PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reece Daniels (ranked 2123 p4p, 211 weight class) and Rex Gunn (ranked 3821 p4p, 334 weight class). Daniels comes into the arena with Eminem - Kings never die blaring out of the sound system. Reece Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daniels
vs
Gunn

175 cm
25
153 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

166 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reece Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gunn misses.
A big right from Gunn misses.

Gunn moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunn.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Gunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Gunn working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Gunn as the two fighters clinch.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.

Daniels breaks the clinch.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels throws a counter high kick but Gunn was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gunn slips a jab from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.
Gunn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Nice jab there from Gunn.
Rex Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab by Gunn.
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Gunn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gunn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunn clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Gunn.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Gunn works on Daniels's body with a couple of short punches.
Gunn tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.

Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Gunn saw that one coming.
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.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels misses with a hook. Gunn ducked under it nicely.
Daniels sets himself, and Gunn steps forward looking for the clinch! Daniels avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Daniels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Gunn throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels thinks about countering with a body kick.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Gunn.
Gunn blocks the body kick.
Gunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daniels had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Daniels enables Gunn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Daniels manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gunn pushes down on Daniels's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gunn wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gunn seems to be looking for submissions.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.

Gunn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gunn is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gunn looking to control and managing it successfully.

Gunn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daniels has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gunn content just to control the position here.
Gunn is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunn has hold of Daniels's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Daniels manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gunn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Gunn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Daniels can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gunn working for a submission but Daniels is keeping him at bay.
Gunn controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Daniels is trying to stand back up.

Daniels defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gunn's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gunn tightening his grip on Daniels, looking for the choke.

Daniels preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gunn.

Gunn 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, Daniels has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Daniels fending off the submission attempt from Gunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Daniels misses with a hook.
Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Gunn.
Rex Gunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Gunn.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Gunn is leaning against Daniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gunn has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn lands a left hand.

Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Daniels misses the jab.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Gunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Gunn wants to counter the offense by Daniels and move into the clinch position.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Rex Gunn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Daniels on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDaniels.
Rex Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gunn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gunn slips a jab from Daniels.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but Gunn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Nice shot by Gunn.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels counters with a nice body kick.
Gunn misses with a hook to the body
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunn lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Daniels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Gunn has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling the position.
Gunn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Gunn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunn 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Gunn!
Rex Gunn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.