PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szczakowiecki has chosen "Lunatic Fringe" by Red Rider as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tomasz Szczakowiecki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Gunnarsson's chin.

Gunnarsson
vs
Szczakowiecki

169 cm
37
158 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

169 cm
36
153 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good 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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson defending well as Szczakowiecki loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Szczakowiecki was well out of range.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczakowiecki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczakowiecki throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
A jab from Szczakowiecki misses.
Szczakowiecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch up.
Szczakowiecki thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson jabs at Szczakowiecki's body.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Szczakowiecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczakowiecki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Szczakowiecki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Szczakowiecki wants to clinch up but Gunnarsson keeps it at a distance.
Gunnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Szczakowiecki throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson lunges at Szczakowiecki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Szczakowiecki's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Szczakowiecki moved out of range.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch up.
Gunnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson tries to work over Szczakowiecki's front leg with a kick but Szczakowiecki checks it.
Szczakowiecki darts in looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson gets double underhooks and turns Szczakowiecki into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Szczakowiecki.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Szczakowiecki blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunnarsson.
Szczakowiecki tries to score a body lock takedown but Gunnarsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Szczakowiecki told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Peter Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczakowiecki throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson tries to work over Szczakowiecki's front leg with a kick but Szczakowiecki checks it.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
Szczakowiecki misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson scores with a body shot.
Szczakowiecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Szczakowiecki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gunnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Szczakowiecki misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczakowiecki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szczakowiecki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Szczakowiecki on the side of the head.
Szczakowiecki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczakowiecki is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Szczakowiecki.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice head shot.
Szczakowiecki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Szczakowiecki throws a right and a left that Gunnarsson avoids nicely.
Szczakowiecki misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Szczakowiecki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson lands with a cross.
Szczakowiecki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Szczakowiecki has a takedown stuffed.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Szczakowiecki. Those never looked like landing.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczakowiecki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Szczakowiecki is looking to clinch.
Gunnarsson throws out a leg kick but Szczakowiecki moves out of range and Gunnarsson only half commits.

Szczakowiecki closes the distance and clinches.

Gunnarsson has hold of one of Szczakowiecki's legs. Szczakowiecki is fighting the takedown attempt but Gunnarsson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Szczakowiecki is working from the bottom.

Szczakowiecki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gunnarsson looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szczakowiecki keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
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 Peter Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Szczakowiecki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gunnarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunnarsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczakowiecki throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson with a jab.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch up.
Gunnarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Gunnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szczakowiecki's head.
Gunnarsson stuns Szczakowiecki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peter Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Szczakowiecki misses with a takedown attempt - Gunnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gunnarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Szczakowieckis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Szczakowiecki fails with the takedown.
Peter Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki scores with a body shot.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Szczakowiecki doesn't seem bothered though.
Szczakowiecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Szczakowiecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczakowiecki walks into a jab.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Szczakowiecki moved out of range nicely.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Szczakowiecki misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson misses with a double jab.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Szczakowiecki moved out of range.
Gunnarsson lands with a nice combination. Szczakowiecki backs away looking to recover.
Gunnarsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Szczakowiecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczakowiecki. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczakowiecki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunnarsson is fending him off so far but Szczakowiecki persists. Nope, Gunnarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Szczakowiecki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Szczakowiecki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunnarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczakowiecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Szczakowiecki scores with a jab. Gunnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szczakowiecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szczakowiecki is staying active underneath Gunnarsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gunnarsson working Szczakowiecki over with strikes.
Szczakowiecki is looking to improve his position.
Gunnarsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Szczakowiecki!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki tries to reverse the position but Gunnarsson maintains control.
Szczakowiecki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Szczakowiecki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Gunnarsson is trying to work for a kimura but Szczakowiecki is defending well.
Gunnarsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Szczakowiecki pushes Gunnarsson off but Gunnarsson dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gunnarsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Szczakowiecki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gunnarsson's guard! Nice work there by Szczakowiecki!
Szczakowiecki advances to half guard.
Szczakowiecki wants to pass the guard but Gunnarsson is defending well.

Szczakowiecki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczakowiecki wants to control but Gunnarsson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Gunnarsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Jab by Szczakowiecki.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Szczakowiecki moved out of range nicely.
Szczakowiecki misses with a straight left.
Szczakowiecki fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Szczakowiecki was well out of range.
Gunnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Szczakowiecki misses the target.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Szczakowiecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Szczakowiecki works the jab nicely.
Szczakowiecki darts in looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson gets double underhooks and turns Szczakowiecki into the cage.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Gunnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gunnarsson fails to land.
Szczakowiecki wants a takedown but no success here.
Peter Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczakowiecki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki blocking some punches.
Szczakowiecki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szczakowiecki is trying to break the clinch but Gunnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Szczakowiecki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gunnarsson prevents it.

Szczakowiecki gets control of Gunnarsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Szczakowiecki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Szczakowiecki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Szczakowiecki wants to stand but Gunnarsson is controlling the position.
Gunnarsson wants to control from the top but Szczakowiecki keeps moving.
Gunnarsson works over Szczakowiecki with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson prevents Szczakowiecki from getting back to his feet.
Gunnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Szczakowiecki working a defensive guard but Gunnarsson passes into half guard.
Szczakowiecki is trying to control but can't.
Gunnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Szczakowiecki's head.
Gunnarsson with the ground and pound but Szczakowiecki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Szczakowiecki wants to stand up but Gunnarsson is controlling him.
Gunnarsson looking to sit in guard and control but Szczakowiecki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is trying to keep Szczakowiecki in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczakowiecki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to control but Szczakowiecki passes into side control!
Szczakowiecki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gunnarsson's legs.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Szczakowiecki tries to move to mount but Gunnarsson blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to improve position but can't.
Gunnarsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gunnarsson moves into full guard.
Szczakowiecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Szczakowiecki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gunnarsson dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Szczakowiecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczakowiecki wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gunnarsson manages to pass to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Gunnarsson.
Well Gunnarsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!

Peter Gunnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
Peter Gunnarsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tomasz Szczakowiecki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lose, I don't Understand?'.