PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by AC DC - Big Gun. Alcano has chosen Three Stars & A Sun as his entrance music. Glenn Gunn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gunn
vs
Alcano

178 cm
24
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

179 cm
27
163 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Alcano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a hook
and Alcano counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.

It looks like Jose Alcano has been cut.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcano.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcano misses the target.
Alcano darts in trying to clinch
and Alcano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alcano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alcano lands a nice shot that snaps Gunn's head back.

Alcano has closed the distance and engaged Gunn in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunn's efforts to push away.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Alcano keeps him there for the moment.
Alcano is trying to break the clinch but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Alcano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn is trying to maintain a safe position but Alcano gets an underhook and turns Gunn into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Alcano prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.

Alcano breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alcano.
Gunn clobbers Alcano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alcano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunn.
Alcano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gunn misses with a shot to the body
and Alcano counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Alcano counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Alcano.
Alcano dives in and grabs Gunn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes down on Alcano's head and hops out.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alcano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gunn misses with a left hand
letting Alcano counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Gunn catches Alcano right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcano manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands a slapping body shot.
Alcano misses with an uppercut. Gunn saw that one coming.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Alcano counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn scores with the left hand. Alcano knows he should have avoided that one.
Gunn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Alcano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alcano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunn misses with a hook
and Alcano counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Alcano defending well as Gunn loads up on a big left hand.
Gunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alcano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

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

Alcano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alcano doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Gunn tries to bum rush Alcano with a series of wild strikes but Alcano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcano throws a sloppy body shot
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn misses with a shot to the body
and Alcano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Alcano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Glenn Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Alcano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut

and Alcano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alcano.
Alcano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alcano is pushing down on Gunn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gunn is fighting to maintain full guard but Alcano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gunn is trying to stand back up but Alcano is controlling him
Alcano thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gunn to regain full guard.
Alcano connects with a couple of short punches.
Alcano prevents Gunn from getting back to his feet.
Alcano preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcano with a flurry of punches that miss.

Alcano has gone for a leg lock! Gunn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alcano's guard.
Gunn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano 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.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Alcano keeps moving.
Gunn advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Gunn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Alcano to his feet.

Alcano rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Alcano wants to break free but Gunn has control.

Alcano breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Gunn.
Jose Alcano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alcano counters with an outside leg kick.

Alcano has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn has Alcano pressed against the cage, preventing Alcano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alcano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Alcano saw that one coming.

Alcano gets a clinch.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alcano misses with a wild combination.
Gunn misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gunn misses
and Alcano counters with a right hand to the body.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcano.
Glenn Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn misses with a double jab

and Alcano moves into the clinch.
Gunn stops a takedown attempt from Alcano.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn throws a low kick but Alcano avoids it.
Gunn slips under a jab from Alcano.
Alcano swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunn throws a right hand that misses
and Alcano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alcano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Alcano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gunn misses with a left hand
and Alcano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gunn throws a hook but Alcano blocks it.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Alcano's shoulder, as Alcano tries to avoid the shot.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Gunn.
Alcano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn swings widly with a right hand
and Alcano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunn swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Alcano counter with a right hand.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but Alcano moved out of range.
Alcano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Alcano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn slaps away a takedown attempt from Alcano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Alcano looks to clinch
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Alcano misses with a head kick.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Alcano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gunn's guard now.
Alcano looking to sit in guard and control but Gunn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alcano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gunn tries to reverse the position but Alcano maintains control.
Gunn gets back to half guard.

Gunn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunn slips a jab from Alcano.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alcano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alcano misses with the combination.
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Alcano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn misses with a right hand

and Alcano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alcano is keen to just control but Gunn is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alcano works his way into full mount!

Alcano is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gunn is surviving well by controlling Alcano's body position as best he can.
Alcano scoring with strikes but Gunn is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gunn bucks up and throws Alcano to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Alcano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alcano 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Alcano!