|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 297 p4p, 132 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 41 p4p, 21 weight class). Gunnarsson comes into the arena with Björk - Army Of Me blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
35
205
32 - 22 - 1 |
|
180 cm
30
212
27 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi misses the body punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slaissi lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunnarsson misses the target.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Slaissi throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Slaissi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slaissi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaissi tries to land a front kick but Gunnarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaissi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
Slaissi slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
Slaissi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gunnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Slaissi counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Slaissi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gunnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Slaissi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Slaissi throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Slaissi connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
A quick step to the side and Gunnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Slaissi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Slaissi throws a leg kick but Gunnarsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gunnarsson throws a front kick aimed at Slaissi's knee but Slaissi avoids it well.
Slaissi staying out of range there.
Slaissi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slaissi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Slaissi moved away.
Slaissi lands with a good body shot.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Slaissi strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Slaissi punishes Gunnarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunnarsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slaissi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slaissi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Gunnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slaissi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the side of Slaissi's head but Slaissi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Gunnarsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gunnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunnarsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slaissi checks it well.
Slaissi throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a high kick.
Gunnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
A big right from Slaissi misses.
Gunnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Gunnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Slaissi 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.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Slaissi lands with a hook. Gunnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Gunnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Slaissi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Slaissi moved away.
Slaissi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slaissi throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Gunnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slaissi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaissi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from Slaissi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaissi is looking to land body kicks.
Gunnarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunnarsson with a jab.
Gunnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slaissi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook
and Slaissi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunnarsson thinking.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
and Slaissi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaissi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gunnarsson digs a good body shot into Slaissi's ribs.
Gunnarsson works over Slaissi's head and body with a nice combination.
Slaissi misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunnarsson. That's going to slow Slaissi down.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Slaissi.
Good shot there by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Gunnarsson finds it's way through Slaissi's defenses.
Gunnarsson lands a head shot.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a right hand
and Slaissi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slaissi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slaissi thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaissi scores with a head kick.
Slaissi misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnarsson cracks Slaissi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slaissi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunnarsson.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Slaissi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gunnarsson - just one landing.
Slaissi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaissi counters with a low kick, right behind Gunnarsson 's knee.
Slaissi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Slaissi checks a low kick from Gunnarsson.
Slaissi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Slaissi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Slaissi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gunnarsson tries a low kick but Slaissi avoids it.
A low kick from Slaissi misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnarsson blocks a jab.
Slaissi checks a leg kick.
Slaissi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunnarsson. That did some damage!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slaissi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Slaissi ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi looks to throw the jab but Gunnarsson is out of range.
Slaissi throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson wants to land a leg kick but Slaissi is out of range.
Gunnarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slaissi defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slaissi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Slaissi throws a body kick.
Slaissi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gunnarsson momentarily.
No joy there for Slaissi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slaissi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slaissi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slaissi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slaissi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slaissi. Slaissi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gunnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Gunnarsson misses
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi jabs Gunnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Slaissi moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Slaissi throws a body kick.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slaissi defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson jabs Slaissi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunnarsson.
Slaissi throws the left hand but Gunnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Gunnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi misses with a left hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaissi.
Gunnarsson throws a quick counter head kick but Slaissi was just out of range.
Slaissi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Slaissi swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Slaissi scores with a jab. Gunnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson motions for Slaissi to come forward. Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gunnarsson throws out a leg kick but Slaissi moves out of range and Gunnarsson only half commits.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Slaissi avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking to chop away at Slaissi's legs.
Slaissi throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gunnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slaissi drops his hands momentarily and Gunnarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunnarsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slaissi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slaissi misses with a hook. Gunnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slaissi looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson sizes up Slaissi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunnarsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slaissi back to the cage. Gunnarsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slaissi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaissi avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Slaissi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slaissi lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Slaissi lands a leg kick that knocks Gunnarsson off balance momentarily.
Gunnarsson lands a head shot.
Slaissi throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight left.
Slaissi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaissi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slaissi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slaissi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaissi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunnarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunnarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slaissi throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Slaissi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gunnarsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slaissi is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Slaissi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Slaissi misses the target.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaissi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gunnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Slaissi.
Slaissi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson motions for Slaissi to come forward. Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slaissi eats them both and turns towards Gunnarsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slaissi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slaissi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slaissi slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson connects with the punch.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Slaissi with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slaissi at a distance.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
Gunnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slaissi checks a leg kick.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
It looked like Gunnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slaissi.
Slaissi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Slaissi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slaissi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Gunnarsson throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi scores with a hook.
Slaissi scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Slaissi throws a body kick that misses.
Slaissi tried to score with a low kick but Gunnarsson checks it.
Gunnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slaissi's head.
Slaissi defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Slaissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Gunnarsson.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slaissi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunnarsson with a body shot.
Gunnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunnarsson punishes Slaissi's body with a nice straight punch.
Gunnarsson looks for the body kick but Slaissi saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Gunnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunnarsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gunnarsson!
An out of breath Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
