PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redmond Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slayer - Raining Blood. Redmond Barry had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tommy Gunn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Barry
vs
Gunn

195 cm
22
225 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
210 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very strong

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Redmond Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a leg kick but Barry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barry looks to throw a body kick
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Barry darts in trying to clinch
and Gunn counters with an outside leg kick.
Gunn lands a two punch combo.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barry looks to land a body kick but Gunn moved away.
Barry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barry connects with a leg kick. Gunn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry closes the distance but Gunn moves to the side
and Gunn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Barry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barry checks a leg kick.
Barry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barry.
Barry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Barry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunn counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Barry moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Redmond Barry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barry.
Gunn swinging wildly here.
Barry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Barry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barry.
A head kick by Barry misses
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Barry moves away and avoids it.
Barry darts in trying to clinch
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barry throws a body kick that misses.
Gunn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barry moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Barry is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Barry moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Barry tries to clinch but Gunn moves away

and Gunn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barry's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn throwing strikes from guard but Barry blocks nicely.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barry stuffs the takedown attempt from Gunn. Gunn gets slowly back to his feet.

Gunn drives through with a takedown into Barry's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barry keeping full guard, as Gunn tries to pass.
Gunn throwing strikes from guard but Barry blocks nicely.
Barry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gunn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barry's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gunn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barry keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
Gunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Barry has wrist control.
Gunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunn throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunn is pushing down on Barry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barry is fighting to maintain full guard but Gunn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gunn thows a huge punch but Barry dodges it nicely.
Gunn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gunn lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barry taking some punishment here, with Gunn in his half guard.

It looks like Redmond Barry has been cut.
Barry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunn on the ground.
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!
Gunn winds up and cracks Barry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is nestled in close to Barry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Barry is rocked!
Gunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Barry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunn working over Barry with some ground and pound. Barry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barry taking some punishment here, with Gunn in his half guard.
Gunn scores with a big shot! Barry's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Barry! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gunn!