PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by England belongs to me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Horton's choice of entrance music: Sorry, you're not a winner. Ray Gunn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gunn
vs
Horton

190 cm
22
157 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

179 cm
24
147 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horton lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gunn.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horton.
Horton digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
Horton looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gunn throws a hook but Horton avoids it easily.
Gunn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gunn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gunn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Horton misses its intended target.
Horton throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Horton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Horton.
Gunn moves away from the strike by Horton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Horton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gunn scores with a spinning back kick!
Horton jabs Gunn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunn slaps away a takedown attempt from Horton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunn throws a leg kick that misses.
Horton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horton moves out of range of the leg kick from Gunn.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horton loads up on a big right hand but Gunn slips the punch.
A slow jab from Horton misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunn. That's going to slow Horton down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Horton.
Horton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Horton's head but Horton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Gunn.
Horton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Horton throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Horton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Gunn slips under a jab.
Jab from Horton.
Gunn sizes up Horton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horton throws out the jab.
Gunn throws the kick towards the body but Horton avoids it.
Horton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Horton.
Horton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a thumping low kick.
Horton tries to bum rush Gunn with a series of wild strikes but Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Horton.
A nice combination there by Horton.
Horton sizes up Gunn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horton thows a body shot but no joy.
Horton tests Gunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horton thuds a left hand into Gunn's body.

Gunn clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Horton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Horton tries to tie him up.
Gunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horton jumps guard but Gunn stands there with Horton around his waist. Horton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gunn is looking to control Horton's arms but Horton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the cage.
Horton blocks an elbow strike.
Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horton blocks an elbow strike from Gunn.
Horton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horton is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gunn.
Horton blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Horton.
Horton avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunn.
Horton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horton tries to pull guard but Gunn holds him up against the cage and eventually Horton drops back down to his feet.
Ray Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Horton.
Gunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horton blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamie Horton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gunn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gunn connects with the punch.
Gunn staying out of range there.
Gunn misses with a low kick.
Horton throws a sloppy body shot
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Horton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
A punch combination from Horton misses.
Gunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Horton circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Gunn slips under a jab.
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Jamie Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton misses the body punch
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horton throws a hook but Gunn avoids it easily.
Horton throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Horton misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Horton misses its intended target.
Horton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn cracks the inside of Horton's front leg.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Horton circles away.
Gunn thumps Horton with a low kick.
Horton connects with a nice looking jab.
Horton throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.
That kick from Gunn tenderised Horton's leg. Horton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Horton throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.

Horton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Horton showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gunn moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to stand but Horton is controlling the position.
Horton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn wants to stand and escape but Horton is having none of it.
Horton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamie Horton.
Horton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horton shoots in but no luck this time.
Horton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horton cracks Gunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horton fails with the takedown
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gunn duly obliges.
Gunn throws a hook but Horton blocks it.
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 Ray Gunn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Horton misses.
A shot to the body from Horton misses
and Gunn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horton's knee momentarily.
Horton tries to bum rush Gunn with a series of wild strikes but Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horton looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Horton misses the jab.
Horton misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a left and a right that stings Horton.
Horton just misses with a punch to the body.
Horton throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Ray Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Gunn misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton cracks Gunn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Horton is out of range.
Horton misses with a hook. Gunn ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horton. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Horton misses
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horton just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Horton.
A swing and a miss from Horton.
Horton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Horton digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
Horton misses with an uppercut. Gunn saw that one coming.
Horton misses with a wild body shot.
Horton misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horton loads up on a big right hand but Gunn slips the punch.
Horton checks a low kick from Gunn.
Gunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gunn circles away.
Horton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton misses with a series of wild punches.
Horton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horton looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Horton.
Gunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horton.
Horton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Horton circles away.
Jamie Horton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with a hook to the body
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Horton misses with a jab to the body
and Gunn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horton's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunn.
Horton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Horton misses the target.
Horton cracks Gunn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horton misses with a wild combination.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horton.
Horton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Horton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horton. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with a double jab
and Horton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Horton misses with the combination.
Gunn tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.
Horton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a nice body kick.
Horton misses with a body punch
and Gunn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Horton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gunn.
Horton looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.
Horton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horton misses the body punch
and Gunn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Horton really felt that one!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!