunawan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Gunawan coming out on top.
Jason Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andri Gunawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunawan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunawan scores with the left hand. Weber knows he should have avoided that one.
Weber is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Weber.
Gunawan scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Gunawan clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Gunawan.
Gunawan avoids the elbow strike from Weber, against the cage.
Gunawan lands a body shot in the clinch.

Gunawan breaks the clinch.
Gunawan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunawan connects with a body shot that sends Weber's belly button to the back.
Weber misses with a body kick.
Gunawan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weber's head.
Weber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Weber is rocked!
Weber seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Gunawan shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Weber is backing up but Gunawan catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Weber covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Gunawan Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andri Gunawan!
During a confident post fight interview, Andri Gunawan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.