PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gunn (ranked 2615 p4p, 252 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 1980 p4p, 195 weight class). Lannister has chosen Game Of Thrones as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gunn
vs
Lannister

165 cm
33
154 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

170 cm
40
143 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

IniTech Nutrition

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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lannister swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Gunn throws a hook but Lannister avoids it easily.
Lannister let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lannister rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn misses the jab.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Lannister now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A low kick from Gunn is predictable there
and Lannister makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lannister takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Lannister has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lannister misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lannister lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn being controlled against the cage.
Lannister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lannister takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lannister effectively controlling the action here.
Lannister goes for a takedown attempt but Gunn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lannister walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lannister sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Lannister fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gunn to the ground. Lannister is now in Gunn's guard.
Gunn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lannister trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister cracks Gunn with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gunn has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gunn's guard.
Lannister not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gunn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is staying active underneath Lannister, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lannister is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lannister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lannister is controlling the pace.
Gunn has hold of Lannister's hands but Lannister slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunn defending well though.
Gunn missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lannister is taking a breather. Gunn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gunn wants to control but Lannister is keeping busy.

Gunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.
Lannister working Gunn over with strikes.
Lannister stalling away here and it's allowed Gunn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gunn controls Lannister momentarily but Lannister frees himself.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lannister shoots in and drives through. Gunn sprawls well.
Lannister lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lannister throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Lannister scores with a nice head shot.
Lannister misses with a body punch
and Lannister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunn. That did some damage!
Chris Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
Lannister slips a jab from Gunn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lannister.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Lannister's defenses.
Lannister lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn moves out of range of the body kick from Lannister.
Gunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lannister lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gunn's sensitive parts.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Lannister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lannister's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gunn under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Lannister.
Lannister tries a low kick but Gunn avoids it.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lannister tries to clinch
and Lannister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Lannister off balance momentarily.
Lannister moves out of range of the strikes.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to score with a low kick but Gunn moves his leg out of the way.
Good exchange - Lannister coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister throws a leg kick that misses.
Lannister throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lannister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lannister is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunn with a body shot.
Gunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lannister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lannister displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Gunn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Gunn moved away.
Gunn throwing a counter right hand but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Lannister pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gunn is out of range and Lannister settles back down.
Gunn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lannister moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Lannister with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn moves out of range of the leg kick from Lannister.
Lannister defending well as Gunn loads up on a big left hand.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chris Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lannister tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lannister takes one on the button.

Lannister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunn, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gunn.
A short right from Lannister.
A right hand to the body from Lannister.
Lannister has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chris Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Lannister manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lannister looking to stall.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister lands with a short shot to the head.
Lannister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Lannister is trying to stall.
Lannister lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not.
Lannister looking to stall.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lannister is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Lannister rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Lannister tries to tie him up.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn slows down the pace here.
Lannister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Lannister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister has Gunn pressed against the cage.
A short right from Gunn.
Lannister being controlled against the cage.
Lannister tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Lannister wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lannister is trying to stall.
Lannister is pushing Gunn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gunn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lannister looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a body punch.
Gunn is pushing Lannister up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lannister tries to stall but Gunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyrion Lannister.
Lannister throws a nice head kick!
Gunn misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Gunn blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunn throws a jab when Lannister was well out of range.
Gunn swings widly with a right hand
and Lannister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lannister keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lannister throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lannister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Gunn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gunn moves out of range as Lannister throws a body kick.
Gunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lannister.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lannister.

Lannister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gunn on his heels. He'll look to pass Gunn's guard now, I'm sure.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Chris Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lannister got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lannister has managed to get both his arms back between Gunn's legs - danger averted.
Lannister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lannister got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lannister has managed to get both his arms back between Gunn's legs - danger averted.
Lannister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gunn is looking for a triangle here but Lannister uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Lannister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunn, who protects the arm well.
Tyrion Lannister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Lannister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunn, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister in side control lands a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lannister winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.