PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gunnar Gunnarsson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gunnarsson
vs
Heath

177 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Heath!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heath takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson tries to stall but Heath uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunnarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Heath has double underhooks.
Gunnarsson is trying to stall.
Heath tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heath manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gunnarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Heath breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson darts in trying to clinch

and Heath counters by clinching up.
Heath stalling in the clinch.

Heath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson throws a nice looking combination but Heath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Heath feints and as Gunnarsson raises his hands in defense, Heath changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heath stands and throws Gunnarsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Heath stands up.
Gunnar Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson misses with a double jab

and Heath counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Heath stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Gunnarsson pushes Heath up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunnarsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson is trying to break free.
Heath has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gunnarsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gunnar Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Heath.
Gunnarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Heath has double underhooks.

Gunnarsson manages to break the clinch.

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

Heath breaks from the clinch.
Gunnarsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heath closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson circles away.
Heath looks gassed!
Gunnarsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gunnarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Heath counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Heath postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Heath stands and steps away. Gunnarsson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Heath shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Heath controlling the pace for now.
Heath has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gunnarsson's face.
Heath throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gunnarsson because Heath loaded up on that one.
Heath scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gunnarsson really wants to buck Heath off and get back to his feet.

Heath has hold of Gunnarsson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gunnarsson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Heath can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gunnarsson is looking to escape.
Heath controlling the position easily from mount.
Heath has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heath jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gunnarsson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gunnarsson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Heath landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Heath decides to stand back up.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Heath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Heath decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gunnarsson's guard.
Heath controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gunnarsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heath is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunnarsson has wrist control.

Heath decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gunnarsson, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gunnarsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gunnarsson wants to clinch

and Heath counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gunnarsson won't be happy with that.
Gunnarsson prevents Heath from improving position.
Gunnarsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Gunnarsson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gunnarsson tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gunnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heath, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunnarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Heath has double underhooks.
Gunnarsson has had enough of the clinch but Heath keeps him there for the moment.
Heath tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunnarsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gunnarsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gunnarsson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Heath dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gunnarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heath will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heath on the side of the head.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Heath shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Heath was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gunnarsson really wants to buck Heath off and get back to his feet.
Heath tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Heath postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gunnarsson looks a forlorn figure.
Heath postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gunnarsson looks a forlorn figure.
Gunnarsson is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heath content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath lands a nice shot to the head.
Gunnarsson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Heath looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heath lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gunnarsson hang on?
Heath controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heath is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gunnarsson is in a horrible position here. Heath smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Heath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is trying to stand up.
Heath pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Heath has control of Gunnarsson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gunnarsson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Heath dominating with strikes here.
Heath fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Heath has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gunnarsson's face.
Heath controlling the position easily from mount.
Gunnarsson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Heath is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gunnarsson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Heath trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Heath connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Heath pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Gunnarsson is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Heath.
Oh Gunnarsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heath sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heath with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heath is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gunnarsson is surviving well by controlling Heath's body position as best he can.
Heath sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heath is landing with some decent strikes but Gunnarsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Heath jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gunnarsson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gunnarsson seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Heath decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heath.

Heath fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gunnarsson sprawls well initially but Heath persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gunnarsson pushes Heath off looking to stand but Heath dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Heath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the body

and Heath counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gunnarsson!
Gunnarsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Heath tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quinton Heath has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunnarsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Heath controlling his opponent.
Heath working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Heath has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heath sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heath is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Gunnarsson wants to clinch

and Heath counters with a takedown into side control.

Heath stands up.
Gunnarsson darts in trying to clinch

and Heath counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gunnarsson won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson is trying to escape the position but Heath is controlling the position.
Gunnarsson is trying to buck Heath off.
You can see the frustration on Gunnarsson's face as Heath controls the position.
Gunnarsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Heath is controlling him well.
The referee asks Heath politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Heath prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gunnarsson pushes Heath away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Heath gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson trying to remain calm as Heath controls from the top position.
Gunnarsson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Heath asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Heath moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Heath's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Quinton Heath just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Heath scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Heath. Heath gets slowly back to his feet.

Heath shoots in and bounces Gunnarsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gunnarsson wants to stand but Heath is controlling the position.
Heath controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Heath stands and steps away. Gunnarsson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Heath decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gunnarsson pushes Heath off looking to stand but Heath dives back in and keeps control.
Heath is taking a breather. Gunnarsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is refusing to be controlled, as Heath sits in half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to stand.
Gunnar Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Heath stands up out of the half guard.

Heath shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunnarsson is refusing to be controlled, as Heath sits in half guard.
Heath wants to pass to mount but Gunnarsson is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Heath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heath has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Heath!