PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Show Gunn (ranked 3194 p4p, 417 weight class) and Joey Warren (ranked 2973 p4p, 388 weight class). Joey Warren told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gunn
vs
Warren

185 cm
26
220 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

170 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Show Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joey Warren!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn jabs Warren right on the nose. Warren blinks but takes it well.
Warren walks into a left hand.

It looks like Joey Warren has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunn.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunn.

Gunn rushes Warren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Warren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Warren.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warren misses with a punch on the inside.
Warren tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Gunn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gunn digs a right hand into Warren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warren's gas tank.
A short right from Gunn on the inside.
Gunn landing knees to the body.
Warren looks winded!
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gunn landing knees to the head.
Gunn with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Joey Warren's cut even more.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Gunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn landing knees to the head.

Warren is rocked!

The cut above Joey Warren's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn has Warren pressed against the cage, preventing Warren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunn with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn crunches a lovely knee into Warren's ribcage.
Gunn scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gunn.

Joey Warren's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gunn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gunn.
Warren tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Gunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gunn.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Gunn as the two fighters clinch.
Gunn scores with a shot to the side of Warren's head.
Knees to the body from Gunn.
A hook to the body from Gunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gunn.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Warren's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Show Gunn!