PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veljko comes to the cage accompanied by Stemm - Face the pain. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Veljko
vs
Gunn

184 cm
20
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 2

188 cm
24
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a hook. Veljko ducked under it nicely.
Veljko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Veljko misses with a two punch combination.
Veljko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A bone on bone clash there as Veljko blocks the leg kick.
Tommy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Veljko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Veljko trying to mount his opponent but Gunn defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Veljko lands a nice short elbow.
Gunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn is looking to control Veljko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gunn avoid being mounted?
Veljko thows a huge punch but Gunn dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Veljko throwing shots but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Veljko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunn defending well though.
Veljko wants to free his trapped foot but Gunn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gunn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Veljko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Veljko with the ground and pound but Gunn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veljko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Veljko advances position into side control!
Veljko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gunn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gunn tries to buck Veljko off but Veljko is having none of it.
Veljko trying to control the position but Gunn is working away.
Gunn is looking to get back to his feet here but Veljko is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gunn's back.
Gunn wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Veljko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko looking to ground and pound but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Gunn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Veljko.
Veljko thowing shots but they're missing.
Veljko punching from mount but Gunn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The referee warns Gunn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Veljko with good strikes from the mount here!
Veljko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Veljko tries to control but Gunn wriggling away.
Gunn taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko looking to finish with strikes here!
Veljko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Veljko throwing strikes here but Gunn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Veljko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Veljko throws some wild stikes that Gunn manages to avoid easily.
Veljko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gunn hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veljko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gunn's face.
Veljko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Veljko.
Gunn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinisa Veljko 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.

Veljko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Veljko wants to control but Gunn is keeping him busy.
Veljko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Veljko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Veljko trying to control the action but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Veljko working Gunn over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Veljko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Veljko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Veljko is looking to take a break and control but Gunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veljko is looking to pass Gunn's guard but actually Gunn recovers to full guard.
Veljko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Veljko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Veljko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Veljko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veljko lands a couple of digs.
Gunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veljko postures up in Gunn's guard and throws a big left but Gunn blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veljko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Veljko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunn wants to stand but Veljko is controlling the position.
Veljko with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Veljko trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veljko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Veljko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Veljko.
Veljko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Veljko wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Veljko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko with a nice head shot there.
Gunn pulls Veljko in to control the position.
Veljko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veljko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Veljko postures up in Gunn's guard and throws a big left but Gunn blocks it.
Veljko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veljko is in close to Gunn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Veljko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gunn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Veljko is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinisa Veljko dominated that second round.
That's time! Veljko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gunn misses with a body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gunn enables Veljko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gunn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veljko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Veljko works over Gunn with some ground and pound from guard.
Veljko thows a big elbow that misses.
Gunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veljko trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veljko thows a big elbow that misses.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Veljko from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko is in close to Gunn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veljko thows a big elbow that misses.
Veljko throwing strikes but missing.
Veljko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Veljko.
Veljko tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Sinisa Veljko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Veljko throws and elbow that misses. Gunn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Veljko's guard. Nice move by Gunn!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to stand but Veljko is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gunn is controlling him.
Tommy Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinisa Veljko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Veljko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sinisa Veljko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Veljko, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinisa Veljko!