PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes into the arena with Eazy E - Real muthafuckin G's blaring out of the sound system. Pope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gunn
vs
Pope

195 cm
36
226 lbs
27 - 14 - 1

198 cm
40
273 lbs
42 - 19 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gunn is out of range and Pope settles back down.
Gunn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pope just manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Gunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunn delivers a nice body kick.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Pope throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Gunn.
Pope misses with an uppercut
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn throws a head kick that Pope semi-blocks.
Pope tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunn.
Gunn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pope's calf.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Gunn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gunn throws a wild body kick that Pope sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn tries a low kick but Pope avoids it.
Gunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Pope. That snapped Gunn's head back.

It looks like Nelson Gunn has been cut.
Gunn lands with a right hand.
Pope throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A cross from Gunn lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn clobbers Pope with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pope.
Pope pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gunn is out of range and Pope settles back down.
Gunn throwing a counter right hand but Pope manages to avoid it.
Gunn 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 shot to the body from Gunn misses
and Pope counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Nice body kick there by Pope.
Pope checks a low kick from Gunn.
Gunn thuds his right hand into Pope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Pope does no damage.
Gunn throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pope.
Gunn tried to counter with a leg kick but Pope avoided it.
Gunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pope has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pope and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pope wants to clinch.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gunn is able to avoid easily.
Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pope circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn throws a body kick that misses.
Gunn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pope has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gunn.
Pope throws a leg kick
and Gunn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gunn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pope.
Gunn feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn walks into a jab.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope cracks a nice hook into Gunn's ribs.
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!
Pope lands with a right hand.
Gunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Pope should have avoided that one.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
Gunn misses the jab.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Pope's shoulder, as Pope tries to avoid the shot.
Gunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Gunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Gunn's cut.
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.

Pope throws a lazy body kick
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Gunn blocks the leg kick.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Gunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gunn.
Gunn misses with a low kick.
Pope tries to counter with a clinch but Gunn shakes him off and moves away.
Pope's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pope might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gunn has got the better of the exchanges.
A bone on bone clash there as Pope blocks the leg kick.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Pope jabs at Gunn's body.
Pope thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunn if he has to take too many more of those.
Pope misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Gunn.
Pope slips a straight right by Gunn.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunn lands a jab to Pope's midsection.
Gunn throws a good cross that connects.
Pope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Pope throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Pope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gunn misses with a hook. Pope ducked under it nicely.
Gunn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Pope takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gunn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.
Gunn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gunn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A good leg kick by Gunn.
Gunn throws a solid leg kick but Pope takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunn.
Nelson Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Pope's defenses.
Pope attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Pope - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
Pope scores with a knee to the head.
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunn's efforts to push away.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Gunn lands with a left to the head.
Pope lands with a light punch inside.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Gunn breaks from the clinch.
Pope throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Gunn.
Good leg kick by Gunn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn moves out of range of the body kick from Pope.
Pope lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pope has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gunn digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
Pope throws a push kick but Gunn slaps the foot to one side.
Pope misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Gunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pope doesn't seem phased though.
Pope throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.

Pope instigates a clinch.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pope tries a knee to the head but Gunn blocks it.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunn obliges.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Gunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunn dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nelson Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nelson Gunn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Pope avoids a kick to the body.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunn misses with a kick to the body.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunn throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Pope feints a counter leg kick.
Pope takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pope let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunn can pounce on him.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Gunn with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunn tried to counter with a leg kick but Pope avoided it.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunn.
Pope throws out a loose jab but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Pope checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gunn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn throws a low kick but Pope moves out of range easily.

Pope moves into the clinch.
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
A short body shot lands from Gunn as the two fighters clinch.
Pope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Pope breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pope takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn throws a leg kick but Pope moved away.
Gunn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPope.
Gunn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pope checks it well.
Pope tried to score with a low kick but Gunn checks it.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Gunn.
You can see that Pope has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Pope avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Trent Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Pope.
Gunn backing away here, and Pope unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pope throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Gunn is out of range.
Gunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as Pope blocks the low kick.
Gunn lunges at Pope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pope's hand.
Gunn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Gunn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pope takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pope.
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 looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunn. That snapped Pope's head back.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pope throws a lazy body kick
and Gunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pope thinking.
Gunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pope stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Pope takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gunn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Gunn!
A relieved looking Nelson Gunn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.