PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tanner
vs
Gunn

189 cm
47
154 lbs
39 - 20 - 0

165 cm
32
154 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn lands with a right hand.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanner misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunn.
Tanner jabs Gunn right on the nose. Gunn blinks but takes it well.
Tanner clobbers Gunn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Tanner throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Tanner swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tanner has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.

Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tanner slips under a jab.
Tanner with a hook.

Tanner drives through and clinches with Gunn against the cage.
Gunn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.

Tanner breaks the clinch.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Dick Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.

Tanner has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn gets through Tanner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanner lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Gunn scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
Tanner blocking some punches.

Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Gunn misses.
Gunn slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn throws out a counter right but Tanner avoids it with no problem.
Tanner walks into a jab.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunn misses with a jab to the body
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Tanner's shoulder, as Tanner tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Tanner instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tanner lands with a good body shot.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tanner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Tanner wants to clinch
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Gunn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Gunn tries to counter with a clinch but Tanner shakes him off and moves away.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Tanner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tanner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Gunn there.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
Tanner tries to clinch
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Chris Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Gunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanner is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Gunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Tanner drives through and clinches with Gunn against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn avoiding damage.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gunn.

Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Tanner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tanner lands a jab to the head.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanner is looking to counter the offense by Gunn and move into the clinch.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Tanner lands with a hook. Gunn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.

Tanner clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner stalling against the cage.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
Gunn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tanner is looking to clinch.
Gunn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gunn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanner.

Gunn gets tackled into the cage by Tanner. Tanner maintains the clinch.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Gunn.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
Tanner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tanner takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Tanner lands but Gunn takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.

Tanner gets a clinch.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Dick Tanner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Gunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanner.
Gunn taking a breather.

Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gunn.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Dick Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Gunn connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner darts in trying to clinch
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Tanner tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Tanner is rocked!
Tanner wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Tanner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gunn misses with a hook to the body
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chris Gunn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanner slips a straight right by Gunn.
Tanner walks into a straight right hand from Gunn.
Tanner wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Gunn!
A victorious Chris Gunn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.