PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shantaram Bloodlust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Gunines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexandre Gunines enters the cage!

Bloodlust
vs
Gunines

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shantaram Bloodlust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Gunines!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunines keeps the fight on the outside.
Bloodlust tries to clinch but Gunines is having none of it.
Bloodlust is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunines circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodlust dives in for a single leg takedown but Gunines sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bloodlust tries to clinch up

and Gunines counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gunines is standing up over Bloodlust. Bloodlust looks to escape but Gunines dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunines stands up.
Bloodlust tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandre Gunines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodlust tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloodlust sets himself, and Gunines steps forward looking for the clinch! Bloodlust avoids it this time.
Bloodlust cracks a nice hook into Gunines's ribs.
Bloodlust wants to clinch but Gunines slips to the side

and Gunines counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodlust trying to hold on to Gunines's head to control him but Gunines postures up.
Gunines stops Bloodlust from getting back to his feet.

Bloodlust is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunines pulls his head out easily.
Bloodlust trying to control here.

Gunines decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodlust looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodlust tries to clinch up but Gunines circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunines drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bloodlust defends it well.
Bloodlust tries to clinch up.
Gunines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bloodlust moves in looking to clinch but Gunines pushes him off.
Bloodlust shoots in for a takedown but Gunines shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gunines avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bloodlust throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bloodlust tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodlust tries to clinch but Gunines is having none of it.

Bloodlust clinches up with Gunines and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bloodlust lands an elbow that stopped Gunines in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bloodlust digs a right hand into Gunines's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunines's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gunines is trying to break the clinch but Bloodlust has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Gunines dominated that round.
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.

Bloodlust tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloodlust scores with a hook to the body. Gunines takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Gunines tries to keep at a distance but Bloodlust has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bloodlust.
Bloodlust comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodlust looking to slow down the pace here.
Gunines tries to circle away but Bloodlust has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Bloodlust's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bloodlust lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunines wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloodlust won't allow it.
Gunines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloodlust lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunines backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloodlust.
Bloodlust lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Alexandre Gunines has been cut.
Bloodlust misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloodlust gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bloodlust is leaning against Gunines and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bloodlust keeps control of Gunines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bloodlust lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunines or not.
Gunines wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloodlust won't allow it.
Bloodlust keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunines's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloodlust.
Bloodlust is looking to control Gunines's arms but Gunines gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloodlust has his back to the cage.
Bloodlust trying to stall but Gunines improves his position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gunines in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A right handed body shot lands from Bloodlust.
Gunines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunines is trying to break the clinch but Bloodlust is controlling him.
Bloodlust lands a shoulder strike.
Bloodlust lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Bloodlust.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodlust has Gunines pressed against the cage, preventing Gunines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bloodlust.
Gunines takes an elbow to the temple.
Bloodlust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunines can do to turn this around?
Bloodlust keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunines's efforts to push away.
Bloodlust slows down the pace here.
Bloodlust trying to stall but Gunines improves his position.
Gunines wants to break free but Bloodlust has control.
Bloodlust comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bloodlust lands an elbow inside that Gunines shrugs off.
Shantaram Bloodlust has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bloodlust prevents Gunines from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bloodlust.
Gunines tries to break free but Bloodlust pushes him back against the cage.
Bloodlust has Gunines pressed against the cage, preventing Gunines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Bloodlust.
Bloodlust keeps control of Gunines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bloodlust lands an elbow inside.
Bloodlust taking a breather.
Gunines's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shantaram Bloodlust dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Gunines's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gunines keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunines drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bloodlust defends it well.
Bloodlust is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloodlust tries to clinch but Gunines is having none of it.
Bloodlust tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodlust tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunines with the counter takedown but Bloodlust avoids it easily.
Bloodlust with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gunines counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bloodlust won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodlust is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gunines is controlling him well.
Bloodlust looking for a sweep but Gunines has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bloodlust wants to hold on but Gunines pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gunines is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Gunines is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bloodlust.
Gunines keeps the fight on the outside.
Bloodlust is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodlust is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Gunines on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunines swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloodlust.
Gunines swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bloodlust tries to clinch but Gunines is having none of it.
Gunines is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bloodlust fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloodlust tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunines tries a quick counter leg kick but Bloodlust is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bloodlust.
Gunines circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunines swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shantaram Bloodlust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodlust tries to clinch

and Gunines counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Gunines decides to stand and escape the position.
Gunines doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bloodlust is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodlust wants to clinch.
Gunines wants to counter with a clinch but Bloodlust pushes him away.
Bloodlust fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunines keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bloodlust tries to clinch up but Gunines circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunines appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Gunines comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gunines has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!