PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlevolod Boroda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Seth Gunn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gunn
vs
Boroda

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vlevolod Boroda!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunn clinches.
Gunn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gunn prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunn gets underhooks to prevent Boroda's takedown attempt.
Seth Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlevolod Boroda.
Boroda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boroda is working for takedown but Gunn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gunn tries to stall but Boroda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn is trying to drag Boroda to the mat but Boroda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gunn jumps guard and drags Boroda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boroda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boroda throws an elbow that misses. Gunn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boroda's guard. Nice move by Gunn!

Boroda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boroda looking for a sweep. Not yet Boroda, not yet.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Boroda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boroda should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Boroda tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boroda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Boroda keeps moving.
Gunn is really struggling to control Boroda but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boroda working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boroda has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Boroda won't want to take too many of those.

Gunn jumps into guard, dragging Boroda to the mat.
Boroda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boroda wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Boroda landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boroda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boroda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boroda scoring with some ground and pound.
Boroda postures up and lands a big shot to Gunn's brow.

Gunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boroda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boroda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boroda wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Gunn looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boroda trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Gunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boroda clobbers Gunn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Boroda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gunn!
Boroda working the head and body with strikes.
Boroda throws a strike aimed at the side of Gunn's head but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Gunn working for a triangle but Boroda defends it easily.
Boroda looking to sit in guard and control but Gunn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boroda working a defensive guard but Gunn manages to pass into side control anyway.
Boroda is looking for a sweep.
Gunn working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boroda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boroda tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gunn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Boroda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boroda wants to hold on but Gunn pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boroda swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Boroda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boroda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boroda tries to hold on but Gunn postures up.
Boroda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the head.
Boroda tries to lock up and control but Gunn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boroda is desperately trying to improve his position but Gunn has a good base and remains in mount.
Boroda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunn stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Boroda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boroda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boroda trying to control from half guard but Gunn is working away.
Boroda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Boroda there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boroda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boroda stalling.
Gunn is staying active underneath Boroda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boroda is nestled in close to Gunn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boroda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gunn is staying active underneath Boroda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boroda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gunn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boroda working over Gunn with some ground and pound. Gunn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boroda trying to control from Gunn's half guard. Gunn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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 Seth Gunn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boroda.
Boroda misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boroda misses with a straight left.

Boroda gets a takedown into half guard.
Boroda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunn keeps working.
Gunn wants to control but Boroda is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boroda is trying to control. Gunn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gunn wants to control but Boroda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boroda wants to control but Gunn is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boroda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boroda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boroda is looking to take a break and control but Gunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boroda sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boroda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunn.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Boroda pushes him off.
Boroda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boroda looks to throw the jab but Gunn is out of range.
Gunn shoots in and drives through. Boroda sprawls well.

Boroda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gunn quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boroda is looking to stall here but Gunn recovers full guard.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Boroda from controlling successfully.
Vlevolod Boroda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boroda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boroda wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Gunn working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boroda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vlevolod Boroda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Boroda throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boroda.
Gunn darts in looking for a takedown but Boroda gets double underhooks and turns Gunn into the cage.
Boroda feints the counter takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Boroda drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boroda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gunn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boroda defends it easily.
Boroda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boroda trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vlevolod Boroda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boroda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gunn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boroda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boroda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Seth Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boroda with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlevolod Boroda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gunn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!