PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Gunn (ranked 238 p4p, 1423 weight class) and Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 13 p4p, 75 weight class). Gunn's entrance music is Miami. A fine choice. Tzeng is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mantra Chant. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunn
vs
Tzeng

166 cm
32
150
26 - 5 - 0

165 cm
36
135
25 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shu Fang Tzeng!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
Tzeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn stuffs the takedown.
Tzeng on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Shu Fang Tzeng has been cut.
Gunn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Tzeng fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gunn sprawls well initially but Tzeng persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Tzeng seems to be working for a kimura but Gunn defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tzeng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tzeng is looking for a kimura but Gunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tzeng to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tzeng looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Tzeng is looking for a kimura but Gunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tzeng to get the leverage.

Gunn is defending against the submission attempts here by Tzeng.
Gunn pushes Tzeng off looking to stand but Tzeng dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Tzeng is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tzeng.
Gunn is looking to escape.

Tzeng is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tzeng.

Tzeng is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gunn has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to stand back up but Tzeng is controlling him

Tzeng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Tzeng is working for a submission of some sort.

Tzeng is looking for a kimura but Gunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tzeng to get the leverage.
Gunn tries to kick Tzeng off but Tzeng keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gunn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn sets himself, and Tzeng steps forward looking for the clinch! Gunn avoids it this time.
Tzeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Tzeng wants to counter the offense by Gunn and move into the clinch position.

Tzeng clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn lands a nice uppercut.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tzeng slips under a jab from Gunn.
Tzeng tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Tzeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shu Fang Tzeng's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tzeng tries to clinch
and Tzeng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tzeng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tzeng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Tzeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Tzeng counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tzeng working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gunn pushes Tzeng away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tzeng gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng tries to move to full mount but Gunn actually manages to regain half guard.

Tzeng is working for a submission of some sort.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.

Gunn makes his way to full guard, as Tzeng worked for a kimura.

Tzeng drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gunn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tzeng has Gunn in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tzeng is looking for a triangle here but Gunn uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Tzeng is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gunn wants to stand but Tzeng has his arm trapped.
Tzeng is trying to improve his position.
Gunn tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn tries to stand but Tzeng is controlling his head.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tzeng is trying to improve his position.
Gunn wants to stand but Tzeng has his arm trapped.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Tzeng shakes it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tzeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shu Fang Tzeng's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tzeng shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Tzeng is out of range.
Gunn throws the left hand but Tzeng avoids the punch easily.
Tzeng slips a straight right by Gunn.
Gunn scores with a body shot.
Tzeng misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gunn is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tzeng bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gunn defending against the ground and pound.

Tzeng wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunn, who protects the arm well.

Tzeng swings around for an armbar but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tzeng's guard.
Gunn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Tzeng throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gunn escapes and throws Tzeng's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Shu Fang Tzeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shu Fang Tzeng has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn tries to stand but Tzeng is controlling his head.
Tzeng is trying to improve his position.
Gunn tries to stand but Tzeng is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng is looking to regain half guard here but Gunn keeps moving and retains side control.
Tzeng gets back to half guard.
Tzeng gets back to full guard.

Tzeng is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunn is looking to stand up but Tzeng won't let him.

Tzeng escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tzeng is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunn defends well.
Gunn wanted to stand there but Tzeng had control of the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Tzeng ducks down to avoid it.
Tzeng wants to counter with a clinch but Gunn pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tzeng or perhaps it was just good defense by Gunn, which made it look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gunn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Gunn!
Our winner, Rex Gunn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.