PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Zanotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Gunn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Zanotti
vs
Gunn

187 cm
21
209 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Zanotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanotti doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gunn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zanotti misses with a knee strike.
Gunn works on Zanotti's body with a couple of short punches.
Zanotti misses with a knee to the head.
Zanotti tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Zanotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Gunn.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zanotti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gunn.
Zanotti is breathing heavily.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
Gunn scores with a shoulder strike.
Gunn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Zanotti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zanotti is trying to drag Gunn to the mat but Gunn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunn lands with a right to the head.
Gunn cracks Zanotti with a nice body shot.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zanotti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunn.
A left hand lands to the body for Gunn.
Gunn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zanotti's face.

Zanotti is rocked!

It looks like Giuseppe Zanotti has been cut.
Gunn scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Zanotti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunn digs a right hand underneath Zanotti's ribcage. Zanotti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zanotti takes a shot to the head.
Gunn dips a shoulder and cracks Zanotti with a mighty uppercut! Zanotti falls back against the cage and Gunn unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zanotti is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gunn screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gunn!