PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 30 p4p, 80 weight class) and Borowa Gora (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). Gunnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Björk - Army Of Me. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gunnarsson
vs
Gora

193 cm
31
205
23 - 14 - 0

194 cm
31
213
22 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

NARCOS
Conviction

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
NARCOS

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 23 - 14 - 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 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gora scores with a nice right hand.
Gora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gora blocks a jab.
Gora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson scores with a push kick.
Gunnarsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gora looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Gunnarsson there.
Gora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Gora's ribcage but misses.

Gora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Gora.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunnarsson.
Gora scores with a shot to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Gunnarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunnarsson digs a right hand into Gora's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gora's gas tank.
Gunnarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gora lands with a light punch inside.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Gora has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora pushes Gunnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson blocks an uppercut.

Gunnarsson breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Gora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gora rushes Gunnarsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Gora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson with a nice calf kick.
Gora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab. Gora acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gora looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunnarsson is just out of range.
Gunnarsson lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Gora.
Gora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Gora.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gora.
Gunnarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora misses with a hook. Gunnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gora walks into a jab.
Gunnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Gora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gunnarsson.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gora.
Gunnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Gora's front leg but catches the back leg as Gora tries to avoid it.
Gora tries to clinch up
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Gora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looks like Gunnarsson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gora throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Gora ducked under it nicely.
Gora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Crunch! Gora slams his shin into Gunnarsson's torso.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Gora avoids the punch easily.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Gora blocks it.
Gunnarsson tries to work over Gora's front leg with a kick but Gora checks it.
Gora takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson scores with the left hand. Gora knows he should have avoided that one.
Gora throws a sloppy head kick
and Gunnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gora defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnar Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gora tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gunnarsson connects with a jab.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Gora's front leg but catches the back leg as Gora tries to avoid it.
Gunnarsson cracks Gora with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Gora.
Gunnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook
and Gora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnarsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gunnarsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gora looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gora checks the leg kick.
Gora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gunnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gora staying out of range there.
Gora misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Gora manages to avoid it.
Gora shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gora missing with a left hand there. Gunnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gunnarsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gora backs up against the cage.
Gora misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Gunnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Gunnarsson dominated that round.
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.

Gora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Gora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Gunnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gora is looking to land body kicks.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gora sizes up Gunnarsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Gora swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gora can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson jabs Gora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gora blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Gora blocks the low kick.
Gora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gora's hands.
Gora is looking to score with low kicks.
Gora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunnarsson.
Gora swinging wildly here.
Gunnarsson lands with a hook. Gora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gora ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
Gora looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunnarsson is just out of range.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Gora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gora takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Gora is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gunnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gora at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Gora ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the side of Gora's head but Gora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Gora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson digs a right hand underneath Gora's ribcage. Gora let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gora blocks an uppercut.
Gunnarsson digs a right hand underneath Gora's ribcage. Gora let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gunnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gora backwards.
A short right from Gora.
Gora lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunnarsson has had enough of the clinch but Gora keeps him there for the moment.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gora blocks a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Borowa Gora seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Gora.
Gora has a couple of punches blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Gora.
Gora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gora.
Gora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gora has Gunnarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Gunnarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gora tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Gora.
Gunnarsson lands with a left to the head.

Gora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gora lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Gunnarsson catches Gora right on the button with a cross.
Gora fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gora's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora slips a jab from Gunnarsson.
Gora appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gunnarsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Gora.
Gora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Gora takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands with a good body shot.
Gora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gora avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gora is just out of range.
Gora darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gora walks into a straight right hand from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.
Gora misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Gora.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Gunnarsson dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Borowa Gora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Gora should have avoided that one.
Gunnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Gora sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Gora.
As Gora backs away, Gunnarsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A left lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson backing away here, and Gora unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but Gora avoids it.
Gunnarsson blocks a jab.
Gora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gora looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gora moves forwards but Gunnarsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Gora counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Gunnarsson tenderised Gora's leg. Gora is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunnarsson tries a low kick but Gora avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gunnarsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
Gora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gora misses with a combination
and Gunnarsson counters with a leg kick.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Gora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gora only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gunnarsson with the inside leg kick.
Gora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to score with a low kick but Gora moves his leg out of the way.
Gora looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gora's hands.
Gunnarsson lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gora does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot by Gunnarsson.
Gora misses with a body shot
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson cracks a nice hook into Gora's ribs.
Gunnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gora slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
Gora doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunnarsson circles away.
Gora throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gora lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gora tries to clinch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gunnarsson lands a high kick!

Gora clinches up with Gunnarsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gora has Gunnarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Gunnarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunnarsson is trying to pull guard but Gora has him pressed against the cage.
Gora scores with a nice hook to the head.

Gora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gora misses with a few strikes there.
Gora takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gora's sensitive parts.
Gunnarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gunnarsson swings for the body but Gora moves out of range.
Gunnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gora misses with a head kick.
Gunnarsson thuds a left hand into Gora's body.
Gunnarsson connects with the punch.
Gunnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gora throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Gora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gora moves out of range as Gunnarsson throws a body kick.
Gora misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Gunnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gunnarsson, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Our winner, Gunnar Gunnarsson, 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.