PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JP Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Gunines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bolton
vs
Gunines

196 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JP Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henri Gunines!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunines will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunines shoots in and drives through. Bolton sprawls well.
Gunines shoots in but no luck this time.
JP Bolton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Gunines.
Gunines dives in for a single leg takedown but Bolton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bolton tries to clinch up.
Gunines throws a counter combo.
Gunines fails to land the takedown.
Bolton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gunines.
Gunines displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bolton.
Bolton shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolton.
Bolton throws a right and a left that Gunines avoids nicely.
Gunines shoots in for a takedown but Bolton shows good takedown defense.

Bolton forces Gunines back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton managing to block the knees to the body from Gunines.

Bolton drags the fight down to the ground.
Bolton keeping moving, preventing Gunines from controlling successfully.
Bolton pulls Gunines in close to his closed guard and prevents Gunines from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bolton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bolton holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gunines wants to control from the top but Bolton keeps moving.
Gunines trying to move into half guard but instead Bolton has managed to sweep!

Gunines working a defensive guard here.
Bolton is stalling in the full guard.
Bolton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunines utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolton throwing strikes but missing.
Bolton trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gunines shoots in but Bolton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gunines throws out a powerful jab.
Bolton tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunines changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bolton or perhaps it was just good defense by Gunines, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunines looks for a takedown but Bolton sprawls well.
Gunines scores with a head kick.

Gunines closes the distance and clinches.

Gunines drags the fight down to the ground.
Gunines working a defensive guard but Bolton passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bolton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunines is trying to get back to full guard.
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 JP Bolton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gunines tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bolton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bolton wants to control but Gunines is keeping him busy.
Gunines tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bolton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunines is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gunines is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunines is trying desperately to improve position.
Bolton trying to control but Gunines is having none of it.
Gunines can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gunines is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gunines holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bolton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bolton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Bolton looking to secure an arm triangle but Gunines defends it well.
Bolton wants to control the pace but Gunines is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolton looking for a guillotine from mount but Gunines is having none of it.
Bolton punching from mount but Gunines doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gunines tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunines wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bolton.
Bolton looking to finish with strikes here!
Gunines is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton controlling the pace for now.
Bolton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gunines tries to control the position but Bolton now has his back.
Gunines tries to escape but Bolton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Bolton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gunines has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Bolton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunines covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Bolton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bolton throws a right and a left that Gunines avoids nicely.

Bolton gets tackled into the cage by Gunines. Gunines maintains the clinch.
Gunines gets underhooks to prevent Bolton's takedown attempt.
Gunines is pressed up against the cage. Bolton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gunines down to the mat. Gunines avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bolton fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Bolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gunines rushes Bolton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunines just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gunines drags the fight down to the ground.
Gunines is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bolton dives into side control.
Gunines struggling a bit here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bolton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunines is trying to improve his position.
Bolton working away.
Gunines is looking for a sweep.
Bolton advances to full mount.
Gunines holds of for dear life.
Gunines tries to lock up and control but Bolton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gunines is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gunines wants to hold on but Bolton pushes him away.
Bolton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gunines tries to buck Bolton off but he can't manage it.
Bolton punching from mount but Gunines doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gunines reaches up to try and control the position but Bolton seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gunines rolls and tries to escape and now Bolton has his back!
Gunines covering up well under a series of strikes from Bolton.
Good control from Bolton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunines fending off the submission attempt from Bolton.
Gunines really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Bolton's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
I would not like to be Gunines right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gunines staying busy and making it hard for Bolton to control.

Bolton working for the choke.
Bolton is hanging on to Gunines's back as he tries to escape.

Gunines fending off the submission attempt from Bolton.
Gunines covering up well and avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
JP Bolton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JP Bolton!