PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Gunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gunter
vs
Cage

193 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Gunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cage.

Cage drops Gunter with a right and a left! Cage comes rushing in but Gunter regains his composure and manages to keep Cage in guard.

It looks like Johan Gunter has been cut.
Gunter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gunter tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gunter has control of Cage's left arm, preventing Cage from doing any damage.
Cage throws an elbow that misses. Gunter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cage's guard. Nice move by Gunter!
Gunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gunter stopping the sweep attempt from Cage.
Gunter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunter.
Gunter pushing down on Cage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cage trying to control from the bottom.
Gunter is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to kick Gunter off but Gunter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Gunter moves away and avoids it.
Johny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage misses with a right hand
and Gunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage misses with a looping left.
Cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Gunter closes the distance and pushes Cage back into the cage.
Gunter controlling the action here for a moment.
Gunter seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cage is trying to force a seperation but Gunter has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter has Cage pressed against the cage.
Cage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunter is pushing Cage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunter has double underhooks.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Gunter keeps him there for the moment.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunter has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gunter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cage is trying to break free.
Gunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cage backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunter looking for a takedown.
Gunter has Cage pushed against the cage.
Cage tries to break free but Gunter pushes him back against the cage.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunter won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Gunter.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johan Gunter.
Cage misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Cage swinging wildly here.
Cage tries to bum rush Gunter with a series of wild strikes but Gunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage looks to land a combination but Gunter avoids it well.
Cage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunter counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Gunter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cage misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johny Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Cage gets caught flat footed, as Gunter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gunter postures up in Cage's guard and throws a big left but Cage blocks it.
Gunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Gunter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johan Gunter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Gunter closes the distance and pushes Cage back into the cage.
Gunter stalling the fight.
Cage tries to break free but Gunter pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunter scores with a hook to the body.
Gunter taking a breather.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Gunter is controlling him.
Gunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Gunter keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunter throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunter has him pressed against the cage.
Gunter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunter won't allow it.
Cage is trying to push Gunter away but Gunter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunter has double underhooks.
Cage avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter has Cage pressed against the cage.
Cage is trying to force a seperation but Gunter has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cage can't break the clinch.
Cage is trying to break free.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunter lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Gunter.
Johan Gunter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Gunter keeps him there for the moment.
Gunter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Gunter is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Cage.
Cage tries to bum rush Gunter with a series of wild strikes but Gunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage throws a right hand that Gunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunter also avoids with ease.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Cage looks to land a combination but Gunter avoids it well.
Gunter dodges the punch combination from Cage.
A big right from Cage misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Cage. Those never looked like landing.
Gunter misses with a body shot.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Gunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Gunter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cage misses with a double jab

and Gunter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunter.
Gunter lands a shoulder strike.
Gunter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cage's efforts to push away.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Gunter keeps him there for the moment.
Gunter misses with an elbow strike.
Gunter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cage is trying to push Gunter away but Gunter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gunter lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Gunter is controlling him.
Cage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunter controlling the action here for a moment.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunter has him pressed against the cage.
Cage is trying to break free.
Gunter lands an uppercut.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Gunter is controlling him.
Gunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cages head.
Cage working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunter has double underhooks.
Gunter is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunter lands a body shot.
Gunter is stalling here.
Gunter keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunter can't get the takedown.
Gunter is struggling to control the position.
Gunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cage's efforts to push away.
Gunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Gunter keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter has Cage pushed against the cage.
Cage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Gunter keeps him there for the moment.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunter has double underhooks.
Gunter pushes off an throws an elbow but Cage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunter lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunter throws an elbow that misses.
Gunter wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice left hand lands by Gunter.
Gunter prevents Cage from breaking the clinch.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunter has him pressed against the cage.
Gunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cage's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Gunter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunter has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to circle away but Gunter has him pinned against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Gunter turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gunter tries to score with some ground and pound. Cage controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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!
Gunter in side control, throwing shots but Cage defends.
Cage wants to control but Gunter postures up.
Gunter is working Cage over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunter controls the position from side control.
Gunter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Gunter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gunter 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Gunter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johan Gunter waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.