PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Aurelius
vs
Gunn

195 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius closes the distance and clinches up with Gunn, looking for a takedown. Aurelius pushes Gunn against the cage but Gunn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gunn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aurelius is holding on to half guard well.
Gunn is looking to take a break and control but Aurelius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gunn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aurelius's head.
Aurelius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gunn is working away from the top position though.
Gunn moves into full mount! Aurelius won't be happy about that!
Aurelius in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn looking to finish Aurelius with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aurelius!
Gunn unloads with some shots from mount but Aurelius bucks and avoids them well.
Aurelius is squirming around, avoiding Gunn's attempts to control the action.
Aurelius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunn on the ground.
Gunn controlling the pace for now.
Aurelius wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gunn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelius flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aurelius is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gunn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aurelius because Gunn loaded up on that one.
Gunn avoids the attempt from Aurelius to control.

Gunn working for a submission but Aurelius is keeping him at bay.
Aurelius is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aurelius tries to hold on but Gunn pushes him away.
Aurelius holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gunn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gunn controlling from the full mount.
Gunn looking to control but Aurelius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gunn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aurelius is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gunn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aurelius is trying to reverse the position but instead Gunn has taken his back - oops!
I really don't envy Aurelius right now.
Gunn biding his time, looking for the opening.
Aurelius can't escape the position.
Aurelius is breathing heavily.
Gunn has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunn trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Gunn 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.

Aurelius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aurelius trying to control the action but Gunn is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Gunn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aurelius creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gunn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aurelius slows the pace down.
Gunn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aurelius's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn gets back to full guard.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gunn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aurelius keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
Gunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gunn drops back looking for a leg! Aurelius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aurelius manages to kick Gunn off! Gunn jumps back into Aurelius's guard.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gunn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Aurelius is working an open guard so Gunn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Aurelius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.

Gunn drives through and clinches with Aurelius against the cage.
The referee calls for Gunn to work.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aurelius but Aurelius pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Aurelius tries to keep at a distance but Gunn has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Aurelius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gunn is trying to keep Aurelius in close.
Gunn trying to control the position here.
Gunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aurelius manages to get himself to full guard.
Gunn passes into half guard.

Gunn decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Gunn rushes Aurelius and presses him up against the cage.
Gunn wants a takedown.
Marcus Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Gunn.
Gunn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aurelius pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tim Gunn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gunn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Aurelius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gunn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aurelius.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aurelius is fighting to break Gunn's control of his arms but Gunn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Gunn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aurelius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gunn looking for a guillotine here but Aurelius defends easily.
Aurelius would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aurelius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aurelius being controlled here momentarily.
Aurelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aurelius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aurelius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gunn fails with the takedown

and Aurelius counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gunn's guard now.
Aurelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunn is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.

Gunn working for a triangle but Aurelius defends it easily.
Aurelius is looking to stand up but Gunn won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aurelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aurelius has his takedown stuffed

and Gunn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aurelius!
Gunn looking to ground and pound but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Gunn landing punches.
Gunn controlling the pace for now.

Gunn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aurelius has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marcus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunn looking to control but Aurelius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Gunn!