PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gunn
vs
Robinson

188 cm
41
201 lbs
32 - 13 - 2

170 cm
38
215 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn scores with a jab.
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Gunn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gunn throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Gunn.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunn is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Gunn circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson moves forwards but Gunn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gunn lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Robinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robinson looks winded!
Gunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Robinson in the body.
Gunn connects with a crisp jab.
Gunn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunn with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunn swivels and escapes.
Nelson Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Robinson.
Gunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes one to the chin there.
Gunn tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robinson throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.
Nelson Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chris Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Gunn there.
Gunn lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunn misses its target.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robinson has time to react.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gunn sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Robinson clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Gunn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Gunn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn.
Gunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunn pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson fails to pull guard.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gunn after a bit of a struggle.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good standup being displayed there by Gunn as he connects with a hook.
Gunn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunn as he jumps to the side.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Gunn thuds his right hand into Robinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gunn lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Robinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Gunn coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Gunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Gunn scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Gunn lands.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Gunn rushes Robinson and presses him up against the cage.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunn. That snapped Robinson's head back.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
As Gunn backs off Robinson throws a huge counter combo but Gunn manages to avoid it all.
We've been informed that Robinson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gunn misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Gunn cracks Robinson with an open hand slap.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Robinson rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Gunn stalling against the cage.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Gunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Gunn.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Robinson is looking to control Gunn's arms but Gunn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
Gunn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Robinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Robinson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gunn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Robinson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Robinson swings around for an armbar but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Robinson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson wants to improve his position but instead Gunn has moved into half guard.
Gunn is controlling the pace.
Robinson keeping hold of Gunn's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Gunn stands up and beckons Robinson to join him on the feet.
Gunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Gunn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gunn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robinson tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Robinson throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.

Gunn instigates a clinch.
Gunn lands a hook that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Gunn is trying to stall.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn lands with a right to the head.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Nelson Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn effectively controlling the action here.
Gunn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Chris Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn with a nice cross.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunn as he avoids it easily.
Nelson Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Robinson.
Robinson moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gunn defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Gunn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Robinson's defenses.
Gunn tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chris Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gunn.
Nelson Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Robinson misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robinson, right into the meat.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Gunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunn.

Robinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gunn to the ground. Robinson is now in Gunn's guard.

Gunn wriggles free and stands up.
Gunn with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn lands a front kick.
Robinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robinson scores with a one two! Gunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Robinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Gunn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Robinson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robinson thinking.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robinson feints and as Gunn raises his hands in defense, Robinson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson stops Gunn from standing up.
Gunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Robinson drops back looking for a leg! Gunn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunn manages to kick Robinson off! Robinson jumps back into Gunn's guard.
Gunn is pulling down on Robinson's head. It's preventing any offense from Robinson, at least for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunn 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Gunn!
After winning the bout, Nelson Gunn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.