PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Jensen had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Gunnar Jensen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jensen
vs
Justice

196 cm
45
223 lbs
29 - 30 - 2

190 cm
21
203 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 29 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Justice!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice tries to land a leg kick but Jensen saw it coming and moves away.
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jensen attempts a counter takedown but Justice avoids it well and moves away.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jensen attempts a counter takedown but Justice avoids it well and moves away.
A left lands for Justice.
Jensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Jensen staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice shoots in for a double leg but Jensen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice wants to clinch up but Jensen keeps it at a distance.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Justice has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Justice tries to clinch up but Jensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jensen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A cross from Justice lands.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown but Jensen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Justice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jensen tries to counter with a takedown but Justice is quick to defend against it.
Justice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Jensen. No joy for Justice on that attempt.
Jensen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Justice sprawls and moves away.
Gunnar Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Justice.
Justice tries to bum rush Jensen with a series of wild strikes but Jensen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen slips a jab and a cross from Justice.
Justice throws a body punch but Jensen moves out of range.

Justice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jensen, pushing him back against the cage.
Justice wants to stall.

Justice is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jensen can't fight it off and eventually Justice manages to take the fight to the floor. Jensen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
Justice stops Jensen from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Justice throws an elbow that misses. Jensen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justice's guard. Nice move by Jensen!

Jensen postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jensen wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Justice working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jensen has passed into half guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
Justice misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Justice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Justice wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Justice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Justice misses with a series of wild punches.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Jensen is just out of range.
A big right from Justice misses.

Justice shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Justice showed some decent athleticism there.
Jensen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Justice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Jensen is keeping the position.
Jensen wants to stand but Justice is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice scoring with some ground and pound.
Jensen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jensen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jensen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jensen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Justice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blake Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justice advances position into side control!
Justice grinds an elbow into Jensen's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen prevents Justice from improving position.
Justice wants to take a breather but Jensen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Justice.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justice wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
Justice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Jensen is keeping the position.
Jensen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jensen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justice.
Justice trying to move into half guard but instead Jensen has managed to sweep!

Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Jensen wants to get up but he can't break Justice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Jensen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Justice is proving hard to escape from.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.

Jensen gets to his feet - Justice follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jensen tries to counter with a takedown but Justice is quick to defend against it.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Jensen as he checks the leg kick.
Justice lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Jensen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Jensen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Justice sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jensen blocks a jab.
Jensen feinted with a counter takedown.
Jensen dodges the punch combination from Justice.
Jensen tries to counter with a takedown but Justice is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jensen pinned against the cage. Jensen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Jensen saw that one coming.

Justice moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice tries a body shot but Jensen blocks it.
Justice is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jensen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunnar Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Justice.
Justice is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
Jensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jensen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Justice.
Justice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Justice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jensen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Justice throws a body punch but Jensen moves out of range.
Justice works over Jensen's head and body with a nice combination.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice throws a jab when Jensen was well out of range.
Jensen avoids the body shot from Justice.
Jensen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Justice sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice misses with a hook. Jensen ducked under it nicely.
Jensen feinted with a counter takedown.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Jensen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blake Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Jensen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jensen walks into a jab.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Justice shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jensen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Jensen has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Justice lands a couple of digs.
Jensen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Justice trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jensen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Jensen tries to stand but Justice is controlling from the bottom.

Justice manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Justice tries to work over Jensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen wants to take the fight to the mat but Justice manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Come on Justice - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Jensen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jensen manages to end up in side control.
Justice is looking to reverse the position.
Justice misses with a strike from the bottom.
Justice wants to control but Jensen postures up.
Justice is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jensen is staying active.
Justice manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Justice!