PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 74 p4p, 222 weight class) and Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 13 p4p, 34 weight class). Gunnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Björk - Army Of Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gunnarsson
vs
Sanguinetti

193 cm
31
205
20 - 13 - 0

185 cm
33
205
29 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

NARCOS
Conviction

Conviction
Conquer

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 20 - 13 - 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 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanguinetti misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanguinetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Sanguinetti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunnarsson counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson cracks Sanguinetti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanguinetti lands with an overhand left.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanguinettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Orlando Sanguinetti has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Gunnarsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanguinetti doesn't seem phased though.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanguinetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguinetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Gunnarsson scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Gunnarsson.
Sanguinetti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunnarsson misses with a left hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanguinetti throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti avoids the head kick by Gunnarsson.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
A combination from Sanguinetti does no damage.
Gunnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanguinetti looks to land a left hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
Sanguinetti throws a counter combo.
Gunnar Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Gunnarsson.
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick as Sanguinetti jumps back.
Gunnarsson blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanguinetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanguinetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanguinetti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sanguinetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnarsson sizes up Sanguinetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson misses the body punch
and Sanguinetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Gunnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Sanguinetti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanguinetti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gunnarsson - the referee stops the clock and Sanguinetti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gunnarsson. Sanguinetti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A cross from Gunnarsson lands.
Sanguinetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanguinetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gunnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanguinetti should have avoided that one.
Gunnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Gunnarsson lands but Sanguinetti takes it in his stride.
Sanguinetti misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson tries to land a front kick but Sanguinetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gunnarsson dips to his left and cracks Sanguinetti with an uppercut!
A head kick from Gunnarsson lands but Sanguinetti takes it in his stride.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands with a cross.
Sanguinetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Sanguinetti misses.
And Gunnarsson counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanguinetti blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with the left hand. Sanguinetti knows he should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Orlando Sanguinetti's cut even more.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Sanguinetti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson throws a shot to the body.
Sanguinetti slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
Sanguinetti 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.
Sanguinetti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunnarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanguinetti scrambles back to his feet.
Sanguinetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Sanguinetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanguinetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Gunnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunnarsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab. Sanguinetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Sanguinetti avoids it easily.
As Gunnarsson backs off Sanguinetti throws a huge counter combo but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it all.
Gunnarsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanguinetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Gunnarsson jabs at Sanguinetti's body.
Gunnarsson cracks Sanguinetti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanguinetti is just out of range.
Sanguinetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanguinetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Gunnarsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Sanguinetti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanguinetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
A nice side step and Sanguinetti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Orlando Sanguinetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanguinetti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanguinetti! But no joy.
Sanguinetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson lands with a hook. Sanguinetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanguinetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Sanguinetti swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.

Sanguinetti is rocked!
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti misses with a shot to the body
and Gunnarsson scores with a counter punch that sends Sanguinetti to the canvas! Gunnarsson smells blood - he's punishing Sanguinetti with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sanguinetti has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, 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.