PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ave Maria. Gunn has chosen AC DC - Big Gun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Le
vs
Gunn

188 cm
31
160 lbs
18 - 1 - 1

178 cm
29
165 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Le swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn misses with a body shot
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Le.
Gunn misses the body punch
letting Le counter with a right hand.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Gunn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A clash of legs there as Gunn blocks the low kick.
Gunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Glenn Gunn has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.

Gunn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Le quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gunn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Le tries to get to full guard but Gunn has control of the leg.
Gunn trying to control from half guard but Le is working away.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gunn prevents Le from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn slows the pace down in half guard.
Gunn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Glenn Gunn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gunn lands a body shot.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Le counters with a thumping low kick.
Glenn Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le connects with a body shot that sends Gunn's belly button to the back.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le blocks a head kick by Gunn.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Le is looking to wear down Gunn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Le lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Le misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn has a takedown stuffed.
Le lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Le bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le is looking to slow Gunn down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Gunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Le blocks a jab.
Le looks to throw the jab but Gunn is out of range.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Le counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Le shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gunn lands a jab to the nose.
Le slips a jab from Gunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Gunn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Le - that will leave a mark!
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le is fending him off so far but Gunn persists. Nope, Le circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunn looks for a takedown but Le sprawls well.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Le.
Le chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le punishes Gunn's body with a nice straight punch.
Le misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Gunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Le counters with a big head kick but Gunn shrugs it off.
Gunn throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands a jab to the nose.
Le lands a lovely overhand right.
Le misses with a low kick.
Gunn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Le counters with a body kick that stops Gunn in his tracks momentarily.
Nice jab there from Gunn.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunn with a nice cross.
Le looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.
Le throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
A big right from Gunn misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Victor Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Le misses with a leg kick.
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le scores with a body shot.
Le staying out of range there.
Le blocks a jab.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Le scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Le counters with a low kick, right behind Gunn 's knee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le!
Le ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Le uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gunn has time to react.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Le avoids it well.
Gunn fails to land the takedown.
Victor Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Gunn.
Gunn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunn slips a jab from Le.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Le lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Gunn misses with a left hand
and Le connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le connects with a jab.

Gunn is rocked!
Le drops Gunn with a huge uppercut! Gunn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Le is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Le!
Victor Le retains his lightweight title!
Victor Le seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.