PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Osei Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Osei Tutu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Osei Tutu
vs
Gunnarsson

175 cm
29
155 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

169 cm
37
158 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Osei Tutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osei Tutu throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson avoids them all with ease.
Osei Tutu misses with a left hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a left and a right that stings Osei Tutu.
Nice defenses there by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu ducks right into an uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Osei Tutu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Osei Tutu throws a leg kick but Gunnarsson moved away.
Some wild striking there from Osei Tutu.
We've been told by Osei Tutu's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Osei Tutu slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gunnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch.
Osei Tutu is looking to clinch.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Osei Tutu's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Osei Tutu works Gunnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osei Tutu is looking to clinch but Gunnarsson is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Danny Osei Tutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osei Tutu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osei Tutu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gunnarsson has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson with a nice cross.
Osei Tutu lands with a shot to the body.
Osei Tutu tries a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Osei Tutu throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Osei Tutu misses the jab.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Osei Tutu ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Osei Tutu's ribcage but misses.
Osei Tutu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnarsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osei Tutu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Osei Tutu with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Osei Tutu ducks down to avoid it.
Osei Tutu throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Osei Tutu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osei Tutu looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Osei Tutu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danny Osei Tutu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osei Tutu takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Osei Tutu moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some wild striking there from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch.
Osei Tutu fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Osei Tutu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osei Tutu misses the shot to the body.
Osei Tutu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osei Tutu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunnarsson.

Osei Tutu has Gunnarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Osei Tutu taking a breather.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Osei Tutu controls the action.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson gets through Osei Tutu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Gunnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Osei Tutu avoids it by throwing Gunnarsson back against the cage.
Osei Tutu effectively controlling the action here.
Gunnarsson is trying to push Osei Tutu away but Osei Tutu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson pushes Osei Tutu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osei Tutu.
A head punch on the inside from Gunnarsson fails to land.
Osei Tutu crunches a lovely knee into Gunnarsson's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Osei Tutu backwards.
Gunnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Osei Tutu misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson lands an uppercut.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Osei Tutu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Osei Tutu moved out of range.
Gunnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Danny Osei Tutu will probably get the nod.
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.

Osei Tutu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Osei Tutu misses with a head kick.
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osei Tutu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Osei Tutu's head.
Osei Tutu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch.
Osei Tutu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gunnarsson at a distance.
Osei Tutu throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gunnarsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Osei Tutu is looking for a sweep.
Gunnarsson throws an elbow but Osei Tutu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gunnarsson scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu wants to control but Gunnarsson postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Osei Tutu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Osei Tutu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunnarsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gunnarsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Osei Tutu down.
You can see the frustration on Osei Tutu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gunnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunnarsson is working Osei Tutu over with some ground and pound from side control.

Osei Tutu is rocked!
Gunnarsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Osei Tutu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osei Tutu tries to improve position but can't.
Osei Tutu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson cracks Osei Tutu with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gunnarsson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Osei Tutu is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gunnarsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Gunnarsson!
Our winner, Peter Gunnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.