PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 580 p4p, 997 weight class) and Jørgen Thrane (ranked 90 p4p, 149 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gunnarsson
vs
Thrane

193 cm
27
205
11 - 8 - 0

195 cm
25
205
10 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good gas tank

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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jørgen Thrane!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson misses with a left hand
enabling Thrane to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrane scores with a leg kick.
Thrane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick
and Thrane counters with a straight right hand.
Thrane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Thrane misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Gunnarsson.
Thrane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunnarsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Thrane was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunnarsson misses its target.
Nice shot by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Thrane replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gunnarsson blocks it well.
Gunnarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Thrane counters with a thumping low kick.

Gunnarsson lands a big head kick that sends Thrane tumbling to the mat! Gunnarsson takes a step backwards and waves Thrane back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jørgen Thrane has been cut.
Thrane misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
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!
Thrane lands a jab to Gunnarsson's midsection.
Thrane slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
Thrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Gunnarsson misses
and Thrane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thrane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunnarsson. That did some damage!
Thrane walks into a straight right hand from Gunnarsson.
Thrane with the inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrane at a distance.
Thrane connects with the punch.
Gunnarsson misses with a right hand
and Thrane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thrane scores with the left hand. Gunnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Thrane misses with a low kick.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrane.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrane swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Thrane dips to his left and cracks Gunnarsson with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Thrane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thrane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gunnarsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrane.
Gunnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot
and Thrane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrane looks to land a left hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Gunnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunnarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Thrane tries a quick counter leg kick but Gunnarsson is wise to it.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but Thrane moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gunnarsson lands a big uppercut and Thrane crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thrane looks OK. Gunnarsson waves Thrane back to his feet!

Thrane is rocked!
Gunnarsson connects with a body shot.
Thrane is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunnarsson finish him?
Thrane tests Gunnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thrane seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut there from Gunnarsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the body kick from Thrane.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jørgen Thrane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thrane avoids the head kick by Gunnarsson.
Thrane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunnarsson misses with a left hand
and Thrane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrane misses with a hook.
Thrane just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Thrane strikes.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice body kick.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunnarsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thrane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrane! But no joy.
Thrane has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gunnarsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Thrane to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gunnarsson tries to work over Thrane's front leg with a kick but Thrane checks it.
Thrane works Gunnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Thrane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrane is just out of range.
Thrane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Gunnarsson jabs at Thrane's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gunnarsson.
Thrane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrane moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Thrane - just one landing.
Gunnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Gunnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrane.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrane counters with a low kick, right behind Gunnarsson 's knee.
Gunnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thrane lands a jab.
Thrane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrane chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thrane finds it's way through Gunnarsson's defenses.
Thrane thumps Gunnarsson with a low kick.
Thrane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunnarsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thrane walks into a straight right hand from Gunnarsson.
Thrane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrane.
Gunnarsson lands with a good body shot.
Thrane throws out a powerful jab.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrane staying out of range there.
Thrane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunnarsson with a body shot.
Gunnarsson digs a good body shot into Thrane's ribs.
Thrane misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Thrane throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrane.
Gunnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Thrane's head.
Thrane throws a wild hook but Gunnarsson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Thrane gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Gunnarsson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.