PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gavin
vs
Madsen

202 cm
22
285 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
269 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madsen.
Gavin slips a straight right by Madsen.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Madsen momentarily.

It looks like Gunnar Madsen has been cut.
Madsen misses with a looping left.
Gavin fails to land with a series of punches.
Gavin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Madsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Madsen closes the distance and pushes Gavin back into the cage.
Gavin stalling in the clinch but Madsen improves position.
Gavin can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Gavin tries to break the clinch but Madsen is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Madsen has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
A bit of stalling here from Madsen.
Gavin throws a punch but it's blocked by Madsen.
Madsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madsen lands with a left to the head.
Madsen misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Madsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Madsen leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Madsen.

It looks like Dennis Gavin has been cut.
Madsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.

Gavin manages to break the clinch.
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!
Gavin connects with a crisp jab.
Gavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gavin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Madsen defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
Madsen wants to clinch.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madsen.
Madsen throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gavin dodges the punch combination from Madsen.
Madsen throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Gavin.

Madsen drives through and clinches with Gavin against the cage.
Good body shot from Madsen.
Gavin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gavin can't break the clinch.
Madsen avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Madsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madsen wants to stall.
Gavin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Madsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gavin is breathing heavily.

Madsen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Madsen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gavin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsen working the ground and pound.

Madsen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Madsen thows a body shot but no joy.

Madsen closes the distance and pushes Gavin back into the cage.
Gavin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gavin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Madsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Gavin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madsen lands a left hand.
Madsen lands a body punch.
A short right from Madsen.
A short left from Madsen.
Madsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Madsen pushes Gavin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madsen lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Madsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Madsen cracks Gavin with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Madsen.
Madsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Madsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gavins head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen lands with a short shot to the head.

Gavin is rocked!
Madsen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gavin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Madsen is unloading with more strikes now! Gavin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Madsen!